Julie's Genealogy & History Hub

Submissions for the Dallas Genealogical Society 2015 Writing Competition are due by April 30, 2015.  You do not have to be a DGS member to enter and articles do not necessarily have to relate to the Dallas area. Articles are to be 1,500-5,000 words in length, unpublished, and should fall into one of the following categories: advanced methodologies and case studies (not limited by geography) family histories and genealogies, linked to North Texas*, including those who came from or left to settle elsewhere historical events in North Texas* with a […]

Weekly column sharing genealogy-related things that I’ve found, such as new blogs, interesting posts/articles, useful websites and resources, and of course upcoming webinars.

Just received word that the early registration deadline for the 2015 FGS Conference has been extended through Monday.  See full press release below. 2015 FGS Conference Early Registration Discount Extended January 23, 2015 – Austin, TX. The early registration discount for the 2015 Federation of Genealogical Societies Conference has been extended to midnight (MST), Monday, January 26. This extension allows three more days to register at $159 for the full four days of the conference coming up February 11–14 in Salt Lake City, Utah in conjunction with RootsTech.

Weekly column sharing genealogy-related things that I’ve found, such as new blogs, interesting posts/articles, useful websites and resources, and of course upcoming webinars.

Weekly column sharing genealogy-related things that I’ve found, such as new blogs, interesting posts/articles, useful websites and resources, and of course upcoming webinars.

The annual writing competition for the Ohio Genealogical Society kicked off a few days ago and will run through March 1, 2015.  Both OGS members and non-members are able to compete.  Only unpublished entries are eligible and must fit the criteria of either the Ohio Genealogical Society Quarterly or the Ohio Genealogical Society News.  Each of the winning articles will be published in either the Ohio Genealogical Society Quarterly or the Ohio Genealogical Society News.  Monetary prizes will also be awarded as follows: $50 Grand Prize – article with the […]

Hectic, with a side of chaos, is how I would describe 2014.  That being said, I did manage to accomplish a few of the goals I set for the year. First, I wanted to continuing publishing articles.  I had three articles published this year, two of them in new-for-me publications.  “World War I Heroes of Brigham City,” published in the Fall 2014 issue of Crossroads (Utah Genealogical Association) “Educational Opportunities in Genealogy: Part 1,” published in the Oct-Dec 2014 issue of NGS Magazine (National Genealogical Society) “Implementing a Webinar Program […]

Back in August 2012, I had read an interesting post that prompted me to evaluate known ancestors in my direct line.  I wrote the blog post What’s Your Number? (…and an Epiphany), which showed my numbers as well as what I discovered about past and present (at the time) research habits. I have seen a few people posting about this recently, and I thought it was time to do an update and see if any of my numbers went up as a result of the research (albeit minimal) I had […]