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e of the state historical society and the state archives the audience was extra friendly as was the staff this next weekend i am off to northeastern illinois to do a full day seminar it s 8 november at the round lake beach cultural and civic center the lake county genealogical society is the host debbie mieszala cg and daniel hubbard ph d are also presenting lectures that same day my four lectures are your anytime library success in the virtual stacks research reports for ourselves more than a research log midwestern gems back issues of genealogical historical and sociological journals major midwestern archives and their records the lectures and syllabus material is recently updated just for the attendees you may register at the door but as with other day of event registrations lunch and syllabus is not guaranteed for those who did not preregister caterers and printers usually need several days advance notice of the total numbers my advice get there plenty early it s a nice meeting place another reason to attend is that i have been told there are some really nice door prizes vendors and a silent auction the details are here http www rootsweb ancestry com illcgs lcigs 20flyer 202014 20final pdf posted by paula stuart warren at 12 26 pm no comments labels illinois lectures seminars 28 october 2014 u s national archives free online lectures today today is the first of three days to join the free u s national archives 2014 virtual genealogy fair it runs on youtube on october 28 29 30 the first lecture each day begins at 10 00 a m eastern time there are four presentations each of the days it s live and there is an opportunity to ask our questions at the end of each talk no need to register just log in online to learn the schedule and obtain the handouts http www archives gov calendar genealogy fair posted by paula stuart warren at 1 30 am no comments labels national archives 27 october 2014 fgs free talk show online debuts nov 6 with 3 interesting guests want more information about attending a big fgs genealogy conference join me cyndi ingle and mark lowe on connect with fgs that debuts november 6 at 9 00 p m est we are all speakers at the 2015 federation of genealogical societies conference being held next february in salt lake city in conjunction with rootstech caroline pointer and linda mccauley host the show connect with fgs will be a 30 minute free show broadcast on the first thursday of the month as a google hangout and also on the fgs youtube channel between now and february it will focus on the fgs 2015 conference scheduled for february 11 14 in salt lake city but other fgs news and events will also be discussed mark recently posted on facebook that we will have a crazy time on this hangout yes we will it will be informative about fgs and the conference but i think we each might have some ideas up our sleeves will 30 minutes be enough for us will caroline and linda be able to rein us in to learn more about this new monthly event check out the free fgs voice blog http voice fgs org 2014 10 fgs launching monthly hangout on air html for more about the conference https www fgsconference org posted by paula stuart warren at 4 56 pm no comments labels conferences institutes federation of genealogical societies fgs brief genealogy news from the past week i am in the midst of packing to move in a few weeks and am doing three seminars in other states in the next month so my blogging may be limited i still have some neat things to share and decided to blog about them in brief from time to time i see newspaper articles about generous individuals that are preserving the memory of downtrodden people whose death and burial may have gone largely unnoticed or marked the chicago tribune carried such an article last week about barry a fleig and the cook county cemetery at dunning in the chicago area you might need a subscription to view the story the newberry library s genealogy blog posted about the results of his work on the dunning cemetery learn more about this project and do a search of the database at http www cookcountycemetery com according to that website with over 38 000 burials spanning some seventy years it served as an institutional cemetery for the cook county institutions these consisted of the county poor house and farm opened 1854 the insane asylum opened 1869 the infirmary opened 1882 and the consumptive hospital tb opened 1899 and was the official cook county potters field serving the poor and indigent of the county the daughters of the american revolution in washington dc no longer charges non members to use its library it s a beautiful place full of books periodicals films databases traditional library tables and great staff most of the books are on open shelves and the browsing is fun www dar org t his friday october 31 also known as halloween is the last day for the 50 registration discount for the january 2015 salt lake institute of genealogy three courses still have a few seats www infouga org posted by paula stuart warren at 3 00 am no comments labels cemeteries daughters of the american revolution salt lake institute of genealogy slig 24 october 2014 hmmm genealogy and personal cremation urns according to a story in today s bring me the news a firm located here in eden prairie minnesota is urging people to designing an eternal vessel as unique as the life it represents as in a specialty urn for your beloved family member s ashes after cremation not only is it a specialty item these are done via a 3 d printer requests so far have included urns in the shape of a guitar a car a piano and a cowboy hat as pictures on the firm s facebook page show is this a product for a family historian we like to remember our dear departed relatives for more than just a date and place we want to know more about the what they did and how they lived we ask our older relatives about their hobbies favorite things and what they like to do might we want to keep our loved ones ashes in a container specially designed for them might they design a model microfilm reader or a scanner for a genealogist how about an urn designed to look like an archival box laptop computer or dna kit how about a tombstone shape with all the proper information on it read the full story here http bringmethenews com 2014 10 24 firm uses 3 d printers to create personal cremation urns posted by paula stuart warren at 7 28 pm no comments my nov 1 free full day of presentations in pierre south dakota next saturday 1 november 2014 i will be presenting two genealogical workshops at the cultural heritage center in pierre south dakota the workshops are free and open to the public free parking is available registration begins at 9 a m cdt come for both or stay all day call 605 773 3804 for more information 9 15 12 00 research rewards in county courthouse and town hall records it s more than looking for land probate birth death and marriage records the records found in courthouses and related repositories fill in many details about the lives of our ancestral families and the communities and time periods in which they lived courthouses town halls and other repositories of local and county records all across the u s are treasure troves of records for family history research learn about tax divorce naturalization deeds criminal and civil court records vital records and even the scallywags in the family today the records might have been transferred to an archive historical society may be on microfilm via the family history library or even online learn what these records hold and how to find and access them and indexes the examples used in the lecture span a wide variety of localities part of the presentation covers readily available finding aids that determine the existence of specific records help locate some of these records no longer in the courthouse and that open a whole new world of research materials this lecture focuses on historical rather than current records and on the county and town level records but not state and federal records 1 15 4 00 lord preserve us church records for family history research from the beginning of our country many of our ancestors belonged to an organized or semi organized religion for those who did the records which have survived until today can often be a goldmine of details names dates relationships places of new and former residences burial location read more posted by paula stuart warren at 5 00 am no comments labels lectures seminars 23 october 2014 kandiyohi county minnesota township records the october 22 edition of the minnesota historical society s local history news carried a story about another important use of the minnesota historical and cultural heritage grants the kandiyohi county historical society recently microfilmed township records for six of the county s townships and the films are available the county historical society in willmar for more on this project http legacy mnhs org projects 2834 in minnesota we are fortunate to have these records which include birth and death information usually this is in the format of a register book rather than separate certificates these exist from roughly 1870 1953 records for some townships around the state are in the state archives collection at mhs www mhs org others are in historical societies town halls and county courthouses i don t know of any comprehensive list of these some of the records no longer exist due to a variety of reasons my hope is that each is soon stored in a place with the proper conditions to preserve them posted by paula stuart warren at 4 57 pm no comments labels minnesoa historical society vital records 22 october 2014 donny osmond and cyndi s list a connection now that donny osmond has been named as one of the keynote speakers for the joint federation of genealogical societies fgs and rootstech 2015 conference i have a story to share it s not exactly my story but i have permission from cyndi to share it i am pretty sure you all know about cyndislist com many years ago at a genealogy conference donny osmond was there to promote a genealogy service he was introduced to cyndi ingle of cyndi s list of course she was very happy to meet him the surprise was that he was impressed to meet the cyndi of cyndi s list fast forward to this upcoming february and as mentioned in my previous post donny is the keynote speaker for saturday morning february 14th during the conference plus cyndi is one of the fgs speakers for this upcoming february 11 14 2015 huge family history event i wonder if we can orchestrate another meeting of these two nice people who love family history register for this great 4 day event at the fgs conference website https www fgsconference org then for just 39 more you can add the rootstech side a win win win win posted by paula stuart warren at 3 11 pm 1 comment labels cyndi s list federation of genealogical societies fgs rootstech fgs rootstech sat keyote speaker is donny osmond just received a press release from familysearch about the saturday february 14th keynote speaker how appropriate that it will be donny osmond on valentine s day i will add more details later now will you quickly register for the 2015 conference of the federation of genealogical societies and rootstech just visit https www fgsconference org to quickly register for this exciting family history conference then check the box to add rootstech to that registration then work on your packing list and your to do list for the family history library soon fgs will be adding a list of more hotels to the lodging page on the website there is definitely room for everyone i had a feeling that was going to be today s big conference announcement hurray posted by paula stuart warren at 2 43 pm no comments fgs conference 2015 connect explore refresh i am officially registered for the federation of genealogical societies 2015 conference it is being held earlier than usual to take advantage of a one time joint opportunity with rootstech in salt lake city i hope february 11 14 is already on your calendar i have not missed a fgs conference since 1990 that is 24 years of great education networking shopping and even lots of fun yes i am hooked i even became a volunteer at many of these conferences now i am on the fgs board of directors really hooked on fgs the 2015 theme of connect explore refresh really tells why i love these conferences during all those years i have connected with many other genealogists librarians vendors and others who are now my friends they have shared valuable research advice names of people to contact and have held my hand through some tough times i didn t make all these connections right away but these developed as we recognized each other at subsequent conferences i hope to add more of my readers to that list of friends after this coming february in salt lake city attending a fgs conference allows me to explore in two main ways i love exploring topics that are presented in lectures i might not have a chance to attend elsewhere i often choose to attend a session on something totally different from my areas of research or experience exploration equals enlightenment then there is always the large hall filled with vendors of all kinds they demo and sell software books subscriptions magazines office supplies preservation materials and much more i find that the lectures vendors fellow genealogists luncheons and other parts of a conference allow me to hit the refresh button in my research when i return from a fgs conference i am able to continue my research with a refreshed energy and new knowledge it s an energy that s difficult to express but it s a new level of excitement filled with paths to try where exactly shall we meet in the salt palace convention center next february the program hotel info and many more details are here https www fgsconference org online registration is a breeze on that same website if your chosen hotel is full check http www visitsaltlake com for many more lodging places rumor has it that additional choices will soon appear on the fgs conference website this is already a popular conference posted by paula stuart warren at 3 00 am no comments labels conferences institutes federation of genealogical societies fgs salt lake city 20 october 2014 nucmc and its cousins missing manuscript locators recently on facebook i promised sue hawes of maine that i would tell her more about nucmc and access to all those wonderful manuscript descriptions i thought others might also appreciate this information it s a long post so you will need to follow the read more at the end of ths main page post this blog post contains some content from my seminar handouts and presentations that include details about manuscripts finding aids and the national union catalog of manuscript collections nucmc and its newer cousins these are frequently requested lectures and i love watching the eyes of the audience as they realize what they might be able to locate for their own fami...
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