Not sure where to go to find photographs and information on your Michigan ancestors? They might be hiding in a newly digitized and...

What's new for 2025? Well, it includes three new lectures!

Every year, I try to develop a new presentation or two for the year ahead. There are a lot of great new resources I found which while...

My family said goodbye to my Great-Aunt Betty this past weekend. She was ninety-one and was my grandma's last living sibling. She...

Real life gets in the way of genealogy research. A ton of great conferences were on my calendar, but in the end I ended up with...

Hello friends, I am usually the first person to start decorating for fall. I love breaking out the Halloween decorations and lighting...

I sent out my first handout for an upcoming presentation of 'Discovering Witches: The Real Records and Manuscripts Seen in Movies, Books,...

When I announced my list of new programs last year, I had a feeling the new 'Mixers and Shakers' lecture would be a winner. It proved to...

When I began researching my Vandiver family tree, I found a post on RootsWeb outlining the life and lineage of Adam Poole Vandiver, the...

As we transition into a third year of the pandemic, live virtual and pre-recorded sessions continue to be popular. Most of the progress...

In my childhood, my grandparents farm was the center of our family celebrations. Christmas was held in the formal living room, which...

Does your family link back to the world of silent screen acting? You could be in for a surprise! During the early eras of film making,...

Sometimes when I stumble upon a new record, the information enclosed can really be a surprise. I experienced one such unexpected surprise...

In my lecture 'World War I Genealogy - Where Do I Start?', I cover a combination of digital and archival resources. While a majority of...

As the current year is winding down, I have been going through my pandemic-generated research accomplishments. Much of the in-person...

When my grandmother passed in September 2000, I kept every bit of paper I could relating to her family history research. Her passing was...

When I was visiting my grandmother one summer, I saw a few bulldozers digging up part of a neighbor's field next door. I can't recall...

I was sorting through my emails earlier this week to finish up the last few tasks I needed to complete before the new year. One of the...

I received an official membership acceptance letter last night from the National Society United States Daughters of 1812 (USD 1812). ...