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Vista Grande Library's Journey to the Past

"Who or What is Hiding in Your Home?" 

Vista Grande Library has changed the date for their monthly genealogy presentations from the second Friday of the month to the second Tuesday of the month. The first for this season will be held Tuesday, October 10, at 10AM. 

We can all make a good guess as to some of the ideas that may be presented next week, but there are always new suggestions for genealogists to use. 

Webtember Classes Tomorrow

Visit familytreewebinars.com/webtember to register to watch in real time OR add these titles to your September "to watch" list.

3-2-1 Data Backup is Great, but first you have to find all of your data 

Italian Local and Parish Censuses

10 Places to Search for an Ancestor's Death Date...Without a Death Certificate

Life Cycle of a Record: From Clerks and Clerics to You, the Digital Reader

Explore Your Ancestors' Names in the "Newspaper Name Index"

Webtember!

Legacy is providing its annual (FREE) Webtember conference this month. Five webinars are scheduled for each Friday in September. You can register to watch in real time or view each session at your leisure during the month.

Titles for September 1 include: 

"Connecting Generations through Probate and Property" 

"Capturing Their Stories: Best Practices for Recording Family History Interviews"

"Case Study: Finding My Third Great Grandfather: How XDNA Led the Way"

"Following Oral History in search of William Davis but Finding Mildred Brand"

"DNA Matchmaking Made Easy on MyHeritage"

Register for one or all of the sessions at the following website. (Or plan to watch at a time of your choosing.)

https://familytreewebinars.com/webtember/

CLIO

One of the recent blog posts on the Legacy website suggests browsing Clio, especially if you are still traveling during this summer. When I visited the site, I chose to explore Minnesota (that's where we are at present) and there were six pages of possible historical sites of one type or another. The Wulf C. Krabbenhoft Farmstead in Sabin (about ten miles from our location in Barnesville) caught my eye. It is an example of one of the few bonanza farms to prosper in Minnesota. The farm was settled in 1874 via the 1862 Homestead Act. The farmstead is on the National Register of Historic Places, although today the land is privately owned.

To explore an area of interest visit theclio.com.

Here is part of the description from the "about Clio" website:

"Clio is an educational website and mobile application that guides the public to thousands of historical and cultural sites throughout the United States along with nature trails, art walking tours, and virtual tours of museums and sites. Built by scholars for public benefit, each entry includes a concise summary and useful information about a historical site, museum, monument, landmark, or other site of cultural or historical significance."

The Irish in Canada Podcast

One of the suggestions in the "Net News" section of the latest Internet Genealogy magazine is a podcast by Jane McGaughey at Concordia University's School of Irish Studies. The Irish in Canada podcast explores the lives of Irish immigrants to Canada and their descendants. Find the first two seasons of the podcast at:

https://theirishincanadapodcast.ca

Free Online Genealogy Conference

Mark your calendars! Attend in early November...

 

2024 National Genealogical Conference

The National Genealogical Society has decided that its 2024 conference will be entirely virtual. There are still challenges remaining from the pandemic for the meeting and events industry, including labor shortages and attendance declines.

This is good news for those of us who have limited travel in the past few years. The Society states that it will be planning "an innovative conference for 2025" while planning for the online 2024 conference. Perhaps they'll come to Phoenix!