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** Genealogy’s Star: A Must-Read Blog (in my opinion) & YouTube Channel ** Washington’s Colville Tribes Selected For The Next U.S. Census Test **Insects: Future Or Past Food? **How To Ensure All Will Be Lost     James Tanner crafts Continue reading Serendipity Day→

How many presidents have visited YOUR town? Ancient Mohawk Cemetery in New York Eight Critical Thinking Skills Oregon-California Trails Association Is there a book with my family mentioned? Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia   Blurb in our daily paper explained that Continue reading Serendipity Day→

Even if you don’t live in the Pacific Northwest, you know some local geography……….. like the Strait of Juan de Fuca separating the U.S. and Canada. Just learned that the man for whom the strait was named was a Greek! Continue reading Serendipity from Donna→

I just discovered a brand new (to me anyway) most interesting website:  www.curiositystream.com.  The home page for this site boasts:  “Watch 1000+ nonfiction programs to grow curious minds. There are Trending programs, Science programs, Technology programs, Human Spirit programs, and Continue reading Serendipity Day→

Few days ago, Cyndi’s List turned 20 years old! That’s a marvelous genealogy milepost…to think that all by herself Cyndi Ingle has created, maintained and updated this everybody-uses-it website for all to use FOR FREE.  For a birthday gift to Continue reading Serendipity Day!→

Leland gives “big information” to you in this blog; I’m delighted to share “bits, bytes and thoughts” as well as the Salt Lake Christmas Tour Week’s Peek.  I, too, was at RootsTech last week and spent most of my time Continue reading Bits, Bytes & Thoughts from Donna→

The following news release is from Cathy Michelsen, Director of Development at the York Genealogical and Biographical Society. New York, New York, January 7, 2016. D. Joshua Taylor, the prominent genealogist, author, and lecturer, has been appointed President of the Continue reading D. Joshua Taylor Appointed President of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society→

If you were among the nearly 90 folks who attended the 30th annual Salt Lake Christmas Tour last week, then you’ll agree with me: One and all had a friend-making, ancestor-finding and Christmas-light-seeing week in Salt Lake City. At our Continue reading 30th Annual Salt Lake Christmas Tour A Big Success !!→

Regularly 52.85, these 3 books are bundled at 50% OFF! Only $26.43. Sale ends at midnight PST Wednesday, Nov 4, 2015. Click here to purchase at 50% savings! Do you already have one or more of these titles? Click on Continue reading 50% Off on Bundle of 3 Popular Civil War Research Guides→

This is Leland. This is a very busy Leland. This is a very busy with the annual Salt Lake Christmas Tour Leland. This is a eats-lunch-at-his-desk because he’s busy Leland. This is the enormous smile from Leland that will greet Continue reading Salt Lake Christmas Tour……. Week’s Peek→

Cyndi Ingle, of the globe-famous website, www.CyndisList.com, was the speaker at my local gene society last Saturday. She shared four awesome presentations with our appreciative group of 125 of  the members of the Eastern Washington Genealogical Society.  One piece of Continue reading Salt Lake Christmas Tour……. Week’s Peek→

Did you all get to see the eclipse last evening (Sunday, September 27th)? Experts tell us that this hasn’t happened for 20-some years and won’t happen again for 20-some years (or thereabouts). This was my in-expert photo of it. And Continue reading Salt Lake Christmas Tour……….. Week’s Peek→

Yes, tiz fall and the leaves are turning. The trees are thinking ahead to winter and preparing themselves. Mother Nature is fascinating! As genealogists, we are thinking ahead to winter. Now that our summer of color-fun-water-travel-excitement-family is over, it’s time Continue reading Salt Lake Christmas Tour………… Week’s Peek→