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Category: Genealogical Organizations

  • Geneva History Museum

    While I pondered about a genealogical to-do list for my recent trip to Chicago, I submitted a question to the Rootsweb ILKane mailing list: “Hello all, My 3rd great-grandmother Helena (nee Åman) Tolf died 13 Jan 1901. According to her obituaries, she died in Batavia and is buried at West Batavia Cemetery.…

  • Genealogy Random Acts of Kindness

    “At one time there were thousands of volunteers in every U.S. state” who volunteered their time and genealogical expertise to an organization called RAOGK – Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness according to a new organization by the same name. For years I both volunteered and employed volunteers many times. Genealogy is…

  • I Forgot My Cemetery Kit

    As a result, I couldn’t fix this: Husband and I recently took a genealogical road trip to Illinois. First Stop – Judy Russell. The Legal Genealogist spoke at the Chicago Genealogical Society meeting in Arlington Heights. That was a day well spent. Next up – locate the final resting place of…

  • The Broadway Building and Loan Co

    Did your ancestor borrow money from The Broadway Building and Loan Company in Cincinnati Ohio? I purchased a handful of receipts on eBay for payments that were made to T.B.B. & L. Co. on July first, 1894. Perhaps your ancestor’s signature appears on one of the images below. Originals were donated to…

  • Why We Should Ask for Help

    Michael John Neil’s suggestion to get an outside opinion could not have been more timely. The day after I read it, I had a wonderful opportunity to follow his advice. (Thank you Michael!) While preparing for an upcoming event sponsored by the local German Genealogy Society, I mentioned one of…

  • Speaking of German Genealogy

    Lois Hemmeter Edwards, author of the “Beginner’s Guide to Germanic Genealogy” spoke at the Germanic Genealogy Society meeting this morning. Husband and I both have German ancestry and needed a little kick in the Deutschland to give those lines some attention. Lois offered a step-by-step process for climbing a German…