Husband and I just returned from a genealogical vacation in Chicagoland. We explored records at the Gustafson Research Center in Batavia Illinois and at the Chicago History Museum, Harold Washington Library and Newberry Library. We visited several cemeteries including West Batavia, Rosehill, Graceland, Jewish Graceland and Wunders. We spent a day driving through residential neighborhoods and…
My stuff is stored in the basement and the family room and the office and the garage. There are folders and files and papers and books and pictures and maps and binders and notes that are kept inside envelopes and file cabinets and banker boxes and plastic totes and stackable trays. My stuff tells the…
Accountability is one way to make sure I reach my genealogical goals. Here is the update to my 2012 New Year Resolutions: 1.) Attend at least one out-of-state genealogical conference or convention. I haven’t yet found the perfect date/location combination. The search continues. In the meantime I joined several new local and out-of-state genealogical societies.…
Until I retire (or win the lottery), I have only short bursts of time during which I can play in my genealogical sandbox. That can be frustrating, especially after a particularly successful hunting expedition. Take this past weekend for example. ArkivDigital offered viewers their Swedish databases for free from Friday to Sunday evening. How can one pass…
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