by Roxanne Lowe By now, you’ve probably heard that 23andMe filed for bankruptcy in March 2025. As the company maneuvers through the bankruptcy process, including trying to find a buyer, customers may want to check out the following articles. What the 23andMe Bankruptcy Means for your Data and Genealogy with Amy Johnson Crow (March 2025) https://genealogybargains.com/turmoil-at-23andme/ with…
by Roxanne Lowe Have you heard of Reclaim The Records? If not, you should. According to their website, Reclaim The Records (RTR) is an activist group of genealogists, historians, researchers, and journalists that works to identify important genealogical record sets that are not online anywhere and not broadly available to the public. They use state Freedom of…
Using Real Estate DeedsReal estate deeds can be a gold mine of information about our ancestors, yet researchers often forget to check them. While the search process can initially seem daunting, once you figure out which indexing system a particular town or county is using, it’s not so bad. Learn how to tell a grantor from…
Presented by Thomas MacEntee, Friday 25 April 2025 2pm EDT / 1pm CDT / 12pm MDT/ 11am PDT. Learn how to harness the power of artificial intelligence to assist in translating, transcribing, and summarizing a variety of genealogy records. A handwritten baptismal record from the 1800s? No problem. A faded newspaper obituary? No problem. We’ll…
You won’t know all the hidden genealogy gems until you start “googling” for genealogy. Learn some tricks of the trade for effective online research that includes state, county, local, international websites and databases, including online government sites and more. Suz Bates has been researching her family history for over 50 years. After a full career in education,…
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Please join the Skagit Valley Genealogical Society on Saturday, May 10, 2025, at 1pm for the second of our Spring Series, Finding Records of Family Members at Northern State Hospital with Northern State Hospital Researcher Amy Muia. Amy co-curated the Northern State Hospital exhibit at the Sedro-Woolley Museum, authored the Northern State Hospital Guidebook and served as the moderator…
When no known records exist to identify the parents of an individual, a researcher may utilize indirect evidence to build a proof argument. This presentation offers a case study into the use of indirect evidence and sibling research to identify the parents of William Graham of Meigs County, Ohio.What can you take away to find…
This collection includes 42 million records of men who registered with the Selective Service System during and immediately following World War II, between 1940 and 1947. The records span multiple draft registration rounds and include men aged 18 to 64 across 33 states and D.C., offering personal details like addresses, occupations, next of kin, and…
Thomas MacEntee webinar – Thursday, April 3, 2025. Provided by Mason County Genealogical Society. Everyone is welcome to this Zoom event. https://www.wamcgs.org/ “Always Digging!” https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7135594880 Or Join: 713 559 4880
