Today I received my Nov/Dec 2023 issue of Family Tree Magazine. One of the cover stories is “Genealogy Societies: 5 Reasons to Join.” Genealogy Societies are often overlooked. During COVID, most of us stayed home and were less social. A Society suggests being Social! With a common goal! From Merriam-Webster […]
A client of mine who is already a member of GSMD (General Society of Mayflower Descendants, commonly called the Mayflower Society) wanted to prove she is also descended from another passenger. For lineage societies, this is called a supplemental application for every one done after the primary application. But, she […]
I am a speaker at Genealogy Jamboree 2021. There are many other speakers at Jamboree 2021, with so many opportunities to learn more about how to do your own Family History! Want to learn more? Register for Jamboree 2021 today! You don’t have to be a member of the Southern […]
March 13, 2021 9AM-12NOON Pacific Time I will be teaching a virtual, online only, Beginning Genealogy Class with the Southern California Genealogical Society. Our last virtual class had over 200 attendees! We will have online handouts. You will learn how to begin genealogy research, how to stay organized, where to […]
If you think you may have a Patriot Ancestor, or a relative may have joined DAR, then your Registrar for DAR or SAR may suggest you locate a DAR Application that has already been approved. If the application has been approved after 1985, then often that approved application is the […]
I learned the lesson of “follow directions” the hard way. More than once. Several years ago, I was putting together the necessary paperwork to join some lineage societies. I wanted to get my mother into the Daughters of the American Revolution and myself into the Sons of the American Revolution. […]
Micajah Covell is my 6th great grandfather. He lived from 1746 to 1832. Born in Connecticut, he lived most of his life in New York. Although he was the right age to have perhaps served in the Revolutionary War (1775-1783), I did not at first consider him a likely candidate […]
All upcoming classes and presentations on genealogy are on my Events Page. I am teaching classes on Beginning Genealogy, and offer SAR Application Assistance, and presenting at local genealogical societies. See you there!
I am speaking at the Whitter Area Genealogical Society on March 21, 2020 at 1:00 PM. I am presenting a talk about Cite Your Sources: Ways to Deliver Your Research to the Future and Prove You’re Trustworthy. If you don’t know what a source citation is, are fearful of doing […]
I am teaching a Beginning Genealogy Class on Saturday, November 9 at 9:00 AM. Class will be at the Southern California Genealogical Society SCGS Library. The address is 417 Irving Drive, Burbank, CA 91504-2408. For more info, call SCGS at (818) 843-7247. If you are in So Cal, I’ll see […]