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Only 3 days left to register for the IGHR course - Repository Research: From Website to Doorway. “I took 'Repository Research' last year. It's fantastic - one of the most useful institutes I've attended. I use what I learned on a regular basis.” See ighr.gagensociety.org/repositories/

I'm busy prepping my lectures for the upcoming Olympia Genealogical Society seminar, "Decoding Your Ancestors: The Tech Edition with Cyndi Ingle." Saturday, February 07, 2026, 08:50 AM to 02:30 PM Pacific. See: olygensoc.org/events/2026-...

Registration open: MGP Study Group. $95, Wed. 3pm Pacific Feb 11-Mar 25, 2026. This beginner/low-intermediate studies the book Mastering Genealogical Proof by Thomas W. Jones. You need to own a copy of the book (physical book recommended).
genealogypants.com/studygroups/...

On May 3rd I was honored to be given the Lloyd DeWitt Bockstruck Distinguished Service by the Dallas Genealogical Society. Thank you to everyone at DGS for this award in Lloyd's name. It means so much to me.

The clip from their meeting starts at about 13:33:
youtu.be/Dn91s4bRPbo?...

New on CL today: The Branching Out Genealogy Podcast is your go-to guide to family history news, tips, tech, and “tea.” Hosted by Elizabeth Swanay O’Neal, CG®, and Tami Osmer Mize.
branchingout.show

Links That Last: Managing and Understanding URLs - Legacy Family Tree Webinars URLs here, URLs there, URLs everywhere. Which one do you choose to use for your citation? Which one do you use for your research notes? How long should it be? How...

Join me tomorrow as part of the free Legacy Family Tree Webinars Marathon! I will be on April 3. 2025 at 11pm Eastern, "Links That Last: Managing and Understanding URLs," familytreewebinars.com/webinar/link...

Today Cyndi's List is officially 29 years old! Still your FREE starting point for genealogical research. Please be sure to stop by and BROWSE the categories. Browsing helps prod your thinking and point you in new directions. Thank you for all your support all these years! cyndislist.com/categories

Registration is open for our GRIP ccourse, The Spirit of the Inland Seas: Research in the Great Lakes Region, 22-27 June 2025. Read all about it in Cari's blog,
genealogypants.com/2025/02/27/a...

An important discussion - free from APG and open to everyone:
Saving A Nation’s Stories: The US National Archives and Why Advocacy Matters
Sunday 2 March 2025, 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM Eastern
Open to all; registration required
members.apgen.org/Calendar/mor...

An important discussion - free from APG and open to everyone:
Saving A Nation’s Stories: The US National Archives and Why Advocacy Matters
Sunday 2 March 2025, 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM Eastern
Open to all; registration required
members.apgen.org/Calendar/mor...

We are busy preparing all new materials for this summer's virtual GRIP Course, coordinated by Paula Stuart-Warren, Beyond Digging Deeper: Sources, Methods, and Practices. Registration is open and we hope to see you in class! grip.ngsgenealogy.org/courses/beyo...

Today on CL: A new category with 74 links - Anglican & Episcopal, cyndislist.com/anglican/. It's ready for more new links, so please send me what you have (if I don't already have it!). To submit new links: cyndislist.com/submit/

Cari Taplin (Genealogy Pants) and I have developed a new study group, based on Evidence Explained 4th edition. Please join us! Check out her blog post for more information.
genealogypants.com/2025/02/24/n...

America's One-Rooms Photo above of Cornell School, Johnstown, OH

Today on CL: new and updated links to the One-Room Schoolhouse Center, including this directory of America's One-Room Schools
oneroomschoolhousecenter.weebly.com/americas-one...

Today on CL: Do you explore collections on university library sites enough? PennState Libraries, Digital Newspapers, includes so much including Civil War era newspapers, libraries.psu.edu/about/collec...

Hit a brick wall? Ready to learn about sources, information, & evidence & to analyze & correlate to solve research problems? Register for the Mastering Genealogical Proof Study Group. Saturdays, 2pm Pacific, Feb 15-Mar 29, 2025. $95. Study the book by Thomas W. Jones. square.link/u/SPKZqVbx

Accessing the Knowles Collection (7 Mar 2022)

Today on CL: updated 72 links to The Knowles Collection -- six free databases on FamilySearch with more than 1.2 million Jewish people. Read more: knowlescollection.blogspot.com/2022/03/acce...

New on CL today because David Rencher is excited about it! From the Registry of Deeds Ireland: Ireland, Properties, from 1298 to 1975, www.familysearch.org/search/full-...

Today on CL: Updated all my links to John Grenham's Irish Ancestors site, the companion site to his terrific book. This site is a must for anyone with Irish ancestral research. www.johngrenham.com

Today on CL: Southern Campaigns Revolutionary War Pension Statements & Rosters, revwarapps.org.
Roster transcriptions & pension applications or bounty land claims, including transcripts of collections at LofV. Use your browser's Ctrl+F (Find) function to search the page for specific surnames.

Registration is open for the Mastering Genealogical Proof Study Group with Cyndi Ingle. Saturdays, 2pm Pacific, Feb 15-March 29, 2025. $95. We study the book by Thomas W. Jones. See: square.link/u/SPKZqVbx

Observation of the day: broken links are common (even on Google). I have links added just last year that are already broken & links from 1998 that still work. Please report a link when you find it broken. I truly appreciate your help in keeping this a useful genealogical research tool!

Today on CL: a new sub-cat under Methodist and under Religion & Churches - Circuit Riders & Traveling Ministers. What new links can you submit for me to use in this unique category?
cyndislist.com/methodist/ci...

Today on CL: a digitized collection of British Columbia City Directories, 1860-1955. This is one example of how libraries and archives are bringing us valuable free sources for our research. What library collection online is your favorite? www.vpl.ca/digital-libr...

Today on CL: when it's helpful, I replace broken links w/links to the Wayback Machine. Today's example was a site, OrphanFinder.com. It disappeared. But it lives on at Wayback. I label all such links with (Wayback Machine) in the title. See today's What's New page, www.cyndislist.com/whatsnew/12-...

Northeast Slavery Record Index Records of Enslavement from Northeast Colonies and States

New on CL today: Northeast Slavery Records Index, an online searchable compilation of records that identify enslaved persons and enslavers in the states of New York, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. nesri.commons.gc.cuny.edu

Today on CL: An amazing example of what one person can do to make a difference in genealogy. They Had Names: African Americans in Early Records of Liberty County, Georgia, by Stacy Ashmore Cole. She's sharing sources with more than 37,000 references to named African Americans. theyhadnames.net

Genealogy Quick Start Welcome to our community. We look forward to interacting live at 8:00 PM ET, every other Tuesday, as we multicast to Facebook and YouTube. Producer and host Shamele Jordon has the pleasure to be joine...

Getting ready to be on Genealogy Quick Start TV tongiht at 8pm Eastern. I will be talking with @Shamele Jordon about interviewing your family members about their memories. Join us!
www.youtube.com/c/GenealogyQ...

New on CL today: Advantage Archives digitizes newspapers in small library collections free online. They put up a state by state directory: communityhistoryarchives.com/browse-by-st...

New on CL today: History of Generations, historygenerations.life/search. Determine the birthplaces of residence of ancestors in Ukraine. Allows you to use two methods simultaneously: determining the birthplace area of the father's surname bearers; and of the mother's surname bearers.