Monthly Archives: February 2011
Genealogy Day at the Bolingbrook Library
I will be speaking at the Fountaindale Library’s Genealogy Day on Saturday, April 9 at 10:15 a.m. Details about the day are: Speakers: Jennifer Holik-Urban – Looking at your genealogy in a new way using OneNote, Excel, Blogging and Mapping. Jeffrey Bockman – Using Maps in Genealogical Research. Robin Seidenberg – Skeletons in our Closets. [...]
Follow Friday – Dr. Bill Smith
There is a great genealogist down in Southwest Missouri named Dr. Bill Smith. Perhaps you have heard of him? If not, take a look at his genealogy articles on Examiner.com where he discusses the area’s genealogy resources, events, and more. No Missouri or Arkansas roots? Doesn’t matter! Dr. Bill talks about all sorts of genealogical [...]
Follow Friday – Association of Gravestone Studies
Have you seen the Association of Gravestone Studies page? The association furthers the study and preservation of gravestones. Individuals can join the association for $50 a year. Did you know the past Journals, Markers, from 1980 – 2008, for the AGS are online? These are available for download through Internet Archives in many formats such [...]
Indiana Room at the Gary Public Library
I’d like to mention another ‘not to miss’ repository in northwest Indiana. The Indiana Room at the Gary Public Library. The Indiana Room is a room constructed of cubicle walls on the second floor of the library. There are hundreds of books, yearbooks, microfilm of the Gary Post-Tribune newspaper, maps, photographs, and more. There are [...]
Indiana University Calumet Archives
I am pleased to announce I am now offering research services at the Indiana University Calumet Archives, in Gary, Indiana. The Calumet Archives houses a great deal of northwest Indiana material such as high school year books, community papers, individual papers, newspapers, and photographs. The Archivist, Stephen McShane, is wonderful. I visited the archives twice [...]
Italian Ancestors