Posts Tagged With: education

Follow Friday – Katie Andrews Potter

Have you heard of Katie Andrews Potter? If you are a genealogist and have not, you need to know about her. Katie lives near Indianapolis, Indiana and loves family history. According to her author’s bio, she has filled many spiral bound notebooks with stories and story ideas. The idea for her new book Going Over [...]

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Finishing the Story Presentation

On Tuesday, September 18, 2012 – 7:00 p.m. I will present  Finishing the Story. This lecture consists of three case studies presented on World War I and II military ancestors who died in service, locating their records, and telling their stories. The presentation is being held at the Algonquin Public Library. Hope to see you there! [...]

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Breaking It Down – Put It In Date Order

I have been working on a friend’s genealogy off and on when I have time for the last three years. Found out he has two Civil War soldiers on his dad’s side. We have not done his mom’s side yet. My friend ordered the pension files for these two soldiers and had them shipped to [...]

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Tuesday’s Tip – Get Out and Be Social

You have heard us all talk about being social online. But what about taking that a step further and actually meeting some of your online friends IN REAL LIFE? Some of you know I made three really amazing friends in the last year on Twitter and FaceBook. Together, we form the Fab Four, as Laura [...]

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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. [...]

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Jen’s Adventures in Freelance Writing

My Generations business has blossomed more in the writing area than research and education in the last part of 2010. I decided to make freelance writing a larger part of my business in 2011 to reach some personal goals. To follow my journey, check me out on Jen’s Adventures in Freelance Writing. Tweet

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