Ok, I admit it. I'm tired this morning. My eyes feel like they have sand in them and I almost nodded off several times on the train heading into work.
You're laughing? You're laughing because you know! You're laughing because, you too, were one of the many...
Sometimes genealogy can be a solitary pursuit. If you happen to be (as Anita in our office often says) the "keeper of the truths" in your family, you may be the only one who gets excited about paging through census records for hours on end, tromping through overgrown graveyards, or...
Hello from Salt Lake City--land of beautiful mountains, the Utah Jazz, and, of course, the you-won't-believe-it-til-you-use-it Family History Library.
GSP is here...
Among the threads of our lives that involve jobs, paying bills, doing homework with our kids or changing our grandchild's diapers, for truly dedicated family researchers the quest for ancestral information never stops.
And no matter if you've been at your...
Early Christmas Gift to Pennsylvania Genealogists
Pennsylvania genealogists have been campaigning for several years to institute changes to the vital records access laws. On Tuesday December 15th, 2011...
Just in case you're not on our email list, here's a link to a guide put out by the Smithsonian that has many helpful tips for interviewing family members about their history. Perfect for this time of year with all...
Thanks to all of you attended Family History Day in Exton last weekend. We had about 250 attendees, plus vendors, societies and speakers. GSP loved watching people learn new research methodology, meet fellow genealogists, and share their experiences. It made us excited about...
Ironically, working for a genealogical society doesn't afford much time for one's own personal genealogy. (Even though it's really terrific being able to help others uncover theirs!)...
BROWN, BUNDY, COLOMY, DAY, EISENHOWER, EVANS, GILES, GLASS, KING, KNEES, KRAMER, LANDIS, LINDICH, LIVINGSTON, McFADDEN, MINNICH, MOORE, REEDY, REITZ, ROGAN, ROYER, RUDOLPH, SHEELY, SPRINGER, STARKEY, STEVENS, STOKUM, STOLTZFUS, VALENTINE, WIMMER, YENSER.
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Twenty-one years ago I pulled a book from a shelf in the historical reference section of my local library, titled Guide to...
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