The FamilySearch microfilm ordering program is officially coming to an end on September 1, 2017. That’s ten days from today. The last day to order microfilm is August 31, 2017. Hopefully you are aware that Cook Library is a FamilySearch Library affiliate, which means that you can request your microfilm to be delivered to Cook…
Recently FamilySearch hosted their British Isles Research Seminar, featuring experts on Irish, Scottish, Welsh and English records, both from civil and parish sources. You could attend in person or watch online as the sessions were aired. The FamilySearch folks have now made the individual sessions available for anyone to watch, still free of charge. And…
Did you know that many of the Chicago Archiocese’s early church records are available on FamilySearch? Some are indexed, but you can view them all by browsing the digitized records. Here’s how: Go to the FamilySearch website. Sign In to your free account. If you don’t have one, click “Free Account” and sign up. You…
There’s been a lot of buzz lately about Ancestry Academy, video courses offered by Ancestry.com through their subscription website. However, not everyone has a subscription to Ancestry.com, and even if you do, the Academy courses are an additional expense. Do budget-minded genealogists have any other options? Absolutely! First, there’s the Learning Center at familysearch.org. You can find…
In a recent webinar sponsored by Legacy Family Tree, presented by Dutch genealogist Yvette Hoitink, I learned some basics of researching ancestors from the Netherlands. The main website to use when researching Dutch ancestors is called WieWasWie (Who Was Who). Thankfully, the site is available in English as well as Dutch. On this site you can…
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