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: https://olygensoc.org/events/2026-seminar

Registration is open for the MGP Study Group led by Cyndi Ingle. $95, Wednesdays 3pm Pacific Feb 11-March 25, 2026. This beginner/low-intermediate studies the book Mastering Genealogical Proof by Thomas W. Jones. We cover the principles outlined in the book and discuss the workbook questions. You need to own a copy of the book (physical book recommended).
https://genealogypants.com/studygroups/mastering-genealogical-proof-beginning-principles-class/

Registration is now open for the MGD Study Group - Mastering Genealogical Documentation, an Eight-Week Beginning Principles Course, lead by Cyndi Ingle of Cyndi’s List. Saturdays at 2pm Pacific from Sept 13 - Nov 1, 2025 - 7 weeks, +optional 8th week to review homework. US$95.00. Register for the study group here: https://square.link/u/Gm8Nx6Dt

You must own a copy of Mastering Genealogical DOCUMENTATION, available through NGS, https://www.ngsgenealogy.org/mastering-genealogical-documentation/

On May 3rd I was honored to be given the Lloyd DeWitt Bockstruck Distinguished Service by the Dallas Genealogical Society. "Presented to an individual for outstanding contributions to the genealogical community on a national level." 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:
https://youtu.be/Dn91s4bRPbo?si=BmUb0LBITS5Wj5T2&t=813

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.
https://branchingout.show/

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," https://familytreewebinars.com/webinar/links-that-last-managing-and-understanding-urls/

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. Please submit new links and report any broken links you find. I work on the site regularly. Thank you for all your support all these years! https://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,
https://genealogypants.com/2025/02/27/a-great-lakes-interlude/

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
https://members.apgen.org/Calendar/moreinfo.php?eventid=155770

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! https://grip.ngsgenealogy.org/courses/beyond-digging-deeper-sources-methods-and-practices/

Today on CL: A new category with 74 links - Anglican & Episcopal, https://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: https://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.
https://genealogypants.com/2025/02/24/new-study-group-based-on-evidence-explained-4th-ed/

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

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

Think you've hit a brick wall? Are you ready to learn about sources, information, and evidence? How do analyze and correlate everything to help you solve research problems? 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: https://square.link/u/SPKZqVbx

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: https://knowlescollection.blogspot.com/2022/03/accessing-knowles-collection-7-mar-2022.html

New on CL today because David Rencher is excited about it! From the Registry of Deeds Ireland: Ireland, Properties, from 1298 to 1975, https://www.familysearch.org/search/full-text/collection/M9J1-ZYL

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. https://www.johngrenham.com/

Today on CL: Southern Campaigns Revolutionary War Pension Statements & Rosters, https://revwarapps.org/.
Roster transcriptions and pension applications or bounty land claims, including transcripts made from the online collection of the Library of Virginia. The lists of names are in one block of text, so hard to browse. 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: https://square.link/u/SPKZqVbx