After being unable to participate in (international) conferences for more than two years, I finally got the opportunity again in August. Together with some ‘classmates’ from the University of Strathclyde I participated in the International Congress of Genealogical and Heraldic Sciences. This time it took place in Cambridge, the well-known university city in the United Read more…
RootsTech is still the biggest genealogy event in the world. For the second year this event is completely virtual and for free. In a few days – 3/5 March 2022 – we can watch hundreds of presentations about genealogy and family history. RootsTech also offers videos about food, music and culture. One of the many Read more…
Judy Russell – aka The Legal Genealogist – recently wrote a blog post about the “push-pull questions of family history”. In this post she asks herself why Ida Agnes (Geissler) Oettel stayed in Germany. Many of her siblings emigrated to the United States. So, why did she not?This blog post made me realize that many Read more…