On October 1st, I posted on Twitter: “Today marks my 1 year anniversary as a full time professional genealogist. I have done incredible things this year: attended #RootsTech SLC, spoke at #THEGenShow2019 and at @OntGenSociety, graduated from @GeneaStudies, and met many fellow genealogists.” I used an extra hashtag: #grateful. I wanted to add that there […]
I believe that everybody with a strong interest in genealogy should attend one or more events a year. Whether it is a small gathering from your own local society or a big event like RootsTech (Salt Lake City), MyHeritage Live (this year in Amsterdam) or THE Genealogy Show (United Kingdom), all events give you the […]
Last February, I visited Salt Lake City for the first time in my life. For many years I had heard about the import role the LDS church plays in the genealogy world and I had worked with FamilySearch, as this website also offers many records from the Netherlands. A couple of years ago I learned […]