You have probably squinted and tried to magnify a blurry old photo to see the house number of an ancestor or relative, usually without much success—unless you know the house number and are just confirming that the photo is of the house at that address. Or perhaps you have an ancestor who lived on a farm that had a name. I’ve learned a few things about house names recently. Let’s look.

As a long-time supporter, and former board member of the Heritage Education Commission of Moorhead MN, I wanted to share information on their upcoming 47th Family History Workshop - "Your Immigration Story".
 
You can find details at the main page of their site: Family History Research Workshop (heritageed.com).  For those who live in the Red River Valley area, this is information packed day at a reasonable price, including lunch! Topics range from Swedish ancestry, writing, DNA, genealogy technology and more. Take a few minutes to check it out. The workshop will be September 23rd from 8:30 to 4 at the Ramada by Wyndam of Fargo.
 
While it is great that we can spend time learning and researching online, it is good to take time to attend a genealogy workshop in person. Not only will you get great ideas from the presenters, but you can also exchange ideas and stories with fellow attendees. 

I’ve been searching to see what databases and sites that I haven’t utilized for my family history. Genes Reunited is one that I haven’t used before and noticed on a top ten site list.  Let’s look.

It is now August, and it seems like Summer is heading into Fall. If you’re like me, you fully intended to visit some local genealogical centers, libraries as well as local cemeteries. I hope this revisit to a previous blog encourages you to take advantage of summer weather to go on a genealogy adventure…even if it is just across town. Enjoy Using Local Genealogy Resources - Herding Cats Genealogy and Leach Library and Online Newspapers - Herding Cats Genealogy. And for a reminder about local historical societies: Getting Social - Herding Cats Genealogy.