Minnesota genealogy research links? The Minnesota People Records Search from the Minnesota Historical Society is expanded. Now the online indexes include some World War I era records of those who served. genealogybypaula.com While on my website, scroll down for news of free Saint Paul newspapers.

Don't have a cable subscription so didn't watch Jon Stewart. Did watch Colbert's monologue. He said it all! I kept nodding at what he was saying, showing, and wow on the audience!

Took a break from the news of the day and working on handouts for presentations. What did I do instead? Updated my upcoming presentations list and was able to restore the list of my topics that had mysteriously disappeared. Take a look genealogybypaula.com

In the U.S. we need a new administration and a new Supreme Court or at least several replacements on the court. Then there's the Congress that needs a big change.

Prepping for webinars & institute courses. Updated speaking calendar & added blog posts in Aug. genealogybypaula.com. Webinar for the Austin Genealogical Society tonite about gems in old genealogical & historical periodicalsTexas & beyond. Intriguing examples! www.austingenealogicalsociety.org

I wonder if J. D. Vance is a parent who tells his young children to always tell the truth?

I checked and only 5 seats left! It's going to be a blast. We have an excellent lineup of instructors and I am lucky to be among them.

I cannot understand why we have come to losing 70 people in this Texas flooding who had no chance. No warning. This state government and the federal government do not truly care about people.

My heart is hurting today because of what used to be "our" Supreme Court.

Teaching an online genealogy course this week for the GRIP Genealogy Institute. Great students in my course. I have some wonderful other instructors, too. Makes me much happier than watching my Minnesota Twins lose for another two nights this week.

Gulf of Mexico and changing maps. "In the News, part 1: The Gulf of Mexico – A guest post by Stephanie Leitch." University of Minnesota Libraries News. libnews.umn.edu/2025/05/in-t...

Vance Boelter, yesterday's murderer, is in custody in Green Isle, Minnesota per two local TV stations.

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We are living in a nightmare but it's really happening. STOP them all, T, M, J, N, etc. Where are the elected officials. Oh, yes, many are voting to destroy more. STOP this.

What a crock about Medicaid. My son has extreme health issues from stage 4 cancer treatment. Can no longer work. No employer to provide health insurance & never will. His supposed Medicare & Medicaid are messed up by the government. Suffers daily from the awful health & can't get his prescriptions.

Today marks 18 years of genealogy blogging. Not daily, but more than I ever expected I would do. Continuing? Of course! genealogybypaula.com

June is National Indigenous History Month in Canada. Many indigenous people have connections on both sides of the border. genealogybypaula.com

Little children are known for asking the same question over and over. Today, adults are asking that same question over and over. The question? WHY? I ask it every time anyone in the administration does the next uncaring, mean, illegal, and not necessary thing.

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Graduating any university, maybe even West Point. Final ceremony, commencement speaker with sage advice and maybe some life lessons. Unless you were graduating from West Point today. THEN you hear the rambling speaker talk about yachts, trophy wives, his great achievements FOR the military . . .

Brutal, uncaring, deathly, sadistic, mean, and other ugly words describe what the orange guy and his cohorts are doing to these little children. Every day there's a new low in the treatment (or lack therof) of those who live in the U.S.

Really? The Librarian of Congress, too, But they are ok with Hegseth, Noem, Rubio, and others?

A genealogy change of pace. Planning something new for online presentations. Extended presentations on a single topic. Yes, I'll still do multiple topics, too. Learn more at genealogybypaula.com

The big bully in DC. To show his "power" to other dictators? No matter who he hurts along the way? What if one of his grandchildren has cancer & development of new drugs has stopped. Same for the GOP. Medical science & cancer treatments have given me more years with my oldest son. I am grateful.

Family history research helps my mind survive during these tough times. It's also fun! My Legacy Family Tree Webinars "Neglected Gold in Older Genealogical and Historical Periodicals" made the Top 10 for April. More at genealogybypaula.com

Children forced from their homes and other family. Ill children included. No heart in this administration. Awful crap keeps getting worse. IT HAS TO STOP. I've lost faith in our congress. The lower case c is on purpose.

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Spring has arrived in Saint Paul. Refreshing to think about that for a bit as I drove around and saw so many trees budding.

Treated to lie after lie for part of my life. Now lies from the current administration & the cruelty, audacity, stupidity, ugliness, disregard, deportations, canceling funding, canceling jobs, & you know the rest. I detest this & feel somewhat guilty that I can simply watch a baseball game on TV.

Firebombing anyone's home is awful as is deporting citizens out of the country. Doesn't matter the ethnicity, size, weight, religion, occupation, income, sexual orientation. Unfortunately the U.S. has an administration encouraging and enabling horrific actions. STOP.

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The Minnesota State Patrol stated that about 25,000 people were in attendance at the state capital in Saint Paul on Sunday. Other rallies were held around the state in varying numbers.

Sitting in my apartment by myself applauding loudly for Cory Booker. I've liked him for a long time, but the words I've heard at times over the last 23 hours are accurate, heartfelt, some scary, overwhelming, and damn on target. Will any Republicans stand up to the destruction that is underway?

The demise of the Institute of Museum and Library Services(IMLS) is fully realized today. The administration and Congress are failing everyone except themselves.

Loss of library support by Institute of Museum and Library Services(IMLS) is another administration tragedy. I do webinars for libraries including Houston's Clayton Library & Capital Area Library District in Michigan. It affects them & people like other cuts, arrests, deportations, threats. STOP!

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I'm guessing a brain and being tech savvy was not a requirement for jobs in the current administration in Washington, DC.

As a GRIP Genealogy Institute course coordinator, I get early access to instructors' work on the syllabus for June's virtual "Digging Deeper Sources, Methods, and Practices." Amy, Cari, Cyndi, Debbie, Kimberly, & Teresa, WOW! Register soon for the course grip.ngsgenealogy.org/.../beyond-d...

Not following much news all day. Do it before dinner. My head spins at all the new ugly stuff each day. Most of Congress sure isn't listening to much of the population. Why don't many of them care about other people any more? Stop following the bullies.

Still cannot understand why so many voted for the man who has middle schooler emotions and personality and appears to hate everyone.

Guess what I am going to be checking tomorrow!

Ah, genealogy friends. Some days our tech fails. My Speaking Calendar page disappeared from my website. In the meantime, I have posted my genealogy presentations info through mid-April on my blog. genealogybypaula.com

Disgusted, angry, sad, and scared that elected and non-elected people connected to the White House are selling the U.S. to the orange guy's owner. Then there are the elected lemmings in Congress that keep applauding all this crap. The spillover into parts of all states shows too many more lemmings.

February is ending. My genealogy colleagues and I are finishing up syllabus sections for the 2025 GRIP Genealogy Institute 22-27 June virtual week. Join us in classes by registering at grip.ngsgenealogy.org Read up on each course for June and then for July in-person courses.

Watched Joy Reid tonight. Such an honest, caring, and on topic person. Dangit MSNBC. Now watching Antiques Roadshow as I can't take any more news tonight. 😒

Even thought I didn't vote for the "man" who is now sometimes at the White House, I wonder more and more why others did. I didn't know other U.S. citizens in various political offices could go this low and continue getting lower. Evil, despicable, stupid, mean, uncaring, egotistical, dictatorial,

Lots of interest on my January blog post about Saint Paul, Minnesota building permits available online. Since then, I've been asked several times about Minneapolis. That updated info is on my blog today. genealogybypaula.com

I need to start a list of politicians who are failing me, my family, my friends, my state, my country, and my world. Then for future elections I will have a ready-made list of who NOT to donate to or vote for. Dang, it's going to be a long list.

A U.S. citizen born here & always proud of my country, I know we need to do our part to keep our country safe, legal, caring, & more. I know we elected our politicians to Congress to work for us. Some speak up but most publicly ignore what is coming from the despicable administration & cohorts.

I've been researching about my own family tree and that of clients for a long time. I'm thankful to have this to occupy my time during the 2024 election months and now with the awfulness of the current White House. It's been a mental health healer on many days. I bet many others find it helps.