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

Registration open: MGP Study Group. $95, Wed. 3pm Pacific Feb 11-Mar 25, 2026. This beginner/low-intermediate studies the book Mastering Genealogical Proof by Thomas W. Jones. You need to own a copy of the book (physical book recommended). genealogypants.com/studygroups/...

On May 3rd I was honored to be given the Lloyd DeWitt Bockstruck Distinguished Service by the Dallas Genealogical Society. 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: youtu.be/Dn91s4bRPbo?...

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. 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," familytreewebinars.com/webinar/link...

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. Thank you for all your support all these years! 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, genealogypants.com/2025/02/27/a...

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 members.apgen.org/Calendar/mor...

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 members.apgen.org/Calendar/mor...

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! grip.ngsgenealogy.org/courses/beyo...

Today on CL: A new category with 74 links - Anglican & Episcopal, 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: 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. genealogypants.com/2025/02/24/n...

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

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

Hit a brick wall? Ready to learn about sources, information, & evidence & to analyze & correlate to solve research problems? Register for the Mastering Genealogical Proof Study Group. Saturdays, 2pm Pacific, Feb 15-Mar 29, 2025. $95. Study the book by Thomas W. Jones. 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: knowlescollection.blogspot.com/2022/03/acce...

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

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. www.johngrenham.com

Today on CL: Southern Campaigns Revolutionary War Pension Statements & Rosters, revwarapps.org. Roster transcriptions & pension applications or bounty land claims, including transcripts of collections at LofV. 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: square.link/u/SPKZqVbx

Observation of the day: broken links are common (even on Google). I have links added just last year that are already broken & links from 1998 that still work. Please report a link when you find it broken. I truly appreciate your help in keeping this a useful genealogical research tool!

Today on CL: a new sub-cat under Methodist and under Religion & Churches - Circuit Riders & Traveling Ministers. What new links can you submit for me to use in this unique category? cyndislist.com/methodist/ci...

Today on CL: a digitized collection of British Columbia City Directories, 1860-1955. This is one example of how libraries and archives are bringing us valuable free sources for our research. What library collection online is your favorite? www.vpl.ca/digital-libr...

Today on CL: when it's helpful, I replace broken links w/links to the Wayback Machine. Today's example was a site, OrphanFinder.com. It disappeared. But it lives on at Wayback. I label all such links with (Wayback Machine) in the title. See today's What's New page, www.cyndislist.com/whatsnew/12-...

New on CL today: Northeast Slavery Records Index, an online searchable compilation of records that identify enslaved persons and enslavers in the states of New York, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. nesri.commons.gc.cuny.edu

Today on CL: An amazing example of what one person can do to make a difference in genealogy. They Had Names: African Americans in Early Records of Liberty County, Georgia, by Stacy Ashmore Cole. She's sharing sources with more than 37,000 references to named African Americans. theyhadnames.net

Getting ready to be on Genealogy Quick Start TV tongiht at 8pm Eastern. I will be talking with @Shamele Jordon about interviewing your family members about their memories. Join us! www.youtube.com/c/GenealogyQ...

New on CL today: Advantage Archives digitizes newspapers in small library collections free online. They put up a state by state directory: communityhistoryarchives.com/browse-by-st...

New on CL today: History of Generations, historygenerations.life/search. Determine the birthplaces of residence of ancestors in Ukraine. Allows you to use two methods simultaneously: determining the birthplace area of the father's surname bearers; and of the mother's surname bearers.

New on CL tonight, this beautiful site for Caribbean genealogy: Ancestors of Paradise, www.ancestorsofparadise.com

New link just added to CL: "The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monument of Wales is attempting, for the first time, to map historical administrative boundaries in detail. Starting with the 19th century Ordnance Survey mapping..." historical-boundaries-of-wales-rcahmw.hub.arcgis.com

Registration is open for our 2025 NGSQ Study Groups with Cari and Cyndi. See: genealogypants.com/studygroups/... There are some more spots open with Cyndi on Mondays at 3:30pm EST, Tues 1pm or 7pm EST w/Cari Taplin. $95 and you must have access to NGSQ articles as a member of NGS or at your library.

On Saturday I'm doing an all-day seminar for the Henderson County Public Library in Kentucky. It is hybrid, so online and in-person. I hope you will join me! hendersoncounty.librarycalendar.com/event/tri-st...

Struggling with writing citations? genealogypants.com/studygroups/ Registration is open for the MGD Study Group lead by Cyndi Ingle, Oct 2/5 - Nov 20/23, 2024. US$95.00. You must have Mastering Genealogical DOCUMENTATION. Choose from: Wed. Noon PST or Sat. 2pm PST.

From Simon Fraser University in British Columbia, The Family Genealogists and Long-Lost Relatives Study, www.sfu.ca/gerontology/...

Registration is open for the Mastering Genealogical Proof Study Group with Cyndi Ingle! The fee is US$95 - two sessions to choose from: Wednesdays at Noon Pacific, August 7 - Sept 18, 2024 Saturdays 2:00pm Pacific, August 10 - Sept 21, 2024 genealogypants.com/studygroups/...

I will be presenting "Navigating Your Way Through FamilySearch," for the Genealogical Society of Queensland on Saturday June 1 @ 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM AEST (which is Friday May 31st at 4pm Pacific for me!) www.gsq.org.au/event/naviga...

On Thursday, 30 May 2024 at 19:00 BST, I will be presenting for the Society of Genealogists, "Foreign Language Tools for English-Speaking Genealogists." See: members.sog.org.uk/events/65774...

I'm presenting to the Cobb County Genealogical Society tomorrow, Tuesday May 28, 2024 at 7pm Eastern, "Best Practices for Success in Facebook Groups for Genealogy," cobbgagensoc.org/ccgs-event/g...

I was very pleased to spend time with The Research Like a Pro Genealogy Podcast to talk about the importance of genealogical education and, in particular, attending genealogy institutes like IGHR. It was a lot of fun! It's online now. familylocket.com/rlp-306-inst...

Terrific news from the U.S. National Archives, "A new state-of-the-art digitization center . . ., is allowing the agency to provide greater public access to the country’s most important historical federal government records faster than ever before." www.archives.gov/news/article...

Registration (FREE!) is now open for Legacy's 5th annual 24-hour Genealogy Webinar Marathon. 24 classes in 24 hours - April 11-12, 2024. Here's the link to sign up - and this link helps support Cyndi's List as an #affiliate: legacy.familytreewebinars.com?aid=9118

Looking forward to presenting a 3-lecture seminar for the Georgia Genealogical Society, on Saturday March 30, 2024 starting at 11am Eastern. We hope you will join us! gagensociety.org/events-semin...

Register for the MGD Study Group with Cyndi Ingle to study Mastering Genealogical Documentation by Thomas W. Jones. 8 weeks, Wed noon Pacific, Apr 10-Jun 5, skipping the week of Apr 24. Or Sat, 10am Pacific, Apr 13-Jun 8, skipping the week of Apr 27. US$95. genealogypants.com/studygroups/...

I am preparing for my upcoming workshop for the Society of Genealogists, "Crafting Successful Searches." This is a paid 2-hour workshop with interactive exercises for makign the most out of online searches. Wed, 27 March 2024 at 7pm BST (London, Eng). members.sog.org.uk/events/6576f...

Looking forward to speaking at the ISBGFH Spring Institute, March 18, 2024. Doing 4 of my favorite lectures! See you there!! isbgfh.com/product/2024...

Chronicling America is getting an overhaul. Links so far. OLD: chroniclingamerica.loc.gov NEW: www.loc.gov/collections/... OLD: U.S. Newspaper Directory, 1690-Present, chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/search/titles/ NEW: Directory of U.S. Newspapers in American Libraries, www.loc.gov/collections/...

Ready to take your genealogical analysis skills to the next level? Ready to move from just tree building, to understanding sources, information, and evidence? Join us in the Mastering Genealogical Proof Study Group starting February 7, 2024. Register today!

Is writing more on your list of 2024 genealogy goals? There are still some seats open for Cari Taplin's 2024 Writers Group. We start on January 18. Full details can be found here: genealogypants.com/studygroups/... We'd love to have you join us!