It was 1999-2000 and I was positively giddy. I couldn’t believe that I was getting to make a living doing what I loved and so much good fortune had come my way so swiftly. I decided to find a way to give back and that’s what prompted me to launch a genealogy grants program.
I’m happy to announce that the 222nd (and final!) grant has been awarded to Rosie Rowley. Grant funds will be used to buy a portable scanner with a document feeder to assist with the creation of a digital index of local newspapers on cards.
In this week's Roundup: A thought-provoking account of overcoming tremendous setbacks, a sad but lovely expression of grief, and more.
I’m delighted to announce that the 221st grant has been awarded to Olivia Dorsey of Digital Black History. Grant funds will be used to help cover the costs of running the Digital Black History website.
In this week's Roundup: A heartfelt and thought-provoking poem touching past and future (recited by the author), RIP Irish sculptor Jeanne Rynhart, and more.
In this week's Roundup: On Memorial Day, a tale of history hiding in your back yard, along with additional remembrances.
In this week's Roundup: A vast photo archive hidden in a heavily guarded limestone mine, tiny books, a UK grandma who created a knitted hospital, and more.
In this week's Roundup: The joys of physical books, letters from the 1918 flu epidemic, putting genealogical skills to use for COVID-19 contact tracing, and more.
In this week's Roundup: A book recommendation genealogists may enjoy and two really daunting Army cases.
In this week's Roundup: Citizen archivists triple contributions to National Archives catalog during pandemic, the evolution of the American census, the world's only museum dedicated to the Ukrainian Easter egg, and lots more.
