The Woman Who Refuses to Let History Disappear | The Saturday Evening Post Genealogist Megan Smolenyak is a “history detective” who can spend decades piecing together clues to bring a long-forgotten life back into view.

An excellent article about @megansmolenyak.com in the Saturday Evening Post (@satevepost.bsky.social). #Genealogy #FamilyHistory

www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2026/03/the-...

How precocious!

@1015h.bsky.social I think we might be related through Johann Jakob Schneider. Did you write a blog post about him?

Free United States Online School Records - Updated

An often neglected source of #genealogy information is School Records. They can provide age/birth, parental, and other useful data.

With new additions, there are 2,730 Free Online School Record Collections.

buff.ly/pk5zjt9

Are there any records for passengers leaving Sevastopol in the 1880s? My great-great-grandfather's USA passport application says he left from there. TIA.

#FamilyHistory #Genealogy

Been playing with Full-Text search at FamilySearch. Today experimented with a search for a street address in Chicago and discovered numerous references. #genealogy genealogytipoftheday.com/index.php/20...

What a great idea!

Genealogists: We don’t keep skeletons in a closet. We cite them, publish them, and present them at conferences.
#genealogy #FamilyHistory

I didn't! Thank you! I'm gonna have a lot of fun with this tonight.

WWII Navy veteran Ira ‘Ike’ Schab, one of last remaining Pearl Harbor survivors, dies at 105 | CNN World War II Navy veteran Ira “Ike” Schab, one of the dwindling number of survivors of the 1941 Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, has died. He was 105.

Ira "Ike" Schab passes one of the last Pearl Harbor veterans #WWII www.cnn.com/2025/12/21/u... #PearlHarborSurvivor #PearlHarbor

Whoops, forgot to shout into the void that I'm now working on my Patterson's from Hancock, Ohio. Also Snyders. William Barlow Patterson married Elizabeth Snyder/Schneider, whose parents are from Germany (mom Hannah Essinger). #CousinBait #FamilyHistory #Genealogy

Clipping from a magazine: "Keep your legacy in mind. Think about the end-goal from the beginning. Unfortunately, future generations don't want our messy boxes of disorganized documents, unlabeled photos, and half-finished research notes. Organize, digitize and share your research (e.g., online) to increase chances that future generations will hang on to it. (SJM)"

I mean, *I* want that, but I guess I'm just weird that way. @familytreemag.bsky.social

Bygdebøker in American libraries martinroe.com/blog/bygdebo...

13 Dec 2025 Happy 100th birthday to Dick Van Dyke! Here are some records I found for him on Ancestry.com. #genealogy #ancestry #dickvandyke

"What do you want for Xmas?"

Well, I did just buy a death certificate for $37, so maybe that should just be my present.

#Genealogy #FamilyHistory

Visit the Newspaper Research Academy at buff.ly/50Dyaki #genealogy

I did a thorough search of Philip Snyder in the area because I think he could help me break a brick wall. There were other equally cryptic pieces like this. Maybe locals would've understood.

"Pants for notorioty" my imagination is going wild

What would a mother and child have to do with a birth??? I only care about the father.

More newspaper adventures. Absolutely no more context given. What happened Saturday night? Why were they the happiest men??? Can't stand the mystery. Findlay, Ohio, 1886. #Genealogy #FamilyHistory

I know I'm in the right profession because I hate having to go home from work after 6 hours of looking at 200-year-old Norwegian documents 😂 #genealogy #familyhistory

I think you're probably right

Document from the American Zone in Germany, circa 1946. I'm trying to find this place of birth, Luien. I've also seen it listed as Luyen, and Luyn, in Poland. Can't seem to figure out what town in Poland this actually corresponds to. Or Ukraine? Help please! #genealogy #familyhistory

Happy to announce that I accepted a position at the Norwegian American Genealogical Center & Naeseth Library! (It's a mouthful, I know). I guess that makes me a professional genealogist! #genealogy #familyhistory

You're invited! Check out our Genealogy & Local History Open House on Saturday, September 13. We'll have vendors, door prizes, and refreshments. Learn about starting family history research & #Wisconsin history!

#Genealogy #FamilyHistory #DaneCounty #MadisonWI #WI

a man in a suit and tie is holding a piece of paper and says survey says ALT: a man in a suit and tie is holding a piece of paper and says survey says

Genealogy societies - what questions do you ask your members in your surveys? Can anyone send me an example of your surveys? Just want to make sure I'm asking our members the right questions. TIA!

#genealogy #familyhistory

Gone but not forgotten. Remembering those who generously shared the family stories, documents, and photos with us. Our responsibility is to pay it forward. #Genealogy #FamilyHistory

We're taking a field trip to the Wisconsin Historical Society this week! dcags.org/event-6232285 #Wisconsin #Genealogy #WisconsinGen #Familyhistory #WI

Picture of "Abandoned and Forgotten Cemeteries of Philadelphia and Its Environs" by Ed Snyder

I forgot that I had preordered this. What a fun little surprise for myself! 😄 #taphophile #genealogy #familyhistory

Thank you!!!