ROOTS & BRANCHES

Much like just about everything else in the world, the universe of genealogy conferences has been affected by COVID-19. This past spring and now in the summer, many scheduled in-person events were cancelled entirely. But the team at the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society—called “the G&B” by those in the know—was not caught flatfooted …

Last week’s “Roots & Branches” column explored the answers to an inquiry made by Dirk Weissleder, my friend and fellow International German Genealogy Partnership board member, who was seeking systematic listings of some major U.S. record groups. Weissleder is engaged in trying to research some 40 families with his surname who came to American between …

My friend and fellow International German Genealogy Partnership board member Dirk Weissleder, a German and international family history leader, gave greetings to his American colleagues during last week’s Fourth of July holiday by posing questions on U.S. research. The nut of his inquiry was quintessentially German: asking for where and how to find systematic listings …

There’s a great Facebook group called “Berks History Buffs” that I recently joined, mostly to lurk but occasionally to weigh in on solving some interesting questions raised by those in the group. Michael Emery posted a few weeks ago seeking help. “I recently purchased this photo that was taken by Cyrus Blatt of Bernville about …