Ancestral Journeys

12/09/2022

Some days, my job is just awfully fun 🤩

A list of the most popular Christmas-themed baby names has now been released, with some more unexpected choices such as Pudding, Eggnog and Tinsel making the cut

11/03/2022

This. 😀

05/07/2022

A bit of research I'm quite proud of - helping to ensure William's story is remembered.

https://www.express.co.uk/news/history/1601420/william-elliot-choirboy-daily-express

125 years on, how the Express answered young William's touching plea for remembrance... and discovered his dream DID come true.

05/05/2022

Do we talk about Irish genealogy enough? I rather don't think so... ;)

Join me for "Innovation in Ireland" this weekend with the Irish Genealogical Society International!

https://www.irishgenealogical.org/eventListings.php?nm=34

The Irish Genealogical Society International is dedicated to helping you discover your Irish heritage and ancestry. Visit us for assistance with your family history.

02/24/2022

Excited to join The New York Genealogical & Biographical Society - NYG&B tonight for a session on the ! Registration is free - hope you can join us!

https://www.newyorkfamilyhistory.org/events/1921-census-england-and-wales

Was your grandma a female pioneer like Dorothy Levitt, the first female racing driver? Was your grandpa one of the last mole catchers? Today, the most extensive British census ever available online will reveal where your grandparents were, who they were with and what they were doing in the summer of...

02/18/2022

I'm excited to share the vast depth and details of the with the Boulder Genealogical Society on March 1! Join us - just register on their site.

https://www.bouldergenealogy.org/?ai1ec_event=introducing-the-1921-census-of-england-and-wales-by-findmypast-jen-baldwin&instance_id=286

Registration link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEpdu2qrD4qEtKhYiEUgGyU1BV_uGd9J0UN Presentation: The 1921 Census of England and Wales is coming/is here. Join Findmypast for an unmissable exploration of the biggest new arrival in family history. After years spent digitising and

01/07/2022

Starting 2022 off right! Please join the New York Genealogical & Biographical Society and myself to kick start "NYG&B Week!"

https://www.newyorkfamilyhistory.org/events/release-your-inner-sherlock-exploring-genealogy-first-time-0

We all have the chance to allow our natural curiosity to take hold and play detective when we decide to learn about our family history. Learn the basics and join the fun! The live webinar is free and open to the public, but registration is required. NYG&B members will be able to watch a recording in...

11/29/2021

I am really! excited to be a part of this celebratory event! Hope you can join us for one - two - or all three - sessions!

https://www.family-tree.co.uk/how-to-guides/webinars/celebratory-1921-census-conference/

The 1921 Census will be released in January 2022 and to celebrate we're holding a special series of webinars exploring life in the 1920s and providing practical advice on how to get the best from this new resource.

10/16/2021

Looking forward to spending my morning with the Castle Rock Genealogical Society talking about how the sciences can inform family history!

https://crcgs.org/eventListings.php?nm=34&page=1&nr=50&ec=A&tf=1

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04/05/2021

in maps... and Wednesday is Colorado Pint Day! 🍻

03/01/2021

DPL has been featuring black-owned breweries this month - well worth reading!

12/20/2020

Colorado history!

Between the years 1821 – 1880, the Santa Fe Trail was America’s first international highway. The Santa Fe Trail was first and foremost a commercial route between Mexico and the United States.

12/16/2020

I love sharing my passion for with family historians around the world and I've got several events already lined up for 2021.

You'll catch me online, all over the place!

Check out my updated list of lecture topics - I'd love to present to your community as well!

http://ancestraljourneys.weebly.com/presentations-and-more.html

I would be honored to meet you! Conducting genealogical presentations is a privilege and I am available year round to do so. Please contact me if you have an interest for your society or...

10/13/2020

Hundreds of Native American treaties have been scanned and are freely available online, for the first time, through the National Archives Catalog. https://go.usa.gov/xGJp9

Also, in partnership with The Museum of Indian Arts and Culture (MIAC), these treaties and extensive additional historical and contextual information are available through Treaties Explorer (https://digitreaties.org/).

"Thanks to our anonymous donor, we were able to do needed conservation work, scan and digitize this historically and culturally important collection, and these records are accessible for anyone, anywhere, through our National Archives Catalog," said David S. Ferriero, Archivist of the United States. "Now, many more descendants of the original peoples can examine the names and seals and read the words set down by their ancestors so long ago. But more than that, the treaties are still relevant today as tribal leaders and lawyers continue to use them to assert their rights in court, such as in cases over land and water rights."

Image: Ratified Indian Treaty 360: Sioux (Sisseton [Sissiton], Wahpeton [Warpeton]) - Washington, DC, 1867. https://catalog.archives.gov/id/58234673

10/08/2020

Great resource alert!

The incredibly knowledgeable Claire Kluskens of NARA has started a new series on the History Hub blog highlighting the US Census.

Check it out!

https://historyhub.history.gov/community/genealogy/blog/2020/09/22/census-fun-fact-1-the-1940-x-in-a-circle

The 1940 census is the only U.S. Federal population census for which the researcher can be absolutely certain who answered the enumerator's questions in

10/03/2020

Rocky Mountain Map Society Annual Scholar Lecture:
Which Rivers Go Where? French Efforts to Understand and Map the American West, 1670-1700

Tues, Oct 6, 5:30pm
No registration required. Meeting via
https://mines.zoom.us/j/95101310702?pwd=REpTMTBjcnJKTG5mOVZhRCtFZ1NBZz09

Learn more at https://www.rmmaps.org/upcoming-meetings

08/10/2020

Mining claim maps are *extraordinary* sources of information! Great example in the images here.