CyndisList.com, a FREE categorized & cross-referenced index to genealogical resources on the Internethttps://bsky.app/profile/cyndislist.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/cyndislist.bsky.social/post/3mvlfp6hv5s2hJoin us at the Seattle Public Library for "Roots, Routes & Revolution: Discovering the Stories of Our Ancestors," Saturday, September 19, 2026, 9 a.m. – 4:45 p.m. Free registration is required to attend. https://www.spl.org/event-calendar?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D20711747815 Sep 2026 19:54 +0000at://did:plc:xdevdxpol3epl3r2zolkttw2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvlfp6hv5s2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/cyndislist.bsky.social/post/3mthkxs52fs2yIt's time to register for the Mastering Genealogical Documentation Study Group. We will study the book by Thomas W. Jones and refine our skills for writing citations. Sept 9-Oct 28, 2026 on Wednesdays at 2pm Pacific/5pm Eastern, $95. Register here: square.link/u/85YyTdjF19 Aug 2026 20:27 +0000at://did:plc:xdevdxpol3epl3r2zolkttw2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mthkxs52fs2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/cyndislist.bsky.social/post/3msyupvjsmk2sMemriTree is a new site that makes it simple to instantly transform research and family stories into beautifully-illustrated, well-written stories you can share and preserve. You can try it for free at: www.memritree.com https://www.memritree.com14 Aug 2026 00:12 +0000at://did:plc:xdevdxpol3epl3r2zolkttw2/app.bsky.feed.post/3msyupvjsmk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/cyndislist.bsky.social/post/3mjplxk6juk2jSee Cari's blog post about our upcoming course in June at GRIP, “Not Just Farmer’s” https://genealogypants.com/2026/04/17/unlocking-the-real-lives-of-farmers-a-genealogy-course/17 Apr 2026 18:54 +0000at://did:plc:xdevdxpol3epl3r2zolkttw2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjplxk6juk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/cyndislist.bsky.social/post/3mhe6atmgbc2zRegistration is open for our GRIP course, "Not 'Just' Farmers: Records, Relationships, and the Reality of Their Lives.' See the YT interview here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcBkeLQWTPU More details: https://grip.ngsgenealogy.org/courses/not-just-farmers-records-relationships-and-the-reality-of-their-lives/18 Mar 2026 18:59 +0000at://did:plc:xdevdxpol3epl3r2zolkttw2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhe6atmgbc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/cyndislist.bsky.social/post/3mggou2szsk2gRegistration is open for the EE4 Study Group with me. 5 weeks, Wednesdays, April 1, 2026 – April 29, 2026. Choose either 10am Pacific/1pm Easter or 2pm Pacific/5pm Eastern. You must own a copy of the book. $75 to register here: https://genealogypants.com/studygroups/EE/07 Mar 2026 01:36 +0000at://did:plc:xdevdxpol3epl3r2zolkttw2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mggou2szsk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/cyndislist.bsky.social/post/3mehoqfjmmc2bOnly 3 days left to register for the IGHR course - Repository Research: From Website to Doorway. “I took 'Repository Research' last year. It's fantastic - one of the most useful institutes I've attended. I use what I learned on a regular basis.” See ighr.gagensociety.org/repositories/10 Feb 2026 00:17 +0000at://did:plc:xdevdxpol3epl3r2zolkttw2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mehoqfjmmc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/cyndislist.bsky.social/post/3mdjnsa7ahk2uI'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: https://olygensoc.org/events/2026-seminar29 Jan 2026 01:40 +0000at://did:plc:xdevdxpol3epl3r2zolkttw2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdjnsa7ahk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/cyndislist.bsky.social/post/3mcdqbmonl22jRegistration 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). https://genealogypants.com/studygroups/mastering-genealogical-proof-beginning-principles-class/13 Jan 2026 23:43 +0000at://did:plc:xdevdxpol3epl3r2zolkttw2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcdqbmonl22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/cyndislist.bsky.social/post/3lojhkgqzzs2uOn 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: https://youtu.be/Dn91s4bRPbo?si=BmUb0LBITS5Wj5T2&t=81306 May 2025 17:59 +0000at://did:plc:xdevdxpol3epl3r2zolkttw2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lojhkgqzzs2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/cyndislist.bsky.social/post/3ln2choqenk2xNew 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 https://branchingout.show/17 Apr 2025 23:53 +0000at://did:plc:xdevdxpol3epl3r2zolkttw2/app.bsky.feed.post/3ln2choqenk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/cyndislist.bsky.social/post/3lluh2ashlk2qJoin 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," https://familytreewebinars.com/webinar/links-that-last-managing-and-understanding-urls/02 Apr 2025 22:34 +0000at://did:plc:xdevdxpol3epl3r2zolkttw2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lluh2ashlk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/cyndislist.bsky.social/post/3ljlhk3jo6c2gToday 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/categories04 Mar 2025 21:58 +0000at://did:plc:xdevdxpol3epl3r2zolkttw2/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljlhk3jo6c2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/cyndislist.bsky.social/post/3ljiwlf7kik25Registration 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, https://genealogypants.com/2025/02/27/a-great-lakes-interlude/03 Mar 2025 21:49 +0000at://did:plc:xdevdxpol3epl3r2zolkttw2/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljiwlf7kik25https://bsky.app/profile/cyndislist.bsky.social/post/3ljbe7ykbvk2uAn 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 https://members.apgen.org/Calendar/moreinfo.php?eventid=15577028 Feb 2025 21:32 +0000at://did:plc:xdevdxpol3epl3r2zolkttw2/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljbe7ykbvk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/cyndislist.bsky.social/post/3ljbe7legus2uAn 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 https://members.apgen.org/Calendar/moreinfo.php?eventid=15577028 Feb 2025 21:32 +0000at://did:plc:xdevdxpol3epl3r2zolkttw2/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljbe7legus2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/cyndislist.bsky.social/post/3lj4gyt7gj22lWe 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! https://grip.ngsgenealogy.org/courses/beyond-digging-deeper-sources-methods-and-practices/26 Feb 2025 22:39 +0000at://did:plc:xdevdxpol3epl3r2zolkttw2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lj4gyt7gj22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/cyndislist.bsky.social/post/3lj4gjayauk2lToday 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/ https://cyndislist.com/anglican/26 Feb 2025 22:30 +0000at://did:plc:xdevdxpol3epl3r2zolkttw2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lj4gjayauk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/cyndislist.bsky.social/post/3liwymlts222nCari 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. https://genealogypants.com/2025/02/24/new-study-group-based-on-evidence-explained-4th-ed/24 Feb 2025 18:38 +0000at://did:plc:xdevdxpol3epl3r2zolkttw2/app.bsky.feed.post/3liwymlts222nhttps://bsky.app/profile/cyndislist.bsky.social/post/3lin2p4ayts2dToday on CL: new and updated links to the One-Room Schoolhouse Center, including this directory of America's One-Room Schools https://oneroomschoolhousecenter.weebly.com/americas-one-rooms.html20 Feb 2025 19:48 +0000at://did:plc:xdevdxpol3epl3r2zolkttw2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lin2p4ayts2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/cyndislist.bsky.social/post/3lhzdphvcu22cToday on CL: Do you explore collections on university library sites enough? PennState Libraries, Digital Newspapers, includes so much including Civil War era newspapers, https://libraries.psu.edu/about/collections/digital-newspapers12 Feb 2025 23:36 +0000at://did:plc:xdevdxpol3epl3r2zolkttw2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhzdphvcu22chttps://bsky.app/profile/cyndislist.bsky.social/post/3lgqvpubcy22eHit 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/SPKZqVbx27 Jan 2025 21:40 +0000at://did:plc:xdevdxpol3epl3r2zolkttw2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgqvpubcy22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/cyndislist.bsky.social/post/3lghclbyqms2vToday on CL: updated 72 links to The Knowles Collection -- six free databases on FamilySearch with more than 1.2 million Jewish people. Read more: https://knowlescollection.blogspot.com/2022/03/accessing-knowles-collection-7-mar-2022.html24 Jan 2025 02:03 +0000at://did:plc:xdevdxpol3epl3r2zolkttw2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lghclbyqms2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/cyndislist.bsky.social/post/3lgbskvewrk2eNew on CL today because David Rencher is excited about it! From the Registry of Deeds Ireland: Ireland, Properties, from 1298 to 1975, https://www.familysearch.org/search/full-text/collection/M9J1-ZYL21 Jan 2025 21:33 +0000at://did:plc:xdevdxpol3epl3r2zolkttw2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgbskvewrk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/cyndislist.bsky.social/post/3lfeoei32g22yToday 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 https://www.johngrenham.com/10 Jan 2025 07:31 +0000at://did:plc:xdevdxpol3epl3r2zolkttw2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfeoei32g22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/cyndislist.bsky.social/post/3lf6n4ralhs2mToday 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. https://revwarapps.org/07 Jan 2025 21:53 +0000at://did:plc:xdevdxpol3epl3r2zolkttw2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lf6n4ralhs2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/cyndislist.bsky.social/post/3lf4ep3sr4s2lRegistration 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/SPKZqVbx07 Jan 2025 00:17 +0000at://did:plc:xdevdxpol3epl3r2zolkttw2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lf4ep3sr4s2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/cyndislist.bsky.social/post/3leuop7xey22fObservation 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!03 Jan 2025 22:54 +0000at://did:plc:xdevdxpol3epl3r2zolkttw2/app.bsky.feed.post/3leuop7xey22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/cyndislist.bsky.social/post/3ldrigpdzds2lToday 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? https://cyndislist.com/methodist/circuit-riders/20 Dec 2024 22:59 +0000at://did:plc:xdevdxpol3epl3r2zolkttw2/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldrigpdzds2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/cyndislist.bsky.social/post/3ldmhp54tyk2lToday 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? https://www.vpl.ca/digital-library/british-columbia-city-directories18 Dec 2024 23:02 +0000at://did:plc:xdevdxpol3epl3r2zolkttw2/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldmhp54tyk2l