A GENEALOGIST’S GUIDE TO Grand Rapids, Michigan RELEASED

A GENEALOGIST’S GUIDE TO Grand Rapids, Michigan RELEASED

The fifth in a series of guides to popular research destinations 

 

The In-Depth Genealogist is pleased to present their newest book in the research series by writer, Katherine R. Willson entitled “A Genealogist’s Guide to Grand Rapids, Michigan”. The book is a great resource for genealogists who plan on researching in this geographic area. This guide offers information for genealogists regarding the top libraries, archives, and museums in Grand Rapids, as well as the surrounding areas. These repositories offer abundant treasures for the researcher of all levels: beginner, intermediate, and advanced.

Also highlighted in this guide are a wealth of non-genealogical options for urban adventurers, art aficionados, beer connoisseurs, nature enthusiasts, history buffs, and the universal tourist. One could easily spend a week in this area and only sample a small portion of what this part of Michigan has to offer: stunning scenery, fantastic food, and unique attractions.

“A Genealogist’s Guide to Grand Rapids, Michigan” is available now as a PDF download ($4.99) through The In-Depth Genealogist Store (http://bit.ly/IDG-GrandRapids).  Subscribers to the website receive a 10% discount on purchase of the book. 

“A Genealogist's Guide to Grand Rapids, Michigan” was created by Katherine R. Willson who shares her familiarity with Grand Rapids, Michigan and the surrounding area to assist genealogists and family in making their trip an enjoyable one. Katherine R. Willson of Ann Arbor, Michigan is a 6th generation Michigander who began researching her own family tree when she was an 8-year-old Junior Girl Scout. She works full-time as a professional researcher, compiling family history books for private clients, and is an engaging and dynamic speaker at national, regional, and state genealogical conferences. She has taught genealogy classes in Ann Arbor since 2001, and currently serves as President of Michigan Genealogical Council, President of the Virtual Genealogical Society, as well as serving on the boards of several other national, state, and local genealogical organizations. Her website is SocialMediaGenealogy.com.

See 'Going In-Depth' - the free digital genealogy magazine today

See 'Going In-Depth' - the free digital genealogy magazine today


Prepared by the team at The In-Depth Genealogist, the premier issue of 'Going In-Depth' was introduced to subscribers earlier today. Filled with over 70 pages of guest articles, regular columns and free resources it is a high-value publication for every genealogist, no matter the age, stage or focus of your research. Enjoy a new issue on 15th of each month.

I am very proud to have my regular column, The Heritage Tourist, appear on Page 20 of this premier issue, sharing information on the Freedom's Frontier National Heritage Area in that straddles the Kansas-Missouri border. I hope you will take the opportunity to read it, along with many of the other outstanding articles.


I am also very pleased to have, on Page 32, my first joint promotion advertisement of my first two novels, "Back to the Homeplace," and "The Homeplace Revisited." I have promoted them each, individually, but I have never before actually promoted them together - they are a continuing family saga story, except on The Homeplace Series blog.

Here is a preview:

 Author William Leverne Smith, is known to the IDG community as "Dr. Bill," The Heritage Tourist.

These first two novels in The Homeplace Series are based on his family history research and growing up in a small Iowa town and farm family setting. "Back to the Homeplace" is set in 1987 in a fictional community in the southern Missouri Ozarks. The story revolves around a family dilemma following the death of their matriarch and the unusual video will she left to insure the continuity of the farm, which has been in her family for over 150 years. The varied backgrounds and viewpoints of the adult children coming back to the Homeplace ignite controversy and expose long kept secrets as each family member searches for his or her share of the family legacy. While the older family members stake their claims on land and fortunes, the younger ones search for love and acceptance.

The second novel, "The Homeplace Revisited" continues the family saga in 1996. Two of the next generation return from college and a third from the East Coast to stake out their places in the community as young professionals with strong minds of their own. Old enmities reappear as two romances emerge in this ongoing family saga.

Go to: http://thehomeplaceseries.blogspot.com/ to learn more and to order print and kindle copies of the books.


Families are Forever!  ;-)

In-Depth Genealogist for 2013

In-Depth Genealogist for 2013

Have you seen the changes for 2013 in the In-Depth Genealogist digi-mag?? Just click the link!

Sign up for a free subscription, today, if you are not yet getting it!  ;-)


Families are Forever!  ;-)

Sharing Memories - Dr. Bill 2012 articles at The In-Depth Genealogist digi-mag

Sharing Memories - Dr. Bill 2012 articles at 
The In-Depth Genealogist digi-mag


Do you read and subscribe to The In-Depth Genealogist digi-mag? If not, I hope you will click a link below, and sign up, now, for your free subscription via email. You will be glad you did.

Following are my 2012 "The Heritage Tourist" blog posts and articles (following the first in 2013, published today!):

Is South Dakota on Your Heritage Tourism Destination Planning List?

 Might Wisconsin be Your Next Heritage Tourism Destination?

Iowa Heritage Tourism - In the Heartland, a Land of Great Diversity

Michigan Heritage Tourism Offers an Awesome Array of Opportunities

Let's Talk About the National Heritage Areas Concept

Can you be a Heritage Tourist on a 'staycation?'

The State of Mississippi is great heritage tourism destination

The Heritage Tourist looks for Nature Conservation and Preservation

Be Sure to Keep a Travel Journal of Your Heritage Tourism - But, Paper or Digital?

From the largest to the smallest state: Let's consider Rhode Island

The Heritage Tourist in Wyoming

When a Family Vacation Becomes a Heritage Tourism Experience

Support your local cultural heritage organization(s)

The Heritage Tourist visits Colonial America homeland sites

Heritage Tourism Might Take You to Alaska

Support Your Local Cultural Heritage Organization(s)

Considering 'Culture' as the Heritage Tourist

The Heritage Tourist

Be Flexible in Planning Heritage Tourism Trips

Montpelier's 'Archeology Expedition' program is a Heritage Tourist's delight


The Journey Continues

The Heritage Tourist

IDG Welcomes Dr. Bill

What fun it was to review each of these posts at IDG in 2012!
Hope you enjoyed them as well.


Families are Forever!  ;-)

Researching your female ancestors

Researching your female ancestors


I have mentioned here before that researching our female ancestors has been a priority my wife and I have each had through the years we have been doing family history and genealogy research. We hope you will too!

Today, I'm doing a double-dip with this post. I wanted to be sure you saw the article: "Three Ideas for Tracing Your Female Ancestors" by Gena Philibert-Ortega, Guest Writer, at 'The In-Depth Genealogist: a digi-mag for every genealogist' because it spells out very nicely the approaches we have used successfully over the years, and I recommend it to you, if you are not already doing so.

Secondly, as noted earlier, I've joined the team at The In-Depth Genealogist team as The Heritage Tourist where I will be contributing a monthly column to the digi-mag and two blog posts each month in the spot where Gena's fine article appears.

It is my pleasure to promote the digi-mag and blog, and urge you to sign up, free, to receive this useful and interesting information on a regular basis (if you have not already). You can sign up on the right sidebar on the page that opens at the link, above.


Families are Forever!  ;-)

The Heritage Tourist at The In-Depth Genealogist

The Heritage Tourist at The In-Depth Genealogist

I am pleased to announce that I have joined the writing team at "The In-Depth Genealogist: A digi-mag for every genealogist" as a monthly columnist writing as "The Heritage Tourist."

I will be encouraging our readers to incorporate the social context of genealogical and family history travels into their planning, looking specifically at historical, cultural and nature elements and environments. If you travel more than 50 miles from home, you are a tourist. Are you a heritage tourist?

Please sign up to get the next edition of the digi-mag, coming out soon (click on the logo, above, or on the link directly). Be sure to look for The Heritage Tourist column as well as each of the stories written by other members of the team.


Families are Forever!  ;-)