Free Webinars!
Legacy Family Tree is holding a “Webtember” every Wednesday in September. Nineteen FREE live webinars, taught by experts on many family history topics, are available either live or as recordings throughout the month. You can watch one, some, or all of the sessions live, and recordings are also available. Topics range from DNA to methodology, AI to state-specific topics. You do need to register to view the live webinars, but pre-recorded ones from 2025 and earlier this year are just a click away. Everything is free. Find all of them at https://familytreewebinars.com/lp/webtember.
l
Saving Family Recipes
Halloween will be here before we know it, followed quickly by Thanksgiving and then Christmas, Chanukah, and Kwanzaa, all highlighted by delicious food. If you are lucky enough to have a collection of family recipes, and if you are thinking about preserving those recipes for the younger generation, you may be interested in a free app that will make it easy for you to produce heirloom-quality recipe books.
It’s called ReciScan, and it’s available for Apple and Android mobile devices. You can upload recipes or scan recipe cards, add extra notes, and use built-in templates to make your book look professional and attractive. There is a finished sample book you can look at for ideas as well as a tutorial that takes you through the whole process. When you are done, you can download your finished product as a PDF or have it professionally printed via the app.
While the app is free, the printed books are not. The website says, “typical 50-page black-and-white cookbooks cost about $18, or about $13 for subscribers,” although there is no mention of how much it costs to subscribe on the website.
Please note: We are not endorsing this app, just bringing it to your attention as the holidays approach.
l
Update on Changes at the National Archives
By now you may know that the National Archives in Chicago, along with the one in San Francisco, are slated to close. The contents of both repositories are to be dispersed among a variety of locations instead of remaining centrally located. It behooves all of us as genealogists to learn as much as we can about what is happening to the archives; they are, after all, the final resting places of our country’s history. These websites will help you to learn more:
Save OUR National Archives focuses on the San Francisco closure: https://www.saveournationalarchives.org
Chicago Area Archivists have a site that focuses on the Chicago Archives: https://www.chicagoarchivists.org/NARAClosuresAction
l
Notice of Temporary Closure: Mo. History Museum Library & Research Center
The Missouri Historical Society Library and Research Center wants to be sure you know that the library will be closing for some construction work from 23 September through 2 October 2026.
