-Feb 23, 20211 minThursday Iowa's Black Migration PresentationTake a journey of Iowa's Black history illustrating the reasons why a person or a family moved to Iowa, around Iowa, left Iowa, and...
-Feb 18, 20211 minSaturday Family History Research Beginner PresentationThe "How to Start?" beginner techniques can be used with all nationalities. Ricki will be referencing resources at the Des Moines Public...
-Feb 10, 20211 minIowa's Black Migration PresentationTake a journey of Iowa's Black history illustrating the reasons why a person or a family moved to Iowa, around Iowa, left Iowa, and...
-Feb 3, 20211 minFamily History Research Beginner PresentationThe "How to Start?" beginner techniques can be used with all nationalities. Ricki will be referencing resources at the Des Moines Public...
-Jan 26, 20216 minDiary of a Beginning Genealogist, Part 5Diary of a Beginning Genealogist part 5 If you are joining the posts on Diary of a Beginning Genealogist, here is what is happening. As I...
-Jan 13, 20211 minIowa's Black Migration PresentationJoin me for my one-hour virtual Zoom presentation on February 25, 2020, at 12:00 pm central time. I will be presenting a journey of...
-Dec 30, 20201 minInterview with Coffee with Cleo in two partsI love it when I get the chance to speak about my passion. It is always my hope something I say sparks an interest in someone to start...
-Dec 29, 20202 minIowa and Fugitive Slave Act 1850It has been said Slave Dick is the only person charged under the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 in Iowa. Dick was charged in 1855 in...
-Dec 16, 20208 minPotpourri of news articles with a dash of family history This post is a little different. I have The [Iowa] Bystander from November 25, 1920-December 30, 1920 focusing on articles that catch my...
-Dec 2, 20201 minPersonal Ad-Seeking ...Family historian seeking knowledgeable people of all ethnicities to help find lost records. Your family ran or owned a funeral home that is
-Nov 17, 20207 minDiary of a Beginning Genealogist part 41 February 2003 Today was good. I gave my first tour of [Iowa Genealogy Society] library, and I helped a lady join the library. I didn't...
-Nov 3, 20205 minDiary of a Beginning Genealogist part 320 January 2003 Today wasn't a good day. I looked through about 13 books on Missouri and slave history. I found nothing that might lead...
-Oct 19, 20206 minDiary of a Beginning Genealogist part 218 January 2003 Today I finished with the 1900 Missouri census. I found Edward King and a 10-year-old Art King. On Edward's part I found...
-Oct 6, 20201 minHolding history in my hands. Redefining the Win. Surreal.The Iowa general election absentee ballots were mailed yesterday, October 5, 2020. I received mine today. WOW! My name is listed there,...
-Oct 6, 20205 minDiary of a Beginning Genealogist16 January 2003 Yes, I am Ricki King, and I want to share my research diary over serval installments. I will be sharing my original diary...
-Sep 23, 20204 minNo more politics: Let's talk 1920 headlinesNothing to do and tired of binge-watching. Why not randomly search newspapers from 100 years ago or more. Ok, that is what I do. I set...
-Sep 8, 20206 minThere is no party of LincolnPleasant W. (P.W.) Jones was a colored man who lived in Centerville, Iowa.
-Aug 14, 20202 minIt's official KING*CHANDLER 2020 on Iowa Presidential ballot!Breaking News. Genealogy Know Your Family History Party will be on the 2020 Iowa Presidential ballot. It just happened. Well, it happened...
-Jul 22, 20201 minMy relative Hannah (Lane) Plummer's slave narrativeThe Federal Writers’ Project interviewed former slaves and brought us the Slave Narratives Collection. Because of those workers, I get to...
-Jul 18, 20201 minThe Business of Genealogy with Ricki Sue King the interviewHear the broadcast of my interview with Michael Libbie of Insight on Business the News Hour and learn more about how Roots to Branches...