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Diary of a Beginning Genealogist part 6
Diary of a Beginning Genealogist part 6 27 February 2003 Looking back, I can call this experience my first genealogy client. At the time,...
Ricki King
Mar 23, 20216 min read


Family History Research Beginner Presentation
The "How to Start?" beginner techniques can be used with all nationalities. Ricki will be referencing resources at the Des Moines Public...
Ricki King
Feb 3, 20211 min read


Iowa's Black Migration Presentation
Join 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...
Ricki King
Jan 13, 20211 min read
Personal 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
Ricki King
Dec 1, 20201 min read


Diary of a Beginning Genealogist part 3
20 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...
Ricki King
Nov 3, 20205 min read


Diary of a Beginning Genealogist part 2
18 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...
Ricki King
Oct 19, 20206 min read


Holding 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,...
Ricki King
Oct 6, 20201 min read


It'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...
Ricki King
Aug 14, 20202 min read


Iowa's first Black presidential candidate
Who was the first black person from Iowa to run for President of the United States? If you study presidential history you know this,...
Ricki King
Nov 3, 20194 min read
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