Hello, blog readers. This is my last post on the Genealogy News, as I'm moving on from my position at the Newberry Library. My wife has accepted a job at the University of Michigan, so we are moving to Ann Arbor. I'll be working in the field of child care and freelance historical research in the near term.

I've worked at the Newberry Library for 10 years, and it's been an great experience. I've been lucky to work with a great group of staff, volunteers and patrons. I learned a great deal from my interactions with researchers at the reference desk and absorbed a lot of expertise from my colleagues.  It's also been amazing to see the technological transformation over these years.

I'm happy to announce that Matt Rutherford has been appointed as Curator of Genealogy and Local History. Although I'm sad to leave, it's good to know that genealogists will continue to be assisted by an excellent staff here.

I hope to continue to write about genealogy occasionally on the companion blog to my book.

Signing off-
Jack Simpson