When I was just five years old, my mother bought me a Rubik’s Cube, hoping to nurture my problem-solving skills. Well – Little did she know, that innocent-looking puzzle would turn into a source of both fascination and frustration for me over the years. I confess, back then, I resorted to a less than perfect […]
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Do you know what goes on at comic conventions? Our family enjoys going to comic conventions; we go often! My husband is a photographer and he takes pictures of all the people there in cosplay. It is an activity that our family has the opportunity to do together and it’s been wonderful to see everyone’s
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As a family history enthusiast, isn’t it so easy to get carried away as we travel up and down the branches of our family trees? Sometimes, that’s good because it can lead to serendipitous findings. Sometimes, however, it leads to HOURS of time lost, right? If you can relate, then this post is for you!
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Are you still exploring the 1950 US Census? I am and I am sure I’m not the only one, right? There are many family members I still want to look up in it! I purposely waited until the indexing and review was complete via the FamilySearch initiative and it’s also fun to see those hints
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Is FamilySearch one of your research “go-to” sources? FamilySearch, given the many records and features on the site (which are all free) is a must-have for my own personal genealogy research and I actively encourage you to take full advantage of it as well. Recently, FamilySearch has made updates to their New Person Page Profiles
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Do you ever see family history lying around in places like antique stores, used book stores, eBay even and wonder who those families are? Me too! So, I research them! Here is the story of Ella Stine. HOW IT BEGAN I first learned about Ella from a set of postcards my friend gifted me earlier
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Do you use the New York Public Library (NYPL) for your family history research — even if you are not from New York? If not – here is a reason why you may want to reconsider! I recently gave a presentation to the African American Special Interest Group of the Genealogical Forum of Oregon. The
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When I see family history materials out “in the wild,” it pulls on my heart strings. Why? Because I think of that person’s legacy and I want to do my part to ensure they are fully findable in the future! So, let me tell you about an obit I found for Dr. Orion Thomas Ayer
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The US genealogy world has been waiting for this for 10 years! The release of a census is a big deal and we now get millions more data points to digest about our ancestors/relatives! A big part of the census experience is searching the index. The major index most will use is the one from
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I had a blast attending RootsTech virtually this year! I even made several short videos (each one is under 1-minute) that I invite you to watch. If you’ve been attending RootsTech these past few days, you may be as worn out as I am! And it’s been fun, right? So much fun that you aren’t
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