Archive for 'General Genealogy' Category
My Genealogy New Year’s Resolutions
30 December 2008The latest Carnival of Genealogy is on New Year’s Resolutions. What will be my research goals for the year? What will be my blogging goals?
Research Goals:
1. I would like to get all the data on the folder on my desk and on my computer input into my database. I have been working on it slowly [...]
Merry Christmas Eve
25 December 2008It’s about 15 minutes to Christmas. I hope you have a wonderful Chrismas Eve filled with festivity. May all the presents be wrapped, the preparations completed, and may your tree be gloriously lit.
I wish you all who celebrate a Christmas day filled with family and friends, the delight in a child’s face as the run [...]
The Yearly Family Newsletter
21 December 2008Do you do an end of the year family newsletter? I started doing one 9 years ago, but mine is a little different than the typical strain.
It started as a pay back to cousins who had helped me with my family tree. I am deeply greatful for all the help I receive, the stories shared, [...]
Christmas Memory: The Lost Pajamas
14 December 2008In the latest Cabinet of Curiosities, we’re asked to write about a Christmas treasure. I’m pulling out of my cabinet of curiosities the item that wasn’t there every Christmas. This is about my Grandma Lassalle and the lost pajamas.
My Grandma was a fine seamstress. She sewed everything. Each year she made pajamas for all the [...]
My Hero, Shirley Chisholm
17 November 2008As we just finished a historic presidential election, I thought I’d repost an article I wrote for another website. This is the story of Shirley Chisholm, the first African American woman to run for president of the United States of America.
Shirley Chisholm was on the news quite a bit when I was in elementary school. [...]
Preserving Historic Moments
8 November 2008This week our country had an historical presidential elections. It was a moment of pride and emotion for the entire nation as we elected our first African American President.
When historical events, disasters, or momentous occasions occur, do you write about them and save them for your family? After interviewing several older relatives and wondering what [...]
Family History Month: Week Four
27 October 2008In this last entry of the “October is Family History Month” series we focus on you, the researcher and preserver of family history. The lone family historian who often is the only one in the family who gets a thrill out of finding lost relatives. It can be a lonely pursuit, but oh, how rewarding!
It’s [...]
Family History Month: Week Three
20 October 2008It’s rewarding compiling a family tree. But what’s the point if there’s no one to share it with? It is difficult at best trying to capture younger family member’s attention with video games, television, etc. as a distraction. Talk about the family history and you may get a yawn. Or, your teenage kids will roll [...]
Family History Month: Week Two
13 October 2008It’s the second week of Family History Month. Have you started your project yet? I’ve decided to make a migration map. Sure! I had a flashback to High School History (”Now each country must be shaded a different color…), but I thought I’d give it a shot anyway.
My ancestry comes from several places. They were [...]
October is Family History Month: Introduction
4 October 2008The U.S. Senate has designated October as Family History Month. This year, the Senate reissued the designation. This act recognizes the growing popularity of genealogy. It is one of America’s favorite hobbies–and the Internet has played a big role in increasing it’s numbers.
The need to preserve one’s heritage is strong in these modern times. There [...]