I have another ‘what is this?’ post for you all! Anyone who knows anything about antique jewelry – likely connected to the military – may have fun with this one. I have a friend looking for any history or context … Continue reading
In the first two posts on my series about my forays into the 1940 census, I wrapped up my paternal grandfather and grandmother’s families. In this, the third in the series, I’ll be moving on to my my maternal grandfather’s … Continue reading
In Part 2 of ‘Getting My Geek On’, the recap of my adventures looking for family in the 1940 census, I want to move on to my next easiest to find relatives, my paternal grandmother’s family. Like the Elliotts in … Continue reading
Three weeks ago today, like most other genealogists and lots of other random people, I set out to get my geek on and make a website go haywire. Ok, well, not really. We meant to get our geek on, but … Continue reading
As the title says, I’ve done a little reworking of my blog with a new theme and a new look, though not TOO new. I rather liked the old one! But a little spring cleaning is good! I’ve got … Continue reading
I’ve been absent from the blogging world since November, more or less. Part of that was due to holidays and dealing with my parents’ health issues, but part of it was pure writer’s block. But I am here to tell … Continue reading
Goodness! Being ill and work craziness and oncoming holidays all add together to make for one very absent blogger! But I’m back! And being that today is Saturday and I’m assisting the historical society with their accessioning again, I have … Continue reading
A few weeks ago, I attended the Idaho Genealogical Society’s annual meeting in a nearby town, and I carpooled with several ladies from the local genealogical society, which I had heard of, but not managed to connect with yet. Their … Continue reading
I finally was able to get back to volunteering at the Nez Perce County Historical Society today after several weeks away due to vacations, family problems and simple scheduling problems. I spent two hours down in the basement again, but … Continue reading
In my last post, I wandered tangentially through the ideas that have been percolating in my head about the public image of genealogy, the place of professionals and companies like Ancestry.com. It was, and is, a humble rambling of my … Continue reading