Grandma’s Chuckcockers

January 12, 2024 My paternal grandmother was from Norway. Some of my earliest memories are about her Scandinavian cooking. There were, of course, her famous Christmas cookies and the infamous fiskebollers which were pasty white fishballs that tasted as horrible as they looked.   Then there were the chuckcockers that, until recently, I hadn’t even …

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Genealogy Resolutions and Photos

January 5, 2024 It’s the first of the year, and many people are making New Year’s Resolutions. Genealogists are no exception; almost all of us have goals we’d like to accomplish. Identifying some of those goals and putting them in the form of a resolution may help spur us into taking concrete steps toward achieving …

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Mrs. White’s Divinity

December 29, 2023 The holidays are a time for traditions. That’s especially true for folks like me who are the keepers of our family history. I love all the family traditions centered around the holidays, but the special foods of the season are my favorites. That’s why I’m re-running this column – just in case …

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