Tag: Larimer County Genealogical Society

A New Old Sink

April 22, 2022 Last week I had a new sink installed in my laundry. It’s a new sink, but I call it my “new old sink” because it’s a vintage style. It’s styled like an old-fashioned kitchen sink with a high back and one long basin. A sink like this has been on my wish …

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Finding Family in the 1950 Census

April 15, 2022 The 1950 census has been available for a couple of weeks now. So far, I’ve found my own family, both sets of grandparents and many of my aunts and uncles.   My own family was fairly easy to find. I knew we lived in the small Utah town of South Weber in …

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Searching Beyond Names – Newspapers

April 8, 2022 Like everyone else, searching for my ancestors by name has been my default method of using newspapers. It’s a great way to find obituaries and other vital records. It’s also a wonderful way to locate famous ancestors and ancestors with unusual names. It’s not, however, the only way to find information about …

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