November 26, 2021 I should have known better. Family stories are the basis for a lot of my research. That’s particularly true for more recent relatives. In those cases, older members of the family actually knew the relatives. That was the case with my mother-in-law. She and my father-in-law grew up in the same small …
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English, Australian and New Zealand Digitized Newspapers
November 19, 2021 Genealogists love newspapers. They’re often the only way that we can find out more about our ancestors’ lives. We all love obituaries, wedding announcements, and articles detailing other noteworthy events. The widespread digitization of newspapers has made them easily searchable and widely available through a number of newspaper-specific websites. American newspapers are …
Baking Pumpkins for Thanksgiving
November 12, 2021 This week I did my annual pumpkin baking. Every year about this time, I bake several pumpkins to puree for the year’s Thanksgiving and Christmas pies. It’s the culmination of nearly a year-long project starting back in the spring when I plant a few pumpkin seeds. After months of weeding, watering and …