The unflappable, unstoppable footnoteMaven is at it again with another outstanding issue of Shades of the Departed Magazine, now available through Issuu online publishing service. I am honored to be one of Shades regular columnists and hope you enjoy this month's offering from the pen of Miss … [Read more...]
Surname Saturday – Kinsels Were Considerate Folk
Today is the 42nd Anniversary of my grandmother's death. Arline Allen Kinsel and my grandfather Frank Ammi Brown were both kind and considerate, if somewhat unconventional, grandparents. Frank was Arline's fourth husband and fifth marriage (she married one man twice). Born October 2, 1890 in Kansas … [Read more...]
Get Ready for SCGS Jamboree with June Blogger’s Almanac
If you are a blogger planning to attend the Southern California Genealogical Society Jamboree in Burbank June 11-13, you might want to think about getting your blog ready for the conference too. Poor little blogs can feel abandoned when their owners are off schmoozing with other bloggers, soaking up … [Read more...]
Treasure Chest Thursday – How One Little Clue Led to the Church
Lately I’ve been reviewing record images for my great-grandparents, Minnie Chamblin and Eliphaz Kinsel, and decided to focus on their marriage record from the "Missouri Marriage Records 1805-2002." My second look pulled out even more than the initial date and place of their wedding, but … [Read more...]
Free Research Weekend to Honor Those Who Served
World Vital Records has announced free access to their U.S. Military Service Collection May 27, 2010 through June 1, 2010 in honor of Memorial Day. This is a terrific offer and one I plan to take advantage of this weekend. "Honoring Those Who Served" is also the weekly theme posted on the Blogger's … [Read more...]
Countdown to the Mother-Daughter Event of the Season, SCGS Jamboree 2010
Mom and I won't be wearing our matching party dresses (or, will we?) but we are getting pretty excited for the 2010 Southern California Genealogical Society Jamboree to be held in Burbank June 11-13. I know we aren't the only mother-daughter team who will be attending, but how many mother-daughter … [Read more...]
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