Each Wednesday for the next four weeks I’ll post a tutorial and instructions to help you turn a stack of old family photos into a family history photo book using the techniques in my book, How to Archive Family Photos. If you already own the book, take a minute to download the free BONUS … [Read more...]
Student Genealogy Grant Recipients Attend SCGS Jamboree
It’s only been one week since the 2017 SCGS Genealogy Jamboree, and I’m already looking forward to 2018! I’ve lost count of the number of years I’ve attended, but I always drive home inspired by the outstanding speakers and energized to tackle my genealogy research. Jamboree is extra-special to … [Read more...]
Join Me for the Genealogy Scan Along
Scanning old photos is a labor of love, but these 100-year old wartime snapshots are worth every painstaking minute. When the scanning is finished, it will be time to select photos, fill in the timeline, and create a photo book of my grandfather’s wartime years. Do you have a family history … [Read more...]
How Ephemera is Almost as Good as DNA
I may not have a sample of my grandmother's DNA, but I do know that Arline Kinsel and I both share the "sewing" gene. A 1919 letter from Arline to her mother in Excelsior Springs, Missouri, mentions that she’s earning a little cash sewing clothes for local women: [Pueblo, Colorado] My dear Ma- I … [Read more...]
Congratulations Mindy Jacox, Student Genealogy Grant Awardee
Congratulations to Mindy Jacox, a young genealogist from Kaysville, Utah, recipient of the 2017 Suzanne Winsor Freeman Memorial Student Grant and SCGS Jamboree Student Scholarship. If you are attending the Jamboree, please look for Mindy to say “Hello” and “Congratulations” or leave a note … [Read more...]
Waiting for War: 100 Years After Army Registration Day
It must have seemed like a strange summer in middle America, one hundred years ago. From Kansas to Alabama, life paused as a series of tornados ripped across the plains in May and June, and thousands of young men awaited June 5th to report for “Army registration day.” On that early June Tuesday, … [Read more...]
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