“Been there, done that,” does NOT apply when it comes to attending a week-long genealogy institute. My fifth session at the Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh (GRIP) was yet another outstanding week of hands-on learning and research. Class members of Tackling Tough Research Problems … [Read more...]
12 DIY Photo Projects to Share Family Stories Webinar
Get your ancestors out of the archive and into do-it-yourself photo projects with my newest presentation DIY Photo Projects to Share Family Stories at Legacy Family Tree Webinars. You'll find more than a "baker's dozen" creative ideas you can make in an evening or a weekend. Free Downloadable Photo … [Read more...]
What’s In Your Archive?
Do you remember the “Priceless” ad campaign? The credit card paid for dinner or a ball game, but it was the experience or conversation between father and son that was “Priceless.” The take-away for family archivists is much the same — the artifact might be called “Heirloom,” “Keepsake,” or “Stuff,” … [Read more...]
Saying Goodbye is Never Easy
This week we celebrated the life of a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and step-mother. Genealogists are fortunate to have step-families, because it means there’s an entire new family tree to discover and explore, and my step-mother Wanda Pauline May was as generous in sharing … [Read more...]
Free Webinars to Celebrate Preservation Week 2019
“Save Your Stuff and Pass It On!” is my favorite theme song, and the motto for Preservation Week 2019, an annual event sponsored by the American Library Association. I am honored to celebrate Preservation Week 2019 with Honorary Chair Kenyatta D. Berry, and invite you to join ALA and ALCTS … [Read more...]
How to Curate Your Keepsakes Like a Pro
Downsizing, minimizing, and tidying-up aren’t anything new. Family curators have been organizing and saving family history for a lot longer than Marie Kondo has been teaching people how to discover joy in decluttering.Finding family history tossed in the trash, however, is not so joyful. A few … [Read more...]
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