Many genealogists keep a bucket list, but the top item on genealogist A.C. Ivory's list has to be unique. "For years, I've wanted to go skydiving," he says, "so ... I finally did it!" A.C. Ivory; photo copyright A.C. Ivory, used with permission A.C. brings the same persistence … [Read more...]
Write the History of Your Heirloom
Do You Know Where Your Stuff Has Been? Sometimes I find an interesting old photo album or a piece of beautiful engraved silver at an estate sale, and I have to wonder, Where did this come from? It's a sad fact that so many family heirlooms end up in the hands of antique dealers and … [Read more...]
New England Comes to California
It looks like I won't be seeing fall in New England this year, but I'm excited to get a bit of New England genealogy this Friday at the California Genealogical Society Seminar in Oakland when the New England Historic and Genealogical Society Comes West. Genealogists David Allen Lambert and … [Read more...]
Fingerprint Your Heirlooms with New Preservation Promotion
Wouldn't it be great if family keepsakes could be marked with an ID chip like your pedigree pooch, or fingerprinted like a preschooler? We'd never have to worry about Granddad's watch becoming lost and wandering far from home. And the story of your favorite chair would always be available for the … [Read more...]
Genealogy Grant Winner “Gets Archiving”
Elyse Doerflinger If you follow Elyse Doerflinger of Elyse's Genealogy Blog at her blog, on Facebook, or Twitter, you know that this winner of the 2012 Suzanne Winsor Freeman Student Genealogy Grant is a very busy young woman. Not only is she a full-time teacher, Elyse is also finishing her … [Read more...]
Heirloom, Keepsake or Trash?
Face it, to my sons, a pirate chest is just way more cool than a cracked Bauer bowl. Seems like lately I’m thinking about more than just “the archives.” It’s not just the boxes of inherited papers and photos that need to be preserved and stored. I also need to do … [Read more...]
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