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And the Book Giveaway Winner is. . .

By Denise May Levenick | July 17, 2012 |

Congratulations, Pam, you've won a free copy of Nancy Hendrickson's genealogy guide, Discover Your Family History Online. Please send me your shipping information and I will get the book in the mail to you. Thank you, everyone, for leaving your comments on the review and on FaceBook for the Summer … [Read more...]

R.I.P. Family Recipe Cards

By Denise May Levenick | July 16, 2012 |

Are Family Recipe Cards Becoming Orphan Heirlooms? Stop by any estate sale and you will likely find a stash of stained and smudged handwritten recipe cards once carefully written and exchanged between cooks. In my own family, I've found loose cards crammed in kitchen drawers and tucked between … [Read more...]

What Are You Doing to Nurture the Next Generation of Genealogists? A Follow Friday Challenge

By Denise May Levenick | July 13, 2012 |

This is a timely Follow Friday question because it picks up on a post earlier this week by Elyse Doerflinger at Elyse's Genealogy Blog, Getting the Next Generation Involved in Genealogy Societies. Elyse is a "Next Generation Genealogist" par excellence and was one of two recipients this year … [Read more...]

Book Review: Discover Your Family History Online

By Denise May Levenick | July 11, 2012 |

See below to WIN a FREE COPY! I know (and you know) that "it's not ALL on the Internet," but anyone just getting started in genealogy today is going to browse the web first and hit the library in the distant future. Fortunately, Nancy Hendrickson's new book Discover Your Family History Online: … [Read more...]

And Now We Are Five! It’s My Blogiversary

By Denise May Levenick | July 4, 2012 |

This has been a year of Firsts for The Family Curator! First Roots Tech Conference First time speaking at SCGS Jamboree First time presenting a webinar for Family Tree University and my First family history book, How to Archive Family Keepsakes: Learn How to Preserve Family Photos, Memorabilia and … [Read more...]

Look Who Won the Book Giveaway. . .

By Denise May Levenick | July 3, 2012 |

Once again Mr. Curator has drawn one name from the bowl as the winner for this week's summer book review giveaway at The Family Curator. Congratulations go to reader Peggy Lauritzen who will receive a free copy of My Life & Times: A Guided Journal for Collecting Your Stories by Sunny Morton, … [Read more...]

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