Somewhere in my wanders I picked up this interesting but useless artifact of past life -- a soft leather drawstring bag containing two detachable men's collars and a bag of collar studs. I have no idea when, where, or why I found this treasure, but now seems like as great time to help it find a new … [Read more...]
Exciting News for Student Genealogists
The Southern California Genealogical Society Jamboree has a reputation for setting trends in the genealogy conference world -- Bloggers' Summit, Jamboree App, Social Media Policy, to name a few ground-breaking projects. With the just-announced Jamboree scholarship program for young genealogists, … [Read more...]
Shades: Birthday Edition — Finding footnoteMaven in the 1940 U.S. Census, a Dreadful Tale
It's a Holiday! Today is the birthday of footnoteMaven, editor/publisher of the award-winning Shades of the Departed Online Magazine. The Shadettes and Shades-dudes Staff Writers are pleased to present this Special Birthday Edition of the magazine as a tribute to their dear friend. Long may … [Read more...]
Lessons from the Archive: Clutter or Collection?
Things have been quiet around The Family Curator lately, but not because there's nothing to write about. My idea notebook is filling up, but time for writing has been severely limited by a new/old project and a looming deadline. It seems the time has come to clear out the in-laws' home. This is a … [Read more...]
Princess Diaries: Looking for Answers in the 1940 US Census
Princess Usha Holkar, The Maharani of Indore India, was one of my mother's playmates during the years that the Princess lived in Santa Ana, California with her father, the Maharajah of Indore and his second wife, American Marguerite Lawler. Mom remembered playing with the Princess's fabulous toys … [Read more...]
Meet Mr. Palmer: A Very Excellent Reason to Index the 1940 U.S. Census
Example of Palmer Penmanship 1940 marked the end of the era of academic penmanship instruction in most American schools. Instead of learning the long-taught Palmer Pensmanship Method perfected by Austin Palmer which engages the entire arm and shoulder to form smooth, fluid pen strokes, students were … [Read more...]
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