After spending way too much time manually typing numbers for my genealogy documents and files, I finally found a way to generate an automatic list of nicely formatted sequential numbers. Now I can quickly make: divider tabs for MRIN family numbers file folder tabs sticky labels to correspond with … [Read more...]
Whether To Scan or Photograph Old Documents
Sometimes family historians have little choice when copying documents or photographs. Whether visiting relatives to share photographs or courthouses to research deeds, we are more likely to carry a digital camera than a scanner. In this week’s eNews from the New England Historic Genealogical … [Read more...]
Not So Wordless Wednesday: A Birthday Story, One Year Ago Today
. . . I woke to a unique birthday surprise. My mother, Suzanne Freeman, had written a guest post for Shades of the Departed, kindly published by our friend footnoteMaven. Twice Told Tuesday: A Birthday Story Mom was so excited to attend the SCGS Jamboree in 2009 and meet the many … [Read more...]
Tombstone Tuesday: James and Mercy Winsor Eternally Entwined
James Winsor and Mercy Mathewson Winsor East Clarendon Cemetery, Rutland, Vermont A Lilac Grows Between their Graves, Eternally Entwined … [Read more...]
Help Solve the Mystery with our Family Home Tour Photos!
Last week I posted an article and birthday party photo of my mom and aunt with Mom's school friend Princess Usha, Dating a Photo of Princess Usha at the Brown Girls' Party. Notes on the back of the photo identified one location for the photo, but Mom remembered living at a different address when she … [Read more...]
DO Try This With Your Photos At Home
I like seeing the past and present merge by using layers of both historic and present day maps on Google Earth, but morphing photographs is even better. The Ghosts of World War II's Past on My Modern Met showcases scenes from World War Two merged with the same location today. Buildings scarred and … [Read more...]
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