Franksgiving
Yesterday, when I asked my husband if he'd ever heard of Franksgiving, he perked up. Looking hopeful, he said, "Hot dogs?" And then I dashed his dreams of sleeping in on Thanksgiving, instead of [...]
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Nov 2020
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Aug 2020
Touring 1910 Chicago
Today I went touring 1910 Chicago. This experience was due to the creative combination of history and multimedia at Chicago flagship public radio station WBEZ. The WBEZ show, Curious City, responded to a question [...]
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Nov 2018
Interviewing Relatives for Family History
Here are some tips for interviewing relatives for family history.The suggestions here come from my own professional experience, and from colleagues at the Society of California Archivists and the Oral History Association. Holiday gatherings may not [...]
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Feb 2018
HaploMaps Interactive Genetic Genealogy Maps
HaploMaps Interactive Genetic Genealogy Maps can help you learn more from your DNA results. Results coming in from all those kits purchased for the holidays? Haplomaps.com plots your DNA results using Google Maps to help you better [...]
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May 2017
Ancestry Shaking Leaf vs. Genealogy Brick Wall
Ancestry shaking leaf vs. genealogy brick wall. Which is mightier? As it turns out, the Ancestry shaking leaf* is mightier than my ten-year-old Austrian brick wall. Now a leafy branch sprouts in its place [...]
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Dec 2016
January 2017 Free Family History Library Webinars
Been neglecting your tree over the holidays? The Family History Library has announced the January 2017 Free Family History Library Webinars schedule, listed below. All classes are taught by staff of the Family History Library. [...]
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Dec 2014
Merry Christmas 2014
Merry Christmas 2014 to all of my readers. Today's post is a nostalgic trip to Christmases Past courtesy of WishbookWeb.com. I think this is the Christmas I got a Betsey McCall doll, complete with the [...]
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Oct 2014
Library of Congress Wants Your Family Halloween Photos
The Library of Congress wants your family Halloween photos from 2014. Are you photographing hayrides, haunted houses, parades, or trick-or-treating this year with adorable children and grandchildren? The Library of Congress wants you! (And I hope someday [...]
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Dec 2011
Merry Christmas 2011
Merry Christmas 2011 to my readers. No long post today, just a nostalgic trip back through the Sears Wishbook from 1962, when I got a Skipper doll – Barbie's little sister for those of you not up [...]
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Nov 2011
Becoming a Better Family History Interviewer
Want to brush up on your interviewing skills before you see relatives over the holidays? Becoming a better family history interviewer is easier with this straightforward primer: Oral History for the Family Historian: A Basic [...]
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Nov 2010
Happy Thanksgiving from the National Archives
Happy Thanksgiving from the National Archives and Sassy Jane Genealogy. Did you know that the Presidential tradition of pardoning a holiday turkey did not start with Harry Truman, as commonly believed? I had no idea [...]
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