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Happy 4th of July 2025

7/5/2025

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Happy 4th of July 2025!  I hope you enjoy time with your family and friends! 
If you just can't help yourself from doing genealogy over the long weekend, perhaps capture stories about how you or your ancestors celebrated the 4th of July. Did they go on picnics? Travel to the lakes? Have a backyard celebration?  Or perhaps they attended a parade and watched fireworks? All these stories help create a richer family story.  Enjoy!
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Waymarking

6/28/2025

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Photo by Coleman Glover on Unsplash
I always enjoy reviewing the top genealogy sites that FamilyTree Magazine publishes each year. One of the sites that they highlighted was Waymarking. While technically not a genealogy site, it is interesting. Let’s look.

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Tracking Your Research

6/21/2025

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​Depending on your style, we all have different methods for tracking our genealogy and genealogy research. If you’re like me, you are trying to find the best way to keep your research organized. Here are some ideas. Let’s look.

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Family Secrets and Genealogy

6/14/2025

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Photo by Kristina Flour on Unsplash
As family historians we sometimes find ourselves in possession of other people’s secrets. Whether this is from a first-person account or through the availability of more records online. How we handle these can be a dilemma. Let’s look at ideas.

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Time Writing our Family History

6/7/2025

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​After catching up after the Memorial Weekend, it feels like it is time to set goals for the summer, including spending time writing family history. It is so easy to continue researching but our work becomes the most useful when we share our information with others. Let’s look at ways to do this.

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May 31st, 2025

5/31/2025

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I hope you had a good Memorial Day with your family and friends. Memorial Weekend makes me think more about my ancestors than usual…if that is possible for a genealogist to do! There is something comforting and empowering to think of those who came before us. Let’s look.

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Your Ancestor's Migration

5/24/2025

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​As genealogists we love to find those dates and facts about our migrating ancestors. Sometimes if we are lucky, we find the ship manifest records that tell us when they came and who they came with. There are other ways to enhance their story. Let’s look.

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Oral History and Genealogy

5/17/2025

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We have all probably wished we could speak to one of our ancestors. Wouldn’t it be great to ask those questions whose missing answers are preventing us from breaking through some of our brick walls in research? While we can’t speak to people long gone, we can take the time to interview and talk with our present-day relatives. Let’s look.

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Happy Mother's Day 2025

5/10/2025

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Happy Mother's Day 2025!  
If you're lucky enough to have your mother in your life yet, give her an extra hug and spend some time together.  For those who have left us, today is a good day to remember them. Perhaps you can share a story about them with your family or jot down some memories to share with future generations. We are all more than the key dates in our histories.  Enjoy the day!
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May 03rd, 2025

5/3/2025

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Luxembourg City, Luxembourg Photo by Cedric Letsch on Unsplash
If you have ancestors who resided in Luxembourg there are a number of resources, including digital information on FamilySearch and Matricula as examples. Another source that has been useful for me is Luxracines.lu. Let’s look.

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