I’ve been sorting through old school records of my parents, enjoying the fun newsletters they saved from their high school memories. It has been fun to learn what their favorite movie was or who their favorite movie stars were from the 1950s. Whether you celebrate with your mom this weekend or another time, you might want to take some time to ask about some of those high school memories. Afterall our parents had an entire life before we existed. <smile>
Happy Mother’s Day! Enjoy the day by spending time with your mom or celebrating her memory! And for the history buffs, here is more information about the history of Mother’s Day. Mother's Day 2024 - Date, Founding & Traditions | HISTORY Mother's Day - Wikipedia
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![]() Photo by Mick Haupt on Unsplash We have an embarrassment of riches when it comes to online resources for genealogy. I’m always interested in sites that focus on North Dakota since many of my ancestors settled here on the prairies. A site that I hadn’t explored is Linkpendium: North Dakota. Let’s take a look.
![]() Photo by Kevin Butz on Unsplash It’s important for us to support and use our local genealogical resources to learn more about our pioneer families. In North Dakota there is a microfilm with over five thousand brief pioneer biographies which are arranged alphabetically by county and then by the last name of the pioneer. These hold a wealth of information. Let’s look.
![]() Photo by Wesley Tingey on Unsplash I have been going through old financial records and papers this week to prepare for a shredding opportunity. Whew! It made me think about all the genealogical and family history documents, artifacts, and digital items that I’ve collected and discovered over the years. Another “whew”! It’s a lot of stuff. And how can I best organize this information for myself and eventually pass it on to others? Let’s look.
Many of us have heard stories of the olden days when our pioneer ancestors first settled on the plains. If they were lucky to acquire land via the Homestead Act, they were required to build a home or more specifically a building of a particular size with windows and doors. In addition to this they were to improve the land by clearing it to use for fieldwork. What does this have to do with family history today? Let’s look.
![]() Photo by Egor Vikhrev on Unsplash Like most of the main genealogy databases, MyHeritage has digitized newspapers to explore. While you can view newspapers while in MyHeritage, you also can search for newspapers using their new OldNews.com: Historical Newspapers Online Archive site. Let’s look.
![]() Photo by Mrika Selimi on Unsplash While technically not another data base for researching your Irish roots, IMIRCE – the University of Galway host the Kerby A. Miller Collection (Irish Immigrant letters and memoirs). If you have an Irish Immigrant, you will want to check out this growing collection. Let’s look.
You’re probably like me and tend to do your research at tried-and-true sites and while we know there are other resources, we often don’t take the time to use them. NARA is one of those lesser used sites that contains a wealth of information. Let’s look.
![]() Photo by Aaron Burden on Unsplash The Toronto Branch of Ontario Ancestors recently hosted an online presentation by Matthias Sorg of Transkribus. This site is to transcribe documents both printed and handwritten text from various languages and sources us Artificial Intelligence (AI). Let’s look.
![]() Photo by Eilis Garvey on Unsplash Despite the best laid plans, I couldn’t join any of the RootsTech 2024 sessions online this past weekend. Perhaps you were more fortunate and were able to attend. The wonderful thing about this conference is that they provide recordings for free, so I’ve spent some time looking to see which classes I want to watch. Here are some thoughts.
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AuthorWith a lifelong passion for genealogy and history, the author enjoys the opportunity to share genealogy tidbits, inspiring others to research and write their family story. Archives
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