Photo by Claude Laprise on Unsplash Land records have always held an interest for me. Perhaps because I come from a farming family, the land research appeals to me. I had the opportunity to listen to an online seminar “Onland from a Genealogy Perspective” by Ken McKinlay and sponsored by the Huron Genealogical Society of Ontario. It was an excellent talk. Let’s look.
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Photo by Element5 Digital on Unsplash February is a great time to focus on genealogy learning opportunities. Let’s look at some of the genealogy webinars and sessions that are available.
Photo by Myriam Zilles on Unsplash I have inherited a photo box full of black and white negatives from the 1910s to 1950s. Most are two inches by four inches and not the standard 35. And of course, now, regular films and negatives are becoming outdated. Are all of these negatives genealogical treasures? No but I was having a challenge sorting through these negatives to determine which ones to convert and print. I recently took a class about converting negatives and wanted to share what I learned. Let’s look.
If you’ve hung out with me for any length of time, you’ll know that I love delving into maps when exploring my family history. If you do too, look at Geoportal to explore your ancestor locations.
Bremerhaven, Allemagne Photo by Free Nomad on Unsplash One of my focuses this year is to sleuth out more information about my German ancestors. In researching, I found this database that I thought you might find interesting. Let’s look.
I hope that you had a great Holiday season with your friends and family. One of my 2024 goals was to update this site with a list of BLOG Topics so that you can find past BLOGS more easily. As you can see, I've added a new page called "BLOG TOPICS" which should make it easier to find articles. One goal down, many more genealogy activities to go. <grin>
I hope you are jotting down your aspirations for this year whether they are related to writing your family story, doing more family research or spending more time on other priorities in your life. I don't do resolutions but instead identify goals for the coming year. I feel like I might have better success! I hope the topics page helps! I hope the New Year 2024 brings you much joy and happiness as you find those elusive ancestors and celebrate the joy of family and friends!
Wishing you a Christmas filled with blessings and time with family and friends! Merry Christmas 2023!
You never know what tidbit you’ll learn when attending a genealogy online seminar. While the focus of the one I attended was Archon, we also were discussing the old German handwriting plus the Fraktur print that many of us have seen in old birth, marriage and death headers in German documents. Someone shared that they use Google Translate on images of these printed documents. Let’s look.
After a marathon writing session, I mailed off my Christmas cards and letters to friends and family. Yes, I know it is early, but I find me focus on other holiday activities, plus enjoying the Christmas greetings from others. I was thinking about our ancestors and when Christmas cards came into vogue. Let’s look.
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