Some of us have discovered that we forget things from time to time or maybe all of the time. I’ve been looking through some photos that we took ‘not that long ago’ and although I recognized the faces, I don’t have a clue about the names of some of the people. [...]
Archive for September, 2007
Now, Who Is That?
Posted in Research Tips, tagged Research Tips on 30 September 2007 | 1 Comment »
The Demise of a Great Photo
Posted in CD, DVD, Dick Eastman on 27 September 2007 | 1 Comment »
We all know that we should keep our photos in acid-free storage pages, standing upright in cool dark places, but how many of us do it? I’m sorry to say that not all of the photos in our home are stored this way. I didn’t expect to be bitten by the ravages [...]
Tombstones and Wiki’s
Posted in FamilySearch Wiki, Pay It Forward, Wikipedia on 24 September 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Tombstone InscriptionsWe often talk about viewing and posting headstone photos in our family history research. However, most cemetery records do not involve websites with just photos of headstones. They are lists of tombstone inscriptions gathered by volunteers around the world and posted on the web. If you haven’t searched for these [...]
Finding Grandma and Grandpa
Posted in FamilySearch, Legacy, PAF on 14 September 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Some family researchers find that they descend from ancestors that are famous for one reason or another. The ‘fame’ of their ancestors aids researchers who are trying to find information about them, because their names and records are recorded both in numerous histories and in association with the cause of their ‘fame’.Let’s walk through [...]
A Little Color
Posted in Personal Historian on 10 September 2007 | 1 Comment »
I’ve been working on family histories for the past few months. As I write the stories, I wish that I had more background ‘color’ to put in the stories so that they have more meaning to my descendants and other family members.What kind of ‘color’ should we add to family histories or even [...]
Hello Cousin?
Posted in FamilySearch, GMail, Genforum, Pay It Forward, Skype, TNG, Tribal Pages, Yahoo Mail on 2 September 2007 | Leave a Comment »
There you are, walking down the street and you meet someone you’ve known for years. For some reason you start talking about family history only to find that you have a common ancestor. A smile erupts on two faces, handshakes ensue and there are pats on shoulders. Your old friend, acquaintance, schoolmate, T-ball parent or [...]
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