Carnival is Posted!

The 63rd Carnival of Genealogy (New Year’s Resolutions) is posted at Creative Gene. Once again, Jasia outdid herself with this one! And for all of the genea-bloggers whose resolutions were to “host a carnival” or show some kindness to other bloggers – Jasia is looking for hosts for this year to help take some of the [...]

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The New Year

Miriam, at AnceStories2, posted a new word prompt for The New Year.
Do you remember the first time you were allowed to stay up and see in the New Year? How old were you?
Sometime when I was about 7 or 8.  I think anytime before that, I fell asleep.
How did you and yours typically spend New Year’s [...]

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I Resolve To . . .

For the 63rd edition of the Carnival of Genealogy, the topic is New Year’s Resolutions!
As far as my genealogy research for 2009 -  I resolve to:

Scan many more documents, photos, and the rest of the slides in my possession
Organize my files
Obtain / organize documentation for direct ancestors
Enter documentation and information into family file

As far as [...]

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Preparing for Christmas

Genealogy posts will be a little slow for the next week or so as I’m attempting to get caught up on items that need to be done by Christmas – the shopping for gifts, the buying of gifts, the constant asking for lists, the buying of ingredients for baking some gifts, the actual baking, the [...]

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Digital Christmas – 2007

Miriam, at AnceStories, posted her first digital scrapbook page recently after reading Jasia’s post about a new Christmas Around the World digital scrapbook kit at her Creative Genealogy blog.  Not wanting to be left out of the fun, I’m posting this digital scrapbook page I made after Christmas last year.  I designed the paper and [...]

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At Least You Can’t Hear Me!

The genea-bloggers are caroling!  footnoteMaven over at footnoteMaven will be hosting all of the carolers real soon! Please go visit her site.
For my carol, I’ve chosen “Mary, Did You Know” – the Kenny Rogers/Wynonna Judd version.
Mary, did you know
that your baby boy will one day walk on water?
Mary, did you know
that your baby boy will [...]

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Deck the Halls

Denise Olson, at Moultrie Creek is hosting the Christmas Tour of Blogs that will kick off on Dec. 15th. Genea-bloggers are encouraged to create a post describing their family’s Christmas decorations – past or present.
So sit back and enjoy my tour!

This is the gold wreath – made out of newspapers and painted with gold spray [...]

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Dear St. Nicholas

This post was written for the 62nd Carnival of Genealogy, 3 Wishes.  The topic suggests: Make a list of 3 gifts you would like to receive this holiday season from 3 of your ancestors. These have to be material things, not clues to your family history (we’re talking gifts here, not miracles!). Do you wish [...]

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My Turn – Christmas Meme

Several genea-bloggers have been playing along on a Christmas meme that Lori at Smoky Mountain Family Historian found. So I’ll bite!
Wrapping paper or gift bags?   Wrapping Paper (I only use bags for showers or birthdays).
Real tree or Artificial? – Artificial. I think it’s much safer plus I kill any live plants!
When do you put up [...]

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Autumn in My Mind – Word Prompt

Miriam Robbins Midkiff, of Ancestories2 and Ancestories issued a new word prompt on her Ancestories2 blog. The word prompt is Fall.
“How do you feel about fall? Is it a favorite season, or do you prefer another?”
When I was growing up in southwestern Ohio, I loved fall!  The changing colors, going back to school, Fall Festivals [...]

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