Category Archives: Genealogy
Genealogy: Women’s History
For this post I was inspired by two things, Women’s History Month and a blog post by archivist Melissa Mannon. I asked myself, what have I done lately to remember the histories of the women in my line who have gone … Continue reading
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Tagged Anna, Armstrong, Church History Library, genealogy, Mansfield, Parry, Williams, Women
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Genealogy: Scanning and Sharing
I have blogged before about sharing ancestral photos on FamilySearch.org. Today, I am writing about two other ways to share family photographs by using HistoryPin.org and Pinterest.com.
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Tagged Archiventure, genealogy, Gillis, HistoryPin, Idaho, Maine, Mansfield, Oregon, photograph, San Francisco, scanning, Williams
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Genealogy: Scanning
It’s been weeks since I last blogged. I’ve been busy. During a recent extended visit at my parents’ house, I tackled a major photo preservation project. I went through about eight photo albums and scanned anything that was one-of-a-kind or damaged. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Carrier, digitization, genealogy, Gillis, photo preservation, scanning
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Genealogy: How will you be remembered? III
When you make something for a loved one with the intent that it become a keepsake, it is a good idea to provide some documentation with it. Quilters, for example, often write or stitch the creator’s name, the date the … Continue reading
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Tagged Anna, documentation, ephemera, family history, genealogy, Gillis, Roueche
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Genealogy: How will you be remembered? II
Did you know Moses was instructed by the Lord to retain family treasures for his posterity? After the Israelites began receiving Manna in the wilderness, the Lord commanded “Fill an omer of it to be kept for your generations; that they … Continue reading
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Tagged documentation, ephemera, genealogy, Mansfield, Mormon pioneers, Williams
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Genealogy: How will you be remembered?
One way that we can be remembered by our loved ones is by handing down favorite objects or handmade items to our descendants. For my Christmas blog post, I thought I would write about one of my most favorite items … Continue reading
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Tagged ephemera, family treasures, genealogy, Gillis, Mansfield, preservation
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Genealogy: From the Kitchen
See update at bottom of post: 22 November 2016 When I was a girl, my grandma made this chunky applesauce that I really liked. I thought, “When I grow up, I will make chunky applesauce, too, and not that thin, … Continue reading
Genealogy: Surnames
When I first got started researching my own genealogy, I remember going to a Family History Center after hitting my first brick wall (which I now realize, looking back, was really only a pebble) and the librarian asking me if … Continue reading
Genealogy: FamilySearch Workshop
While I am attending the Society of Tennessee Archivists Conference in Clarksville, TN, I thought I would blog about the class I taught on FamilySearch for the teenaged girls at church. I’m no expert, but I am really glad they … Continue reading
Genealogy: Photo Sharing
I don’t adjust well to change. I could spend three paragraphs detailing how this is true, or I could simply admit to you . . . I do not own a smart phone. When I found out that FamilySearch.org had … Continue reading
