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More September Courses from Family Tree University

Family Tree University is part of Family Tree Magazine. It isn’t an accredited college, but it does give genealogists lots of opportunities to learn something new about genealogy. They are offering a bunch of new courses that will start in September, or the end of August. Here is a little information about more of their courses. A course called: “Creating a Family History Book: Guidance for Assembling and Printing a Family Keepsake” has two sessions that are about to begin. One starts on August 20, 2012, and ends on September 16, 2012. The other starts on September 17, 2012 and … Continue reading →

Spotlighting Family

Family reunion season is right around the corner. I’m reminded of this on a near daily basis, as my clan is responsible for helping host the upcoming summer shindig. Due to distance issues, I have been relegated to designing a scrapbook of the event. Basically, I will be the official photographer for the three-day extravaganza, and then my aunt and I will go through the images and figure out a way to craft organized layouts. In addition to documenting the actual party and subsequent activities, my mom wants the reunion scrapbook to also include family tree-type features. Her vision is … Continue reading →

Wedding Photos Tell Family Stories

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Wedding photos are important. People spend thousands of dollars on hiring a photographer and purchasing the photos that he or she takes of their wedding. Genealogists know that those photos are a great source of family history and family stories. In the mail today, I got something that I had been looking forward to. It was a small package of photos that I ordered from the photographer who my sister hired to take photos at her wedding. Somehow, I managed to wait until the last minute to make this purchase. I guess time got away from me. Looking over the … Continue reading →

So You Think Someone Already Did Your Family Tree?

With all of the wonderful options for building and sharing family trees online, you may wonder whether you will have to do any digging through record books in order to trace your own family history. While it is possible that others have already done some of the research that you need to fill in the branches of your family tree, it is very likely that you will still have to do some research of your own. It is also possible that you may have to quite a bit of research on your own if the information that you find has … Continue reading →

Christmas is Filled With Family Heirlooms

Every family will have at least a few items that are considered to be heirlooms. Although some of those items may have financial value, most of the time they are important because of the memories and family history that they remind genealogists of. Christmas is a holiday that is filled with many heirlooms. What is an heirloom? According to the Free Online Dictionary, and heirloom is “a valued possession passed down in a family through succeeding generations”. Most families have some heirlooms that are treasured, preserved, and shared with future generations. It is possible that the heirlooms that have been … Continue reading →

Traditional Family Scrapbooks

In my last post I shared my master plan for creating an unconventional family scrapbook. Obviously, if you are not Japanese and you don’t plan to marry someone of Japanese descent, then you probably won’t take much away from the layout ideas I recommended yesterday. Today I figured I’d stick with page design ideas for more conventional family scrapbooks. At some point, most scrapbookers consider compiling a memory book filled with information about their families. Features could include items, from family photos and important documents to heirlooms and other treasured keepsakes, that have been passed down through the generations. While … Continue reading →

Long Marriages: This Family Knows How to Do It

A few weeks back one of my favorite Families.com commentators, Jade Walker, PM’d me with a subject line that read “A Case for Long Marriages.” Within the PM she included a link to an article and the brief note: “Apparently, the key is to have the wife stay at home.” I would have clicked the link anyway, but that was a definite attention getter. “Has there been some kind of study done proving there’s a correlation between stay-at-home wives/moms and long marriages?” I wondered. Not exactly. But if we study the seven siblings (five sisters and two brothers) who make … Continue reading →

More Travel Deals Commemorating Black History Month

As I mentioned in my previous blog the significance of Black History Month is not being lost on B&Bs across the country. During the month of February dozens of lodgings are offering deep discounts to commemorate the annual celebration that honors contributions made by African Americans the world over. The following are a few more B&Bs that are offering incredible deals throughout the month. MARYLAND Located in Cambridge’s historic district, near Long Wharf Marina the Queen Anne-style Cambridge House is near several sites related to African-American history: the Harriet Tubman Museum; the Bazzel Methodist Church, where Tubman’s family worshipped; the … Continue reading →

LDS Family Week in Review: June 24-30

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Thanks for sticking with us for another great week in the LDS Families blog. We covered topics ranging from genealogy to baby blues to working through marriage struggles this week, and we’re glad you could join us for them. In case you missed anything, here is the week in review. Gospel Doctrine: In Whosoever Killeth You…, we discussed the various modern day apostles who gave their life for their faith. In The Mission of the Holy Ghost, we discussed the various roles of the Spirit. In Sorrow Turned to Joy, we discussed both the sadness and the joy of the … Continue reading →

Second Marriages: Buying a New Home Together

It’s arrogant to presume that when a person marries for a second time that they do so for anything less than the reasons a person may marry for the first time. It’s very common in this day and age for men and women in their 40s and 50s to meet, fall in love and marry. They may or may not have been married before and chances are they have children from previous relationships. There is one challenge they face in their middle age that may never have confronted their younger counterparts – where to live? Where Should We Live? A … Continue reading →