Stay Tuned…We’ll Be Back

Dear Visitors, Regular Readers, and Subscribers: I will be away from internet access for a longer-than-usual period of time, so you will not see any new posts for a little while. I had hoped to post a lot more in May since I knew June would be slow, but too many more important [...]

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Cats Ruled This Family

“All of the animals except for man know that the principle business of life is to enjoy it.” ~Samuel Butler
“Thousands of years ago, cats were worshipped as gods. Cats have never forgotten this.” ~Anonymous

I love animals – sometimes even more than people! Pets have the ability to become part of the family as [...]

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Philadelphia Marriage Indexes Online

FamilySearchLabs has made Philadelphia Marriage Indexes available for 1885-1951.  This is great news for those of us searching our roots in Philadelphia!  It should be noted that these are the indexes only, not the actual marriage licenses.  Also, you are not yet able to search the records with the name search since they have not [...]

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Belles & Beaus: Galecki Wedding, 1926

The second edition of the Smile for the Camera carnival focuses on Belles & Beaus: Choose a photograph of an ancestor, relative, yourself, or an orphan photograph that shows a memorable wedding, courting/dating, or a photograph depicting young/old love.
I’ve shown a few photos of belles and beaus here, including my parents’ wedding photo and [...]

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Connecting Through Literature

One of the best ways to connect with others is to have something in common, and frequently it’s a common “favorite” like a book or a movie. It’s fun to talk about a favorite thing with someone who is equally enthusiastic!
A few weeks ago I visited my 12-year-old niece. She’s never too revealing [...]

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Down the Shore and At the Beach

Whether your family went “down the shore” or to the beach, thirty-two genea-bloggers had great stories to tell and fantastic swimsuit photos to share in the latest edition of the Carnival of Genealogy.  Join in the fun at the 49th Edition of the Carnival of Genealogy, posted at Creative Gene.  I had to include the [...]

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