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Where to put all of the genealogy books...

Being a professional genealogist requires specialized training. It also requires acquiring a pretty robust library of books specific to...

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Family Recipes as Stories

If your family is anything like mine, you have inherited family recipes. Some of these were handed down directly from the creator, while...

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Have you ever wanted to be a member of the DAR?

OK. I have to admit that the thought of joining the DAR had never crossed my mind until my then-six-almost-seven-year-old son became...

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Great's Charts

I mentioned in the post about the Barb book that I was also lucky enough to have inherited research from my father's side of the family...

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A post to get you thinking...

I was first introduced to author Libby Copeland when I got an email from my local public library last month that listed a webinar that...

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One of My "Brick Walls"

It happens to every genealogist at some point. We run into the proverbial research "brick wall" and are unable to figure out a key bit...

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Camels!

I collect camels. Over the years, I have purchased and been gifted SO MANY camels! I haven't counted them all, but there are almost 200...

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The Barb Book

I am lucky that I inherited family research from both my father's side of the family and my mother's. While both sets of information are...

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Our Family Wall

My husband and I have always had a family wall. While it has morphed over the last twenty-five years in two homes in two different...