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Follow Friday: Mill Town Story on PollyBlog
In the last couple of years, I have found more relatives who have worked in mill towns in New England. That’s why when I saw Polly Fitzgerald’s post “Growing Up in a Massuchsetts Mill Town” on her...
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My Ancestors and the Google News Timeline
Ever since this link made the rounds yesterday, I have been playing around with it. It’s the new toy from the Google Labs folks: The Google News Timeline. You enter a date then it gives you...
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Advent Calendar: A Blending of Portuguese Hawaiian Traditions
My Portuguese family was originally from Sao Miguel Island, Azores. They brought with them many Portuguese traditions including setting up a creche (nativity scene). I am told that my Great Great...
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The Music of Carlos Paredes
I came across a CD a few years ago. It was a Portuguese musician named Carlos Paredes. Paredes played the Portuguese Guitar which is much rounder than the one that Americans are familiar with....
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SNGF: My Heritage Pie Chart
It’s time for Randy’s Saturday Night Genealogy Fun Challenge. This one looked like a lot of fun and chance for me to show off how different my ancestry is. My ancestry has relatively new immigrants. I...
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October is Family History Month
Hey family historians! We get a month all for ourselves October is officially Family History Month in the US. The President proclaims this to be the month that we get in touch with our ancestry and...
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It’s Family History Month
I bet you didn’t know that genealogist have a month all to themselves. October is Family History Month. What better time to than now to start a family tree, kick start your research, or share what...
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Advent Calendar: Snowflakes in the Bay Area
(Day 9 of the Advent Calender of Christmas Memories: Grab Bag) At my first job with the County Library system, I worked with a elderly woman. She was all business, no play–very serious. She was a...
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Advent Calendar: The Lost Pajamas
(Advent Calendar of Christmas Memories Day 10: Gifts) As I wrote about my doll, Tippy Toes, for the Smile for the Camera Edition #19, I thought I’d bring back my story about Grandma’s pajamas. Though...
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We have a little bit of what in our tree?
I always find it humorous when people who haven’t researched the family tree tell me what nationalities and ethnic groups lie within the branched. And, so it went with a conversation I had with my Mom...
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