Posted in Carnival Of Genealogy on Jun 29th, 2007 1 Comment »
With Independence Day drawing near, I wanted to take the time to talk a moment about my 5th-great grandfather, John Forbes. He is one of my ancestors who I know served during the Revolutionary War. His tale is a sad one and yet one that shows just how much our freedoms cost.
John Forbes was born [...]
Posted in Internet Services on Jun 26th, 2007 2 Comments »
Recently, I wrote a post about getting serious about preserving the items I have been entrusted with. In that post I mentioned I was trying a site called SnapFish. I thought it would be to my advantage to try out an on-line photo site instead of spending so much money on ink and photo paper. [...]
Posted in Personal on Jun 25th, 2007 2 Comments »
Have you ever had one of those times where you thought you were almost done with a task and then found you hadn’t even made a dent in it? That’s how I feel today. I’ve been tackling a big mountain of documents, pictures, and other items that had to be filed, organized, and put away. [...]
Posted in Genealogy In General on Jun 24th, 2007 1 Comment »
Well, I thought I would pop in and write a quick blog about what is happening in my life right now. Yes, it is genealogy related.
I’ve been very busy lately with trying to get things together at my mother-in-law’s house. We have had to put her in a retirement center due to the fact that [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 21st, 2007 1 Comment »
I just thought I would go along with others and follow Randy’s lead in taking the personality test. So, what did I come up with? ISTP!
Your Personality is Somewhat Rare (ISTP)
Your personality type is reserved, methodical, spirited, and intense.
Only about 6% of all people have your personality, including 3% of all women and 8% of [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 20th, 2007 No Comments »
OK, I know this post might seem strange but I am curious to find out if anyone else has ran into stumbling blocks of their own making on their research trail?
I have had a lot of success in my 7 years of research, and I owe it all to a lot of great people and [...]
Posted in Photo Preservation on Jun 18th, 2007 No Comments »
Well, I wrote not too long ago about getting serious about preserving what I have been trusted with, such as pictures. Today, I learned a few new things that I thought I would share with you. These tips are all from personal experience!
I like to save things that I think are worth saving. Of course, [...]
Posted in Carnival Of Genealogy on Jun 18th, 2007 No Comments »
The 26th edition of the Carnival Of Genealogy has just been posted. The subject for this edition is Dads!
I’ve looked through most of the posts and they are all so awesome. You owe it to yourself to check out all of them.
Thanks Jasia! I enjoy reading and now trying to participate in this.
Posted in Carnival Of Genealogy on Jun 15th, 2007 5 Comments »
First off, let me start by saying that I loved my Dad! I still do!
The older I get, the more I realize just how special my Dad was. Why is it we never appreciate what we have until it is gone? I’m sorry to say that I fall into that category. I always complained about [...]
Posted in Photo Preservation on Jun 13th, 2007 1 Comment »
I have been reading a lot of articles at one of my favorite blogs lately. I have come to the conclusion that there is no time like the present to preserve what I have been given. So, today I set into motion the first step of doing just that.
I have been privileged in the fact [...]
