How To Use Old Postcards...

It's finally Friday!!! Hopefully this weekend will allow you some downtime. If you can pull out the family history boxes and look for old family postcards, here are some ways I've put them to good use.I use postcards in family history videos. Here's...

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May 21, 2021
What to do with all those photos?

Hope this newsletter finds everyone well! This week I've been thinking about making a slideshow for one of our dogs who passed away and it got me thinking that I really need to set a goal to make one family video/slideshow per week to memorialize all...

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May 14, 2021
Preparing for Loss and a 3-2-1 plan

Hope you're looking forward to a fun weekend! Whatever your family history goals, remember to include plans for failure & loss. This might mean calling a family member and recording a memory before they're gone. It might mean photographing a resi...

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May 07, 2021
Free Recipe Box Template for old recipes...

Hope everyone's had a great week!I have a son graduating from high school so I'm taking some time to digitize family memorabilia before he tosses everything. I shared a WSJ article, "The Family Heirlooms That Our Children Don't Want" on the OnGenealo...

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May 01, 2021
DNA Day Sales and Free Scanning ideas...

Hope everyone has had a great week and can carve out a little time in their weekend for some family history!Sunday, April 25th is DNA day and MyHeritage, FamilyTreeDNA, and LivingDNA all have sales that end that day. You can visit the OnGenealogy Fac...

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Apr 23, 2021
What's a saying that kid's nowadays will never know?

Hope everyone's finding time for some family history work amidst their busy week.A little humor for your weekend...I shared this on the OnGenealogy Facebook page. It's a meme from The Idea Room:  Some of my favorites were:"While you're up, please ch...

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Apr 16, 2021