This the second in my series of posts for the 21 Day Family History Connections Experiment. It’s pretty easy to find information about what the world was like in the year you were born. Besides the obvious choice of Wikipedia.org, there are many sites dedicated to helping you flashback in history. A fun place to […]
Read MoreWhen it became obvious that we weren’t returning to school any time soon and that I’d be spending entire days (and nights) in our home, one of my first thoughts was, “Great! I’ll have so much uninterrupted time to work on my genealogy projects!” Um. Nope. The last two weeks of March 2020 were consumed […]
Read MoreWhat a crazy couple of weeks! As of 9 p.m. last night, I am out of work – indefinitely. Not complaining about that. I wish all school systems would close. As of 2 p.m. today, my husband and I made the final decision to postpone our summer cruise to Europe. As of 5 p.m. today, […]
Read MoreToday would have been my mother’s 88th birthday. Doris Lichtenthal Falcone was born on March 5, 1932. She passed away on December 2, 2011, a few months before her 80th birthday. Mom always wanted to come to America. “For the jazz,” she always told me. In honor of her birthday, I would like to share […]
Read MoreThe day started early – 8 a.m.! I attended “Practical Tools for Family History Storytellers” presented by Rhonda Laurtizen and Rachel Trotter of Evalogue Life), and Laura Hedgecock (Treasure Chest of Memories). They provided a nice overview of techniques to use for oral interviews (I really need to call my mother’s cousin!!), organizing your writing […]
Read MoreDespite being tired, Cheryl agreed to go with me to see the comedy of Ryan Hamilton. We had some fun on the way, pinning our “homeland” on the world map. We had never heard of Ryan Hamilton before (and as he said in his monologue no one else has either!) I thought he was humorous. […]
Read More*It was pointed out to me that it is really the 3rd day of RootsTech. That is accurate. But it is Day 4 of “my” RootsTech experience, as that is the number of days we have been here in Salt Lake City. As is usually the case by day 3, we are starting to get […]
Read MoreMy first session was “German Research for Everyday Americans” with Karynne Moses. I attended Karynne’s presentation on reading German handwriting yesterday, so this was a natural follow-up. Karynne is still finding her way as a presenter, this being only the second time ever she has presented. She provided some good resources of places to look […]
Read MoreFirst thing this morning we enjoyed a breakfast buffet courtesy of the Radisson Hotel. Cheryl and I had no idea that the hotel provides breakfast to all guests attending RootsTech. What a great perk! My first mission today was to finally meet with Maureen Taylor, the Photo Detective. Maureen Taylor, the Photo Detective. My first […]
Read MoreThis will be a quick report as I’ve been awake since 4 a.m. Eastern and it’s now 10 p.m. back on the East Coast! Cheryl and I started our RootsTech adventure by spending the night at the Bradley Airport hotel. Very wise, considering we had to board the plane the next morning at 5:50. Not […]
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Who We Are and How We Got This Way 