Today’s Family History Connection Experiment activity challenges us to look at past photos and share the stories with family. For me, just choosing which pictures to share is the challenge!! I am blessed to come from a family of prolific picture-takers. (Not so sure I’d use the term “photographer” – that implies a certain level […]
Read MoreThe activity for today’s Family History Connection Experiment challenges us to recreate a family photo. I wish we had thought to make an adult version of my favorite sibling photo while we still owned our childhood home!! (Note to sibs – we can still do it. Once we are out of “Covid-Jail,” let’s remember to […]
Read MoreThe activity for today’s Family History Connections Experiment is to post a current family picture. This is the most recent family picture I have for my U.S.-based side of the family. It was taken September 8, 2018 at my brother Dean’s wedding. Sadly, my sister Laura is missing. When you have a family this big, […]
Read MoreAs part of the 21 Day Family History Connection Experiment I created this fun Family Jeopardy Game. I was thinking it would be fun to play during a Zoom call but maybe it would be a little too chaotic!! Whether or not you’re part of my extended family bramblebush (no way is it organized enough […]
Read MoreThis 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. […]
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Who We Are and How We Got This Way 