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WEBSITE WEDNESDAY

Image by Scottish Guy from Pixabay DEAD FRED – GENEALOGY PHOTO ARCHIVE Dead Fred is both a website and a Facebook page. This is a free site started by Joe Bott 22 years ago. He named it “Dead Fred” after the German Emperor and King of Prussia Frederick III.  He reigned for 99 days betweenContinue reading “WEBSITE WEDNESDAY”

WEBSITE WEDNESDAY

Earth Point, in conjunction with Google Earth, can give you a bird’s eye view of the land where your ancestors homesteaded or houses in which they lived in public land states (or at least the place where their house used to stand). This website will work with either the downloadable software, Google Earth Pro, orContinue reading “WEBSITE WEDNESDAY”

100 Years Ago

Image by congerdesign from Pixabay I love old newspapers.  I love peeking into people’s ordinary, everyday existence from long ago.  I enjoy the juicy tidbits, the sensationalist stories, the crazy advertisements, the puzzling political cartoons – you name it, I like it.  Of course, the news is not always good, pleasant, and fun.  There isContinue reading “100 Years Ago”

WEBSITE WEDNESDAY

TOMBSTONE TRANSCRIPTIONS FROM INTERMENT.NET It’s Wednesday again!  Where does the time go?  We’ve had some snow here in the Colorado foothills and I’ve heard there were snowstorms in other parts of the country.  It’s winter and it’s cold outside.  It’s a good time for indoor hobbies – like genealogy.  (Actually, I could do genealogical researchContinue reading “WEBSITE WEDNESDAY”

AMEY AND THE OUTLAWS

I am participating in Amy Johnson Crow’s 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks.  This is week 2 and the topic this week is Legends. Most families have some sort of story or legend about their ancestors, some really cool tale about famous people their family members knew, about a family fortune won and lost, about someContinue reading “AMEY AND THE OUTLAWS”

40 YEARS OF LOOKING BACK. . . AND LOOKING FORWARD

I have decided to participate in Amy Johnson Crow’s 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks project for 2021.  This week’s theme is Beginnings, which is appropriate for January. As for beginnings, 2021 is starting off a bit shaky with the violence at the US capitol this week.  There is still a long way to go withContinue reading “40 YEARS OF LOOKING BACK. . . AND LOOKING FORWARD”

WEBSITE WEDNESDAY

AncestorStuff.com The idea of researching my family tree while wearing an “I Love Family History” t-shirt while at the same time drinking coffee from a “Genealogy is Great” mug is motivating and exciting. Doing my essential grocery shopping each week while wearing a “Genealogy Equals Happiness” mask makes that task a little less drudging. WhileContinue reading “WEBSITE WEDNESDAY”