Now that the 1940 census is more or less fully indexed I took a lazy woman’s stroll through some of our ancestor’s records. I wasn’t expecting much new information. My mother and mother-in-law both remembered that time and filled me …
On Thursday, July 19th I was finally able to visit the Willamette Heritage Center and meet all of the people who have done so much for me. I have written about the wonderful file of 80 family photographs and their …
If we could take a trip back in time it would be very much like a visit to another culture. Cultures are living entities and like families and the individuals that comprise them cultures change. What was common, acceptable, even …
Some days I become tired and discouraged about trying to produce a blog post every two weeks. When I have the time to write something I consider interesting or useful I would like it to be read. Sometimes it feels …
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The truth is that I have been too busy with the rest of my life to do any genealogy research or writing, so I am reposting an older piece. I am using this post because, for some unknown reason, I …