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The 18th Edition of the "I Smile for the Camera" Carnival is Posted
Twenty-three bloggers have shared ancestral and modern photos around the theme "Travel" at Shades of the Departed's 18th Edition of the "I Smile for the Camera" Carnival. Be sure to check them out!Now The Call For Submissions!19th EDITIONSmile For T...
Bling! Bling! My Garnet Ring
This garnet ring once belonged to my maternal grandmother, Ruth Lillian HOEKSTRA VALK DeVRIES. It's probably not extraordinarily valuable, although it does have four genuine garnets and is made of 14K gold. Garnets are not my birthstones; aquamarines...
Carnivals Galore!
Three genealogy carnivals were published this weekend, so grab a cold drink (or a warm one, if you're in Chicago!), put up your feet, and enjoy reading the following online publications:The 15th Edition of the Smile for the Camera! Carnival - They Wo...
It's Carnival Time!
This week, two carnivals were posted. The 12th Edition of the "Smile for the Camera" Carnival was published April 15th at the Shades of the Departed Blog, with the theme being "A Noble Life." There were 20 submissions honoring the noble lives of anc...
The 9th Edition of the "I Smile for the Camera" Carnival is Posted
Strangers in the BoxCome, look with me inside this drawer,In this box I've often seen,At the pictures, black and white,Faces proud, still, serene.I wish I knew the people,These strangers in the box,Their names and all their memoriesAre lost among my ...
Who Are You? A CROTHERS Family Member?
(click on any image for an enlarged view)When I began researching my paternal grandmother's biological family, one of the first cousins I "met" online was Sharon. She had done quite a bit of research on our CROTHERS line (my paternal grandmother's b...
