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iPentimento - Genealogy and History

http://ipentimento.com

The blog has the history of William Livingston Holmes, first sheriff of Clackamas County, Oregon Territory; other topics include family history, genealogy, fibromyalgia, handwriting analysis, home improvement, gardening, and is a family friendly site.

Added on: May 14th, 2007
Country: United States
Language: English

Author: webduck
Listed in: Genealogy History
Tags: genealogy family history washington state william holmes oregon history genealogist

Recent Posts

Second Marriage Record Might Reveal Original Swedish Surname

Posted on Wednesday November 18th, 2009 at 22:05 in genealogy, larson, ipentimento, moline, marriage records, skagerlind

Since I’ve been researching my Swedish family of Moline, I’ve always known that John (Johan) Emil Moline was the son of Lars Petter Molin(e). But, following some Swedish naming customs, Johan Emil Moline might have come to this country ...
How To Do A Genealogical Interview

Posted on Monday November 9th, 2009 at 12:26 in genealogy, family history, interview, family tree, memories, Nostalgia, ipentimento, recalling childhood

Get comfortable If you have made arrangements ahead of time to interview a particular person, try to do it in a quiet setting where there will be little or no interruptions. If you will be tape recording your subject, make sure ahead of time that yo...
IMHO: Why There Must Be Wars

Posted on Monday November 9th, 2009 at 12:26 in war, Darwin Awards, population control, featured posts, ipentimento, why there must be wars

As I watched the last episode of Ken Burns’ “The War” tonight it came to me why there must be wars. No doubt, if you are male you will disagree with me, but I think my theory has some merit. Yeah, I know, Darwin’...
Footnote Brings The Vietnam Wall To You

Posted on Monday November 9th, 2009 at 12:26 in genealogy, history, footnote, vietnam wall, duane cordiner, vietnam wall images

I was a freshman in high school when the Vietnam War was just beginning. My brother was four years older than I, and his classmates were graduating and going off to Vietnam. Our school had a total of about 700 kids enrolled and we knew most of them b...
Was It Rude To Say Hello To Him?

Posted on Monday November 9th, 2009 at 12:26 in featured posts, american customs, gold mountain golf course, japanese customs, naval base kitsap, puget sound shipyard

My husband and I attended a wedding yesterday at the local public golf course at Gold Mountain. As we were walking up to the building , we passed three Japanese gentlemen walking towards their cars with their clubs and carts. Maybe it is because I ...
Hope For Breast Cancer Treatment With Cryo-Cell

Posted on Monday November 9th, 2009 at 12:26 in genealogy, health, breast cancer, stem cells, women's health, genetics, ancestors

In 1939, breast cancer took the life of my great aunt, Elizabeth Yates Johnston at the young age of forty-nine. We’ve come a long way in treating breast cancer in the 70 years since her death, but there’s still more to do. Cryo-Cell Inter...