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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.
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How To Do A Genealogical Interview
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...
Genealogy Re-posts from Pentimento – 2
Another sampling of my previous genealogy posts originally written for my Pentimento blog! Roane County Tennessee Cousins Some of my family links to Roane County, TN. Women’s History Month 2007: Joyce Moline Huntley, RN In honor of my aunt J...
Genealogy Re-posts from Pentimento – 1
In a previous blogging life, I posted all my articles on Pentimento, including some genealogy-related ones. Now that I have changed iPentimento over to predominantly a genealogy blog, I am going to migrate some of those genealogy post links here. No...
Your Ancestor Might Have Been Recorded On Tape
Your Ancestor Might Have Been Recorded On Tape Of course, there are time and technology limitations to the above statement. Even so, but I just ordered through inter-library loan an audiotape of my cousin Louise H. Martin’s interview from 1976 ...
Newspaper Account Of Genealogy Goldmine
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Get Your Family History Book Ready For Christmas Now
I can tell you from experience, there is no point at which you will arrive and say, "I have finished my family tree". That said, if you've been thinking of putting together a book to give to your... That's not all, read on! ...
Dad’s WWII Love Letter To Mom
Eighty-nine years ago today my dad was born in West Plains, Missouri to parents Will and Minnie Smith Yates. Although Dad passed away in 1996, his life lives on through letter and photos from his... That's not all, read on! ...
Henry Travers: The Rest Of The Story
Sometimes, genealogical information can come to you in most extraordinary ways. Take, for instance, the life of Henry Travers. You probably know of him from the Frank Capra movie It's a Wonderful... That's not all, read on! ...
Photo of the Day at Are You In My Photo
I had a nice surprise when I visited Are You In My Photo's site tonight. One of the photos I posted yesterday was chosen for photo of the day. I added this particular photo of my dad's Carrier... That's not all, read on! ...
10 Genealogy Blogs You Must See
I can tell you right now, it's going to be mighty hard to limit this list to just ten blogs, but I may come back at a later time and list more of my favorites. There are currently 243 members of... That's not all, read on! ...
iPentimento Smile For The Camera - Oh Baby!
Keyword for the 7th Edition of Smile For the Camera is "Oh Baby!" I have tons of baby pictures for many of my family members. Do you? Some, I find quite amusing, and some just terribly sweet and... That's not all, read on! ...
WA State History - The Fire Lookout Builders
"Where there's smoke, there's fire", so they say. Roadside signs here in Washington state give the forest fire danger level each summer and fall. They say it rains here in Washington all the time,... That's not all, read on! ...
Carnival of Genealogy - 57th Edition “I read it in the news!”
Technically, I didn’t read this article in the news since it happened about nine years before I was born, but it was in the Daily Olympian newspaper in 1941. As the caretaker of the family... That's not all, read on! ...
Enrich Your Reunion With Life Stories
I know there are die-hard veterans of family reunions who read this blog, but what about those that are just getting interested in genealogy and knowing more about their family history? I found a... That's not all, read on! ...
How To Do A Genealogical Interview
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... That's not all, read on! ...
Genealogy Re-posts from Pentimento - 2
Another sampling of my previous genealogy posts originally written for my Pentimento blog! Roane County Tennessee Cousins Some of my family links to Roane County, TN. Women’s History Month... That's not all, read on! ...
Genealogy Re-posts from Pentimento - 1
In a previous blogging life, I posted all my articles on Pentimento, including some genealogy-related ones. Now that I have changed iPentimento over to predominantly a genealogy blog, I am going to... That's not all, read on! ...
