Helping the present understand the past
It’s Thursday, who else is excited for Friday eve?! Another Thursday brings us to another Around the Town Thursday post. Today we’re looking at the Strataca – the Kansas Underground Salt Museum. Entrance to the Visitors Center of the Kansas Underground Salt Museum located in Hutchinson, Kansas Once a year the Smithsonian Magazine hosts an…
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It’s Tuesday and that means another edition of Tombstone Tuesday! Today we’re still wandering thru Anselm Lutheran Cemetery. Among the many family members residing in Anselm Cemetery is my second great-grandmother, Marie Louise Henrietta (Froemke) Altman (a.k.a. Altmann). Headstone of Marie Louis Henrietta (Froemke) Altman (a.k.a. Altmann) Anselm Lutheran Cemetery in Anselm, Ransom, North Dakota…
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A friend and I were talking the other day and she mentioned she might be interested in learning more about her family’s genealogy. She asked me, “How would I get started?” I gave her the same answer I’d heard every genealogist and genealogy class instructor give: “You start with yourself.” “Well what does that mean?”…
Friday, hooray! Let’s take a look at today’s edition of Follow Friday. A Sense of Family is the blog I’ve chosen to spotlight today. Shelly’s posts are easy and interesting reads. She’s highlighted her family, conferences she’s attended, genealogical writing and tips and tricks that she uses. Her post on Finding Daughters by Searching on…
As promised, here’s the bonus Around the Town Thursday post! Instead of flying into Canada directly for my work trip I opted to fly into Seattle, Washington and take a drive up the coast into Canada. I’m so glad I did too. First, because I got to see some fantastic sites. Second, because I remembered…
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