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Tombstone Tuesday: Marie Louise Henrietta (Froemke) Altman

October 1, 2013May 21, 2015 Danni

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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Genealogy Basics: Getting Started

September 30, 2013May 21, 2015 Danni

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?”…

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Follow Friday: A Sense of Family

September 27, 2013May 21, 2015 Danni

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…

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Around the Town Thursday: St. Oswald’s Anglican Heritage Church

September 26, 2013May 21, 2015 Danni

I started my Around the Town Thursday posts with the intention of highlighting all the wonderful things to see and do in Kansas City. I knew eventually I’d like to expand from just the Kansas City area but I honestly didn’t expect it to be this soon. Having been sent to Langley, BC (Canada) for…

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This Ain’t Your Grandparents’ Genealogy

September 23, 2013July 31, 2014 Danni 4 Comments

Growing up I can remember my grandparents spending hours sitting in front of the microfilm or microfiche readers at the Family History Center in Independence. I would watch them scroll from page to page. Occasionally they would even write something down. For the longest time I wondered what they were doing sitting in front of…

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