Helping the present understand the past
My blog has suffered a bit since I began ProGen 18 months ago but I’m happy to say that I completed ProGen last month and it was absolutely worth all the work! Just in time too because I was, once again, fortunate enough to attend the NGS conference this year. The ability to attend national conferences such…
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I had the opportunity this year to attend the National Genealogical Society conference. The NGS conference is held each May and this year it was held in beautiful St. Charles, Missouri. I spent a good deal of time prior to the conference reviewing session abstracts and carefully choosing the sessions I wanted to attend. There…
Happy Friday eve everyone and welcome to another edition of Around the Town Thursday! Today we’re back to exploring Kansas City and we’re highlighting the Kansas City Livestock Exchange Building. Front of Kansas City Livestock Exchange Building Entrance to the Kansas City Livestock Exchange Building Originally built in 1910, the Livestock Exchange Building was…
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Happy Thanksgiving everyone! We’ve got a nice little post for you to read while you’re enjoying your good food. Today we’re peeking in at The Money Museum at Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City The Money Museum is located inside the Federal Reserve Bank The Money Museum gives…
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Today is Veterans Day and today’s post is dedicated to all those who have served and all those who are currently serving. Thank you all for your service and sacrifice! Today being Veterans Day, you may notice that some people are wearing poppies today. Do you know the significance of the poppy on Veterans Day? …