Exactly one hundred years ago on April 22, a time capsule was buried in the basement of the First English Lutheran...
100-Year Old Time Capsule Opens
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Inspiration Articles
How to Grab Your Copy of a Free Digital Archiving E-Book
Digital archiving is a hot topic for genealogists these days. Digitizing our family documents, photographs and other...
Classic Children’s Books: Before Dr. Seuss
Many of us have books we loved when we were young. Maybe for you it was a picture book like Corduroy or a series like...
Love Was in the Air: Our Ancestors and Valentine’s Day
This weekend many of us will show love with chocolates, flowers, jewelry or--as my husband prefers--tools and Chinese...
Blast from the Past: A Patriotic Tintype and New App
Since tomorrow is Independence Day here in the U.S., I thought about posting a list of where you can research your...
Family History Mystery Solved!
From the Genealogy Gems Mailbox: Hi Lisa, You'll probably think I'm crazy, I love your podcasts, but I'm still...
Real Life Horror Connection to Family History 7/23/11
Old newspapers are a treasure trove of genealogy gems for the family historian. The Chronicling America free online...
Coincidence or Family Tree Serendipity? 5/3/11
You hear about genealogical serendipity, amazing coincidences and even down right eerie stuff happening when folks...
Cavemen Celebrate Vital Record Today 9/30/10
Yabba Dabba Do!!!! Today is the 50th anniversary of The Flintstones, everyone's favorite modern stone-age family!...
