Category Archives: GenBlog

As I peruse other blogs, I see some pretty neat things.  I came across digital scrapbook pages and thought I’d give it a whirl. This scrapbook page was designed by Raspberry Road Designs.  The photo is of Joseph CAHILL and Jean Marie MILLER taken on their wedding day on 28 October 1967; privately held by Julie Marie CAHILL Tarr.

Amir Dekel over at I Dream of Genea(logy) posted an interesting research question about who to include in the ever-growing tree.  This is a question I myself had after I kept adding people that really had no “direct” relationship.  I started to respond to Amir’s post via a comment, but it’s a little hard to explain in such a short amount of space.  Plus, I believe in visuals, so I decided to do a post instead.

Weekly column sharing birth, marriage, and death events for people in my family tree.

So many blogs, yet so little time to constantly update my link list on my blog.  My solution? Well since many of the blogs I follow (over 100) are using Blog Network on Facebook, I cheat and just add a link to my Blog Network page.   When anyone clicks on the link, they’re taken to my Blog Network page, which lists all the blogs I follow. Personally, I think it’s great for several reasons: I don’t have to remember to go and add new blogs. I’m not limited to […]

I’ve not been blogging too much since I’ve been busy scanning photos for the last few weeks.  When you get into a rhythm, you just don’t wanna stop!  I have many things to share and hope to be writing a lot more very soon.

Weekly column sharing birth, marriage, and death events for people in my family tree.

The 6th Edition of Smile for the Camera is upon us. This edition is being hosted by Becky Wiseman @ kinexxions. Becky’s word prompt for the 6th Edition of Smile For The Camera is Funny Bone. Show us that picture that never fails to bring a smile to your face! An amusing incident, a funny face, an unusual situation. Share! Choose a photograph of an ancestor, relative, yourself, or an orphan photograph that tickles your Funny Bone and bring it to the carnival. Admission is free with every photograph!

My husband and I spent the afternoon at an antique mall in El Paso, Illinois.  I picked up some neat things and some great orphan photos.  Here are my finds.