Julie's Genealogy & History Hub

In December, I bought myself a digital voice recorder for Christmas.  I got the Olympus WS-210S Voice Recorder, which had great reviews. I love it!  It’s come in really handy for genealogical research.  Below is a list of ways you could use a digital voice recorder in your own research.

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

In honor of St. Patrick’s Day and the Irish in me, I thought I’d share a St. Patty’s Day card. This card is from my dad.  The copyright on the card is 1988, so it’s pretty likely that’s the year I received it.  It would be the second to last St. Patrick’s Day my dad would celebrate, as he died in October 1989.

This is a photo postcard.  There is some identifying information written on the back, but not enough to begin to figure out who these siblings are.

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

It’s Celebrate Your Name Week.  So to celebrate, I’m going to do a post for each day’s festivities. Today is Genealogy Day Join in on one of the world’s fastest growing hobbies and celebrate names at the same time. I think I can safely say, this one is DONE!!

Prompt:  Talk about highlights and events from your local genealogy society. Most genealogy bloggers are members of several historical societies and love to hear about the events in other organizations. This is also a great way to attract new members.

It’s time for the 12th edition of the Carnival of Irish Heritage & Culture. In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, the theme for this edition is a parade of all things Irish. Growing up, we always celebrated St. Patrick’s Day with corned beef and cabbage, all the while wearing our green apparel. Until now, I had no idea who St. Patrick was, or what the significance of the day was. I did some digging to learn about this person, this day, and essentially, more about my Irish heritage. St. Patrick, […]