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Family Events – Week of February 15 to February 21

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

Saturday in the Attic – 02/14/09

Happy Valentine’s Day! In honor of the holiday, I thought the following find would be appropriate. This is a Valentine’s Day card that my grandmother gave to my grandfather in 1960.

Orphan Photo #5

This is an orphan photo I just retrieved from eBay.

Family Events – Week of February 8 to February 14

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

Saturday in the Attic – 02/07/09

This small Bible belonged to my grandfather, John Francis CAHILL. It was given to him before heading off to WWII by his cousin, Tessie, who had helped to raise him after his mom died.

Weekly Genealogy Blogging Prompt #5

Prompt: Talk about your genealogy adventures while on vacation. Doesn’t everyone plan a little genealogy visit during vacation? Take your readers along for the ride.

Orphan Photo #4

This postcard photo was rescued from the Antique Mall in El Paso, Illinois, by me, on 05 October 2008.

How Do You Keep Track of the Blogs You Read?

With the influx of genealogy blogs out there, I thought I’d share my philosophy about “reading” them. Some people only subscribe to a handful of blogs, likely because managing them can be a pain. They have their favorites and they follow faithfully. I on the […]