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I have a new client that I just started working with. One of my customs is to request an invitation to dinner with the family before I start work. This gives me an excellent opportunity to study the social dynamics of each family. I get the opportunity to see them interact with each other in a relaxed atmosphere. I also request to be seated next to the subject(s) so I can see how easy they are to engage in conversation, what their memory is like and other communication traits. This helps me…

200,000 men from Glasgow enlisted into the army or navy during the 1st World War.

Almost 18,000 never returned; they lost their lives on land, sea or in a few cases, in the air. Of these, 401 served in the Canadian forces.181 in the Australian and 44 in New Zealand's forces. Two even served in the Egyptian Camel Corps.

The Roll of Honour was first collated in 1922. It has now been made available online.…

I recently blogged about the headstone marker I had seen at Bellefontaine Cemetery in St. Louis for a Mary Cecelia, and how I came to find out that she was the same as Beulah Abrams (Moore) Vosburgh.  Our family had never known Aunt Beu to go by any other name besides Beulah, so it was quite a surprise to find her death certificate, burial, and even census records listing her as Mary Cecelia. 

You can read the full blog here ... and if you have any ideas why or any relation to the…

We often hear clients complain they can’t remove their photos from those old inexpensive magnetic photo albums. Those are the ones with the pre-glued pages that you just stick the photos in and slide the plastic sleeve over the outside. While those may seem fast and easy, over many years the glue will have degraded and fused the back of the photo to the photo album page itself. Trying to remove it guarantees ripping your photo.

Several years ago there was a product on the market,…

Please take a look at this:

http://video.visitdenmark.com/video/3495646/denmark-on-demand-american

www.slaegtenshistorie.dk

Yesterday I gave a presentation to one of the local chapters of the DAR, or Daughters of the American Revolution for short. If you’re not familiar with the DAR, there are chapters all over the country (as well as other countries) of women who can trace their direct lineage to someone who served in the Continental Army or gave material aid to the cause of freedom in the American Revolution. This organization is committed to preserving…

Working on Module 3 of the Social Media course. One assignment asks you to create a wiki entry in pbwiki. When I went there, it did a redirect to pbworks.com yet someone earlier today posted an assignment for this. Wonder if it went offline last night at midnight?

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When I worked on my own autobiography several years ago, I used this technique which I sort of invented ( I say that because I’ve never heard of anyone else using it either in my background as a social worker or speaking with other personal historians). What I would do is to find an old picture of me from a time period that my memories were vague. I would look at the photo and start placing concrete things into my memory.

For instance, there is a photo of me taken on a piano bench…

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The HSJGS is in the final staging of publishing a long awaited second edition of "THE SAN JACINTO VALLEY, Past and Present" History Book.  This Edition will combine both the original history book, published in 1989, and the 22 years of updates on family histories, local histories and many photos.

The Prepublication Price is $65.00.  Call the Duffin Heritage Room in the Hemet Public Library for information, 951-765-2372. 

Book Project Director, Dianne Church sends many thanks to…

I am interested in finding information about the Philip Weitzel family.  Philip was born in 1804,  His wife Margaretha was born about 1800.  Their children John (b. 02 Feb 1837), Theresia (b. 15 Oct 1838), and Lucia (b. 06 Dec 1842) were from Fulda, Hesse, Germany.  They settled in Mercer County, Ohio in 1848.

Any help would be appreciated.

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