Yeah … We’re Family – Deal With It!
Posted by Liv | Filed under Genea Musings
y brothers and I are rounding up the Chapple ~ Smith descendants for a Family Dinner Saturday afternoon, 1 December 2012, that we hope will parlay into many family gatherings and reunions for years to come. I sent the invitation below to relatives and 30+ have RSVP that they’re coming. So I’m very EXCITED about [...]
Tags: ancestors, chapple, family dinner, family reunion, genealogy, houston, invitation, Smith, texas
Story Corps National Day of Listening 2012
Posted by Liv | Filed under National Day of Listening
Yesterday — November 23, 2012 — marked the 5th anniversary of the National Day of Listening! This new national holiday started by StoryCorps (pronounced story core) in 2008, encourages all of us to set aside one hour the day after Thanksgiving to honor a loved one through listening! Why? Well, it is the least expensive, [...]
Tags: ancestor, Day of Listening, family interview, family member, genealogy, national holiday, relative, StoryCorps
Follow Friday: U. S. Military Collection, Fold3, and Veterans’ Service Records
Posted by Liv | Filed under Follow Friday
It’s Follow Friday at geneabloggers.com and I continue my tribute to Veterans by recommending three major websites that I use to document my family’s service; enjoy!
Tags: ancestry.com, bounty land records, claim records, draft records, Fold3, footnote.com, genealogy, military histories, military records, national archives, pension records, service records, US Military Collection, Veteran's Service Records
