In the latest Cabinet of Curiosities, we’re asked to write about a Christmas treasure. I’m pulling out of my cabinet of curiosities the item that wasn’t there every Christmas. This is about my Grandma Lassalle and the lost pajamas. My Grandma was a fine seamstress. She sewed everything. Each year she made pajamas for all…
Category: General Genealogy
Preserving Historic Moments
This week our country had an historical presidential elections. It was a moment of pride and emotion for the entire nation as we elected our first African American President. When historical events, disasters, or momentous occasions occur, do you write about them and save them for your family? After interviewing several older relatives and wondering…
Family History Month: Week Four
In this last entry of the “October is Family History Month” series we focus on you, the researcher and preserver of family history. The lone family historian who often is the only one in the family who gets a thrill out of finding lost relatives. It can be a lonely pursuit, but oh, how rewarding!…
Family History Month: Week Three
It’s rewarding compiling a family tree. But what’s the point if there’s no one to share it with? It is difficult at best trying to capture younger family member’s attention with video games, television, etc. as a distraction. Talk about the family history and you may get a yawn. Or, your teenage kids will roll…
I Voted Just Like my Grandmother and Great Grandmother Before Me
Last night I filled out my absentee ballot. Today it went off on on civic journey to the land of the registrar of voters. On November 4th, someone will check my signature on the back, slit the envelope open, and I will be yet another voter taking part in a historical election. I’m not the…