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Family Thanksgiving Traditions
As I sit back with a cup of coffee, my turkey stuffed and cooking, the pies cooling and my kids running around in their Indian hats they made at school, I started doing a post on the history of Thanksgiving or something because it seemed appropriate. Instead I kept thinking of what Thanksgiving and family holidays mean for family connections. Whether we live next door to our family or across the country, the holidays can bring us together. Share [...]
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Family Story Teller
I first started researching my family tree shortly after my grandfather passed away. I went to my husband’s family reunion and they passed out a binder including all sorts of interesting information, historical documents, pictures and stories about their family. I studied that binder and ended up knowing more about my husband’s family than he did. I knew about all the people in his family tree and the stories helped me to feel like I actually knew them. I felt [...]
