Finding out about your family history can be so interesting for everyone in your family but where to start? The website Family Seek (www.familyseek.com) offers 3 great tips for families who want to get started searching for their own family’s history and background. Find Everything You Have Gather all the materials you have access to…
The USA has long been the goal of immigrants. While the wave has been from the southerly direction for quite a few years now, once upon a time it was the dream of many a European to get on a ship and sail to America. Today’s FamilyFirst pick is called The Gjenvick-Gjønvik Archives. It’s a…
Many years ago, I used to sit on the roof of our rural house with a book on constellations and a red-lensed flashlight. I became familiar with the groups of stars that were named by our ancestors, and soon became able to recognize the obvious pones, like Orion, and the more obscure ones, like Draco….
Many times we wax nostalgic about what it would have been like to have been living long ago, say, around the turn of the 20th century. While it would be enjoyable to see the world as it was in those days, the fact is that there is much that would be difficult to watch. For…
“Everyone is ignorant, only in different subjects.” Mark Twain If you want to talk about subjects in which yours truly is as ignorant as a piece of semi-decayed wood, let’s talk math. Mathematics was the only subject that I ever flunked in school. I’m a mathematical dyslexic! I simply can’t grasp the subject. In fact,…
Got ancestors? Today�s FamilyFirst site is RootsWeb.com, the oldest and largest FREE genealogy site. There are a lot of avid genealogists out there. This site is for YOU! You can upload your own hard-earned research (and benefit lots of other folks). You can communicate with fellow ancestry buffs via the mailing list and the message…
It is one of the most well known songs in our nation’s history, yet one of the most taken for granted. It is such a good song that it brings people to their feet when they hear it. It is one that I am sure you have heard before. Today’s Family First Site looks at…
Yesterday, the Family First site looked at how the Internet is changing the way we celebrate Christmas, and how we relax during this hectic time. Today’s FamSite uses that same technology and explores what it was like to celebrate this most joyous holiday in years gone by.
The lessons of history is that we learn from not only what our ancestors did wrong, but what they did right. That is how we can improve our quality of life, and pass on to our ancestors the same lessons. Today’s Family First site is on that not only shows us the lessons of history,…
It is one of the most well known songs in our nation’s history, yet one of the most taken for granted. It is such a good song that it brings people to their feed when they hear it. It is one that I am sure you have heard before. Today’s Family site looks at a…