Ok, the holidays are over. It’s the new year and your credit card hangover is just about to begin. Consumer Reports reported in October of 2010 that 13.6 million Americans were still paying on their 2009 Christmas credit card spending, according to Bankrate.com’s credit card blog from last December. In a December 19, 2011 Yahoo!…
Find unbeatable bargains on everything you need – from rugs to frames. Decorate your home, and enjoy low, low prices. Over the past eighteen years, customers have come to trust Home Decorators Collection as the best place to shop for high-quality and exceptionally priced home decor merchandise. The catalog, which debuted in 1991 with 56…
Okay, I’m feeling just a tad weird today. I did a Google search for weird collections. I landed on this site. The site is entitled “The Sugar Packet Collector’s Page.” Its design is 1997 glory. Here’s their mission: I’ve been collecting sugar packets since 1978 when I first graduated from college. My first set was…
I first visited this site several years ago, and was impressed enough by it to feature it as a Family First Site. Not only the subject matter intiguing, but also the way it was presented. It’s rather unique way of conducting an online tour is one that hopefully will become more commonplace in the future….
The documents of our country contain information about who we are as a nation, and how we got to be the nation that we are. But they also contain the heart and soul of the people who have made us. The Smithsonian Institute is the repository for much of that history, and is located in…
Researching the historic roots of our families has long been a favorite pastime. The advent of computers has made it a whole lot easier, take my word for it. The Internet has even made it easier. Today’s Family First site is one that features data that can help any genealogical research. It is the United…
Reading biographies can be fascinating. Learning about the success and failures of past great, not so great, and the infamous can be fun, informative, and, at times, boring. But today’s Family First Site gives a different perspective on how we learn about people and their lives. Called Lives, the Biography Resource, it claims to be…
Looking for a subject to do a school history report on? Want to spend some time cruising some online museums, and finding out about one of the most important events in our nation’s history? If so, then today’s Family First Site is for you. The site is called The American Civil War Homepage, and if…
Looking for a subject to do a school history report on? Want to spend some time cruising some online museums, and finding out about one of the most important events in our nation’s history? If so, then today’s Family Site is for you. The site is called The American Civil War Homepage, and if historical…
The documents of our country contain information about our country. But they also contain the heart and soul as well. The Smithsonian Institute is the repository for much of that history, and is located in Washington, D.C. Not very convent to visit and look at however. But thanks to the efforts of today’s FamSite, it…