Creating My Family History Book
This is the first page of my family history book. It’s a work in progress, and I’m adding pages as I have time or if I have a particular story … Continue Reading →
Tag: Middlebrough
My Ancestor Communities on Ancestry
One of Ancestry’s features, when you do a DNA test, is Communities. These communities are part of your DNA Story or Ethnicity and are included in the price of your … Continue Reading →
Playing With New MyHeritage Tools
I wanted to spend a couple of minutes showing you a few new features that MyHeritage recently launched. Continue Reading →
Sleuthing The 1921 Census for England & Wales
I decided this week to spend some time sleuthing the 1921 Census of England and Wales. When the 1921 census was launched on FindmyPast on January 6, 2022, there was … Continue Reading →
Countdown To the Holidays
The holidays are about family and food.. at least in my family it’s is. So I thought that once again, I’d share with you a few of my family favorites.
Above you’ll see Smog Bars. Many Canadian’s call these Nanaimo Bars, but in my family, we called them Smog Bars, and the fact that I live in Alberta might be the reason. Continue Reading →
How Will You Celebrate Food Day Canada?
July 31st is Food Day Canada, and I’m thinking about how I might celebrate.
mom was going to have a get-together, he could have invited twenty people off the road because there was always too much food.
Hi, My Name Is….
Have you ever wondered why you have the name you have? Did you ever ask your parents? My name is Ellen, but my mom always said that my name was going to be Holly. I never asked why my parents didn’t choose Holly, but I know that I was named after my great grandmother, Ellen Middlebrough (nee Anidow). Continue Reading →
Don’t Be Like My DNA Cousin
As you know, I love DNA and what it can do for your research, and I especially like to help others with their research. So a recent interaction with a DNA cousin caught me off guard. Here’s the story. Continue Reading →
MyHeritage Photo Repair (DeOldify)
MyHeritage launched it’s new photo repair tool and I think it helps tell the story even better. Continue Reading →
Were They On A Break?
If you’ve watched “Friends,” then you’ll remember Ross’s famous line; “We were on a break.” ….
So far in my genealogy and DNA, I haven’t found an outcome to one of my ancestor couples’ “breaks,” but I have found their possible breaks.
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