There’s Camping, and then there’s Camping. Now in print, the words look the same, but believe me, in a practical manner, they are vastly different. My husband grew up camping first in a Sears Umbrella tent, then in a 1960 Nimrod Pop-up. (In case you have any questions about what that was like – it…
I couldn’t have known it then, but a simple question by a sixteen-year-old boy would somehow lead me on a twenty-two-year journey of research….and I always thought I hated history! Little did I know that one day I would be spending my life organizing history one year at a time. Today I welcome my Mom, Ritchie…
Did you know that there are opportunities to volunteer and use your time and talents at conference centers and camps around the country? Today, I am excited to welcome my mom, Ritchie Hale, as she shares some of her experiences working as a volunteer at Glen Eyrie Castle in Colorado Springs. Colorado Springs, Colorado seems…
What happened? When and Where did it happen? And Who was involved? When you want to Organize Family History, these are the questions that can be answered in a concise, chronological manner by building a time line. By extracting dates, times, and places your timeline will quickly begin to tell the family story. This post…
As November began to wind down, my thoughts turned to the large box in the basement. Time to bring the tree upstairs. Wrestling it up the steps, pulling away the packaging tape, I drag out each piece. The artificial twigs are beginning to show age and are leaving a trail almost as messy as a cut…
For nearly a year we had been planning this get together. I felt almost giddy with anticipation as the day arrived for the eight of us to meet for a reunion. And then, there was fear. Fear of the unknown. Fear that somehow we might not know what to say to each other. Fear that…
So you are working with a group of children and someone loans you several boxes full of hand puppets and it’s almost Christmas. Hmmm. Let the creativity begin. The idea began to simmer in our minds and our research began. Did you know that there are very few puppet Christmas tree stages out there? In…
There’s Camping, and then there’s Camping. Now in print, the words looks the same, but believe me, in a practical manner, they are vastly different. My husband grew up camping first in a Sears Umbrella tent, then in a 1960 Nimrod Pop-up. (In case you have any questions what that was like – it had…