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Photo: Lizzie Kander, “The Settlement Cook Book,” from the author’s collection. Credit: Gena Philibert-Ortega.

National Cookbook Month: ‘The Settlement Cook Book’

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on October 16, 2023

To help celebrate October being National Cookbook Month, Gena Philibert-Ortega writes about Lizzie Kander and her “The Settlement Cook Book.”.. (Read More)

Photo: various Junior League cookbooks in the author's collection. Credit: Gena Philibert-Ortega.

National Cookbook Month: Junior League Cookbooks

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on October 19, 2022

In this article – to celebrate October being National Cookbook Month – Gena Philibert-Ortega writes about Junior League cookbooks.. (Read More)

Illustration: cooking utensils

October Is National Cookbook Month

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on October 18, 2018

In this article – to celebrate October being National Cookbook Month – Gena Philibert-Ortega writes about her love of cookbooks... (Read More)

Photo: roast turkey. Credit: Moonsun1981; Wikimedia Commons.

How to Create a Family Cookbook to Save Holiday Recipes

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on November 25, 2014

In this blog article, Gena Philibert-Ortega discusses how to create a family cookbook to showcase all your favorite holiday recipes... (Read More)

Newspaper Recipe Contests: Was Your Ancestor a Contest Winner?

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on November 28, 2012

Introduction: Gena Philibert-Ortega is a genealogist and author of the book “From the Family Kitchen.” In this guest blog post, Gena shows how recipe contests that ran in local newspapers can turn out to be a surprisingly good source of genealogy information about your female ancestors. Have you ever won a contest sponsored by... (Read More)

The World Was Your Ancestor’s Oyster: Food in Family History

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on July 25, 2012

Introduction: Gena Philibert-Ortega is a genealogist and author of the book “From the Family Kitchen.” In this guest blog post, Gena explores one of her many interests: the connection of food and cooking to family history, revealing how much oysters were part of our ancestors’ diets. What did your ancestors eat? Is this something... (Read More)


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