Genealogy Tip: Digitize and Save Your Memories
By Thomas Jay Kemp on May 31, 2017
An article about using Adobe PDF files to digitally preserve the family history “treasures” you have in your archives... (Read More)
Tag: Family Heirlooms
Genealogy 101: #7 Home Sources
By Gena Philibert-Ortega on December 12, 2016
In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega shows how items in your home may have important family history information helpful to your genealogy... (Read More)
Use Newspapers to Supplement Genealogical Memories
By Mary Harrell-Sesniak on August 26, 2016
In this article, Mary Harrell-Sesniak uses old newspaper articles to help tell the story of one of her treasured pieces of memorabilia... (Read More)
Family Heirlooms: Revolutionary War Artifacts
By Thomas Jay Kemp on March 30, 2016
Do you have family heirlooms passed down from colonial times? The Roukema family of Richmond, Virginia, does... (Read More)
Passing on Family Heirlooms
By Mary Harrell-Sesniak on April 20, 2015
In this article, Mary Harrell-Sesniak gives practical tips on how to document and preserve your precious family heirlooms... (Read More)
Quilting & Genealogy: Treasured Family Heirlooms
By Mary Harrell-Sesniak on April 10, 2015
In this article, Mary Harrell-Sesniak writes about a family treasure of particular interest to genealogists: heirloom quilts... (Read More)
What Do You Plan to Do with Your Old Family Heirlooms?
By Thomas Jay Kemp on July 18, 2014
Maybe you have an old cedar chest, or other large object, as one of your prized family heirlooms. We have an old chest that was owned by my grandmother, Adelaide Mildred (Wright) Kemp (1893-1949), and it was said that it had been passed down to her mother, Ida Estelle (Smith) Wright (1873-1963). Now if... (Read More)
Researching Your Family Heirlooms: Gaudy Dutch Pottery
By Mary Harrell-Sesniak on February 25, 2014
Introduction: Mary Harrell-Sesniak is a genealogist, author and editor with a strong technology background. In this guest blog post, Mary shows how old newspapers can help you better understand your family heirlooms, focusing on some Gaudy Dutch pottery she inherited from her grandmother. The first step in compiling your family history begins in your... (Read More)
Frakturs & Family Bibles Can Provide Proof of Marriage
By Mary Harrell-Sesniak on May 13, 2013
In this article, Mary Harrell-Sesniak writes about using family Bible records and a folk art called “frakturs” to document early family history... (Read More)
