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Tag: Family Heirlooms

Photo: a family heirloom, and old china bowl

Family Heirlooms: What Did You Inherit from Mom?

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on May 7, 2021

In this article – in honor of Mother’s Day – Gena Philibert-Ortega writes about documenting and caring for family heirlooms inherited from your mother... (Read More)

Photo: a classroom at the De La Salle University in Manila, Philippines. Credit: Malate269; Wikimedia Commons.

Genealogy 101: What Is That? Identifying Family Heirlooms

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on April 7, 2020

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega gives tips for identifying the family heirloom that was handed down to you... (Read More)

Photo: a California wildfire, 5 September 2008. Credit: Bureau of Land Management; Wikimedia Commons.

What Would You Take? Evacuating Your Genealogy in an Emergency

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on December 13, 2017

Having to evacuate her home due to the California wildfires, Gena Philibert-Ortega writes about saving genealogy records and heirlooms in an emergency... (Read More)

Photo: embroidery made by Esther Stoddard, c. 1750. Source: Historic Northampton Museum & Education Center, Northampton, Massachusetts.

She Was 78 when She Died, and Left a Lasting Keepsake

By Thomas Jay Kemp on July 28, 2017

An article about a family heirloom: a piece of embroidery that Esther Stoddard made c. 1750, when she was about 12 years old... (Read More)

Painting: "Mayflower in Plymouth Harbor," by William Halsall, 1882. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Discovering a Unique Family Relic through Newspapers

By Thomas Jay Kemp on June 23, 2017

An article about the cradle that has been passed down through the generations of Mayflower Pilgrim Samuel Fuller’s family... (Read More)

Photo: a birthday card

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)

Photo: a classroom at the De La Salle University in Manila, Philippines. Credit: Malate269; Wikimedia Commons.

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)

Photo: postcard from the Paris restaurant “La Tour d’Argent.” Credit: Mary Harrell-Sesniak.

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)

Painting: "Washington Crossing the Delaware," by Emanuel Leutze. Credit: The Metropolitan Museum of Art; Wikimedia Commons.

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)

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