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Painting: "The Picnic" by Thomas Cole, 1846. Credit: Brooklyn Museum; Billy Hathorn; Wikimedia Commons.

Family History Primer: Questions to Ask Your Family

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on July 27, 2017

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega provides a list of questions to ask at your next family gathering, an important part of family history research... (Read More)

Photo: a platter of deviled eggs. Credit: Marshall Astor; Wikimedia Commons.

Dyed Easter Eggs? Make Deviled Eggs!

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on April 17, 2017

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega provides recipes for deviled eggs so that you can use all those left-over dyed Easter eggs.. (Read More)

Photo: Gold Star Mothers monument, Ocala-Marion County Veterans Memorial Park, Ocala, Florida. Credit: Mlpearc; Wikimedia Commons.

Gold Star Mother’s Day

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on September 23, 2016

In this article – in honor of Gold Star Mother’s Day this Sunday – Gena Philibert-Ortega searches old newspapers to learn about this special day... (Read More)

Illustration: the first American Labor parade held in New York City on 5 September 1882 as it appeared in Frank Leslie’s Weekly Illustrated Newspaper’s 16 September 1882 issue. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Labor Day & Our Ancestors

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on September 2, 2016

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega searches old newspapers to learn more about the holiday we’re about to celebrate: Labor Day. .. (Read More)

Photo: Pioneer Day parade, 2011. Credit: Peggy Clemens Lauritzen.

Utah Celebrates Pioneer Day This Sunday

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on July 22, 2016

An article about Utah’s special state holiday, “Pioneer Day,” which commemorates the arrival of the Mormons into the Salt Lake Valley on 24 July 1847... (Read More)

Illustration: Irish hat and shillelagh

Recipes for St. Patrick’s Day Feast

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on March 16, 2016

In this blog article, Gena Philibert-Ortega searches newspapers to find recipes for dishes to serve at a St. Patrick’s Day feast... (Read More)

Painting: “Happy Christmas” by Johansen Viggo, 1891

3 Tips for Sharing the Family History You Gather This Holiday Season

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on December 23, 2014

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega provides some helpful tips for how to preserve and share the family stories you gather during this Holiday Season... (Read More)

Painting: “Happy Christmas” by Johansen Viggo, 1891

Family History Interviewing Tips for the Holiday Season

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on December 22, 2014

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega provides some helpful tips for conducting oral interviews with your family members this holiday season... (Read More)

Photo: candle on a Christmas tree. Credit: Malene Thyssen; Wikimedia Commons.

A 1941 News Article Reminds Us of the Real Meaning of Christmas

By Duncan Kuehn on December 19, 2014

In this article, Duncan Kuehn shares a story about one man’s discovery in 1941 about the meaning of Christmas... (Read More)

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