I have been binge-reading a ton of cozy mysteries because they are brainless and I can do them while watching TV with my Dad and still keep track of both. But they really don't stimulate my mind. I could re-read Highlander or Harry Potter or Sword of Truth or Wheel of Time, but I really want...

I love the fan shaped and circular ones, especially when they are color coded. They make a prettier presentation. What I would really like is one that is a wonderful, big, one that fills up my wall. I would happily have a beautiful tree painted on the wall with spaces to fill in. Maybe I...

I do! When I finally found my 4X great grandparents' marriage in 1804 - somewhere I didn't expect - I had to really make myself be quiet. I was happy dancing in my chair at 2AM. A few minutes later I was weeping when I found he had died leaving her with 2 small children and pregnant with the...

I love them all, but I have a real place in my heart for the 1920s. Women were bold and sassy. Life seemed more light-hearted after WWI. The fashions were starkly different and way out there. Not that this was particularly new - just look at Marie Antoinette and the Duchess of Devonshire...

Can you believe it? Thanksgiving is here later this week. When we were Salvation Army officers, Thanksgiving Day was the one day of rest we got until Christmas Eve night. Our Christmas work had begun in September when we started registration for the Angel Tree and food boxes, then ramped up...

This show comes on right before Masterpiece on the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) channel. It's an Australian series and I am just in love with it. The story lines are fun and twisty, there's a smattering of romance, and the heroine is SUCH a woman of the 1920's. The costuming is right our...

I love my homeland, a true died in the wool patriot, but I left my heart in the UK when I returned home from being stationed there. I could happily live most anywhere in the British Isles, but I have a special love for London, Clovelly, and Lincolnshire. Where would you live?

I find I am always looking for early to mid 20th century kits. I would love to see some Roaring 20s kits. Some for the 30s that include the depression, beginning of WWI. Some from the 40s before WWII. I would like to have them cover some of the OTHER big world events like the first hydro...

I have some tutorials I have been reworking with screen shots on how to input items on my family tree program. They cover basics from the beginning of research to more advanced items - like how to post out of wedlock births with sensitivity, adoptions, same gender couples, etc. I use Legacy...

I've downloaded it and it's quite different in some respects one being a different file extension and a new little tool bar. It also does not include jpeg or jpg in the save as function. I have a love/hate relationship with PS as it is and I might hate it worse if they go to this. Boo!

Do you make or take scrapbooks to family reunions? Have you ever hosted one? My Mom's family has a reunion every year about an hour from here, but I'm hesitant to go because she was my stepmother and not in contact for decades. I would like to host one for my Wood and Winter families for the...

I see from our other thread that this might be a good thread to have. Let's hear your thoughts on handling, sorting, and storing old and digital photos. I have so few physical photos that I am not overwhelmed with them. I have already scanned my mother's photos and done a printed Shutterfly...

More and more I find I am using photo masks and templates. The templates keep my mojo going and speed up production of a page. As I approach my 70th birthday in October, I am more than a little aware that every day is a day of grace, especially those I share with my almost 90 year-old father...

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Hello, all! I know I've been absent awhile. I had some health issues that are now mostly resolved. Still some lingering fatigue and muscle/joint pain, but back on my feet and on my game. I think I want to go in a couple of directions here and you will see some of the mapping for it in the...

I'm considering because there is so much more I want to know how to do and recent changes are just confounding me. I am completely self-taught. My question is - was it worth it? Recommendations?

I do. My Dad is 88, 89 next month. Every day I have with him is serendipity, grace notes. He doesn't think he needs care, until he does, then he gets despondent, sometimes cranky and critical. It can be a challenge, but the rewards are greater. So where do you turn for support for YOU, for...

I spent almost 5 years stationed in England while in the Army and was unable to come home on leave for Christmas the first 2 years. I finally had enough seniority to get a month's leave and was able to come home two of the last three years I was overseas. That last year, I was stationed in...

I think we all have a common goal in scrapbooking and that is chronicling our families' daily lives, yes? I love doing that. But have you ever thought about what happens with all our scrapbooks, albums and Digital files when we're all long gone? Hopefully, someone picks them up and discovers...

Hello, ladies! I must first apologize for dropping off the face of the earth. Life has kicked me to the curb for a bit but I THINK I'm back. My question for you is: Do we want to continue with this forum? I love the idea of a forum for genealogy/family history, but I think it need an...