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Category Archives: Holidays
A Genealogist’s Christmas Tale
I recently binge-watched the entire television series “Lie to Me.” It is a crime-drama series about a brilliant though blunt man who is a deception expert. He looks into peoples faces and notices the almost invisible twitches, tics and involuntary … Continue reading
Blog Caroling: This Time of Year
My dear friend fM’s favorite holiday tradition (she says) is Blog Caroling. I suspect that her ritual of dressing up in flannel jammies with hot toddy in hand are as important as the musical production. Last year I presented a … Continue reading
New Hampshire’s December Receipts [Recipes] of 1882
LATEST RECEIPTS. [1882] GINGER CUP-CAKE. A nice ginger cupcake is made of two cups of powdered sugar, stirred to a cream with two cups of butter. The butter may first be warmed until it is soft, but not melted; and … Continue reading
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Poem: The Thanksgiving Dinner by Laura Garland Carr
Old Farmer Humpkins gathered his pumpkins Into a heap by the banks of a river. Chanticleer Dorking that way was stalking Like a drum-major, with plumes all a-quiver. Through corn-stalk thickets, scaring the crickets, Twenty fine biddies were following after; … Continue reading
Ten Essential Tasks For U.S. Genealogists on Veterans Day
Genealogists have a greater reason than most to pay attention to Veterans Day. We are the keepers of history, the scavengers of memorabilia, and the scribes of remembrance. We, more than many understand that we are making history this very … Continue reading