by Summer O | Jan 24, 2008 | Home and Family
I admit that upon moving to my current state of residence, I only considered visiting my local genealogical society because I had some ancestry in the area. I doubt I would have considered it otherwise. I probably would have assumed they wouldn’t have any information...
by Summer O | Jan 24, 2008 | Home and Family
“Genealogy is not family group record forms, pedigree charts, microfilms, name abbreviations, and technical regulations. These are only tools. Genealogy is the study of one’s family, the study of our ancestors—their birth, their childhood, their dreams, their...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Jan 23, 2008 | Home and Family
When you joined the church, did you find yourself making lists of all the things you needed to “catch up” on? It might seem there are a lot of tasks that would be easier if you had joined the church sooner and started doing them at a younger age, such as writing your...
by Laurie W | Jan 21, 2008 | Home and Family
My kids came home from Primary (children’s organization for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, nicknamed Mormons) a few weeks ago sporting a new ring on their fingers. It wasn’t the first time they’d received these rings, nor would it be the last. Of...
by Moira T | Jan 21, 2008 | Home and Family
Several years ago I decided to bite the bullet and go for my graduate degree. I had the full support of my husband and so I started at the University of Pittsburgh. It was something I’d wanted to do for a long time but it just never seemed to be the right time....
by Laurie W | Jan 21, 2008 | Home and Family
I noticed the beautiful ring my friend Errin wore on her right hand right off. She never took it off. Something in me knew there was a story behind that ring. It took a while before I had the courage to ask her about it. “It’s my CTR ring,” she said. I thought this...
