Carol Stetser
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The Family Tree Historical Newspaper Guide
March 25, 20222 Back when I began doing genealogy, how-to books were my favorite way to learn. I learned the basics of doing online genealogy from books such as Online Genealogy for Dummies. I figured out how to do cemetery research from Sharon DeBartolo Carmack’s book Your Guide to Cemetery Research. There used a host …
St. Patrick’s Day
March 18, 2022 Today is St. Patrick’s Day. The day that everybody is Irish. Green beer becomes a thing and corned beef abounds in the grocery stores. I usually buy a shamrock plant to brighten up the often-gloomy days of March. When I was young, everyone, Irish or not, wore green on St. Patrick’s …
Family Traditions – Planting Peas
March 11, 2022 It’s time to plant peas. My father, grandfather and great grandfather all planted acres of peas for the local cannery. According to them, the optimal date for planting was March 10. Once in a while, if the weather cooperated, the peas made it into the ground in late February. Other years …