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Genealogy and Yellow Roses

May 23, 2025 One of my earliest memories is the yellow roses that grew at our town cemetery. This is where my grandparents, great grandparents and assorted aunts, uncles and cousins are buried. Every Memorial Day, we visited the cemetery.   It was overrun with cheat grass and cacti, but here and there a huge …

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Celebrating Memorial Day Online

May 16, 2025 Memorial Day is just around the corner. When I was a kid, Memorial Day was my favorite holiday. School had finished for the year, and summer stretched ahead in an endless stretch of sunny days.   In those days, the local Uintah Cemetery where many of my ancestors were buried was not …

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Start with Yourself

May 9, 2025 New genealogists often visit the one-on-one sessions that Larimer County Genealogical Society provides. They’re on Thursday afternoons, 1:00 to 3:00 pm, Old Town Library, Fort Collins and Loveland Library, Loveland. The sessions are drop-in, first come, first served.   Many of these beginners have no idea how to start their genealogy journey. …

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