December 31, 2021 Christmas was nearly a week ago, but we still have cookies galore at our house. That’s because my son takes after his Norwegian great grandmother. She always made seven different kinds of cookies for Christmas. He told me on Christmas Eve that he’d outdone himself this year and made eleven – that’s …
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Mrs. White’s Divinity
December 24, 2021 Christmas is a time for traditions. That’s especially true for folks like me who are the keepers of our family history. I love all of the family traditions centered around the holidays but the special foods of the season are my favorites. My earliest holiday memories revolve around the cookies and …
What to Know when Looking for Birth Certificates
December 10, 2021 My grandfathers, John Dawson and Victor Fernelius, had birthdates only about six months apart. Victor was born in December of 1874, and John was born in May of 1875. In spite of the closeness of their birthdays, only Victor has any type of civil birth record. Why the difference? No birth …