By Lou Allie Heath Why Mama chose Thursday, though Grandma on a nearby farm always washed on Mondays, I could never understand. I thought the weather should be the main consideration but not my mom or grandma. Rain or shine, the wash must go on. They might have to wait a day or more before
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“I didn’t write it because I thought I was special,” says 101-year-old Lou Allie Heath of her two-volume memoir. “I had just an ordinary country girl’s life.” Lou Allie was born into a farm family on Nov. 6, 1910, in Erath County, Texas. She taught home economics for 26 years and raised two children in
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Whether you’re rich or poor, leaving a written record of your life is a remarkable gift to future generations. Here’s a guide to preserving this treasure – and it’s easier than you think.
Returning from my 18-month Family History mission in Utah, I walked into the Carlo M. DeFerrari Archive in Sonora wondering, “What’s new?” Directly in front of me was a huge painting called “The Hunter’s Dream.” To my left were several more paintings and artifacts, and to my right sat County Historian Carlo De Ferrari and
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What a great time to be a genealogist! The records being collected and digitized are appearing online faster than we can keep track of them. At the time of this writing, there are 475 collections on beta.familysearch.org, and several more will have been added as you are reading this. For instance, those of you who have
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Chocolate gravy … holopchi … taties … beaver tails. What do the foregoing have in common and how on earth could they be clues to your ancestry? At family gatherings, big or small, conversation usually gets around to “remember when…” and then the words that were common in your particular family begin to surface. These
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Think about it. When you meet someone, what is the first thing you do? You’re right – you exchange names. How about your pet? I’ll bet it has a name. The city you live in, the grocery store where you shop – yes, everything has a name. Flowers, trees – everything. You may even have
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Wow! The technology to assist us in family history research is advancing like a tsunami. I recently attended the Family History Expo at St. George, Utah and came away with my head crammed full of information. I really like the free Internet sites (makes my Scottish blood flow a wee bit faster) and following are
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