Posted on April 30th, 2008 by Carol
Getting Acquainted Game - Family Treasure Hunt
1. Find two people who traveled over 200 miles to the reunion:
2. Find the mother with the most children.
3. Find the oldest and youngest persons.
4. How many children did Grandma Minnie have?
5. Find three people who married into the family.
6. Find three children who are currently on a sports team (soccer, baseball, etc.)
7. What country did Grandpa Moline come from?
8. What relative used to work on a fishing boat?
9. How long has the Whitmore farm been in the family?
10. Who has written a book?
This is a good game for kids because they can go with their lists in hand and ask the adults who are chatting without causing too much interruption. Of course, you can tailor your questions to fit your family fabric. Keep it to between 12 to 15 requests, so it only takes about 30 minutes to complete.
Are you having or attending a family reunion soon? What would you like to do at a reunion? Would you like to see more posts about reunion?
For a much more extensive lists of resources about reunions, please visit
Cyndi's List.
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Posted on April 23rd, 2008 by Carol
Yesterday was Earth Day, but that's no reason to slack off on your efforts to save the planet now that it's over. My daughter-in-law told me about
iRecyclePhones and their goal to lessen the impact on our landfills while at the same time reforesting areas of our planet that need it.
Here is all you have to do (ideally, after you delete your personal information from the phone!): You supply the box and put the phone(s) you would like to recycle into it. Then,
download and print the prepaid shipping label.
iRecyclePhones.com, in union with American Forest, will plant one tree for each cell phone that’s donated. Easy, simple, and something good you can do for the planet. Now, go spread the word about this worthwhile effort!
In an effort to get the word out about this endeavor, I am posting this on both iPentimento and my other blog Pentimento. I usually post about genealogy here at iPentimento, so think of this as a Public Service Announcement. ;-)
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Posted on April 20th, 2008 by Carol
My mother's paternal and maternal grandparents all emigrated from Sweden to the United States in the late 1800's. The Molines went to Minnesota, and the Nordgrens (or Larsons if they were listed under their original name) were in Iowa for a short time.
With the help of a Great Uncle who was a member of the LDS church, our Nordgren family has been traced back to their roots in Halland to the villages of Landa and Veddige. The Moline family were from Örebro. A friend of mine who also does Swedish research sent me the link below. If any of you have success using this link, please let me know!
SWEDISH GRAVESTONE INSCRIPTIONS. An ongoing project by the ROTTER
(roots). People are listed by province, parish, last and first names, occupation, and who else is there. [Submitted by DChrisLewis3292 AT aol.com]
http://www.genealogi.se/gravsten/
Be forewarned, this site is all in Swedish. Yah, shure, ya betcha!
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In an effort to get the word out about this endeavor, I am posting this on both iPentimento and my other blog Pentimento. I usually post about genealogy here at iPentimento, so think of this as a Public Service Announcement. ;-)
