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Our Newest Granddaughter Arrived Today

July 10, 2010 By Carol Wilkerson

Our family tree has increased by one today with the arrival of our new granddaughter Shelby Paige Wilkerson. She was born just after lunch time and weighed 6 pounds 5.6 ounces and was 19 inches long. As you can see from the photo taken just minutes after her birth, she has a lot of hair, [...]

Filed Under: Family, Genealogy Tagged With: baby girl, granddaughter, new baby, New Year's Eve

Smile For The Camera – Crowning Glory

June 3, 2010 By Carol Wilkerson

Myra and Lydia Yates I love this picture of my two Great Aunts, especially the hat Myra is wearing. Myra was born 28 Sep 1888 in Oregon County, MO. She passed away in 1940. Her younger sister Lydia was born 19 Sep 1895 in Howell County, MO and passed away in 1976 in Shelton, WA. [...]

Filed Under: Family, Genealogy, History, Photos Tagged With: 5th Edition Smile For The Camera - A Carnival Of Images, Hats, historical images

Followup On Recorded Ancestor Post

May 17, 2010 By Carol Wilkerson

After I posted Your Ancestor Might Have Been Recorded On Tape I got a reply from my local library via email saying the particular manuscript and audio recording wasn’t something the Oregon Historical Society loaned out. I was kind of expecting that, considering the fragility of the records. What I was told I could do [...]

Filed Under: Family, Genealogy, History, Oregon City Tagged With: Genealogy, iPentimento, Oregon History, William Livingston Holmes

Using Yearbooks To Find Ancestor Photos

May 17, 2010 By Carol Wilkerson

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I am very fortunate to be the caretaker of several high school yearbooks that belonged to my parents and grandparents. My family must have been genealogists at heart to have managed to save these old books for posterity. My collection isn’t all that large, but what I have is two Broadway High School yearbooks that [...]

Filed Under: Family, Genealogy Tagged With: Broadway High School Seattle, family photos, Genealogy, Tumwater High School, yearbooks

10 Family Reunion Game Questions

April 30, 2010 By Carol Wilkerson

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 [...]