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Serendipity Day

Posted on August 26, 2016 by Donna Potter Phillips — No Comments ↓

** What Is A Source? ** Mine Is Name Most Unusual **Library of Congress Digital Newspaper Program ** Images of America: Washington **Offers from FamilyTree Magazine   What is a source? One dictionary definition is so vague as to be Continue reading Serendipity Day→

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Serendipity Day

Posted on July 29, 2016 by Donna Potter Phillips — No Comments ↓

** Did you help with the FamilySearch Indexing Marathon? ** Black Dutch; Somehow A Slur ** Finding Family Bibles ** Heaven Is (for Genealogists) In mid-July, all of us genealogists had a great opportunity to help “Pay It Forward.” FamilySearch Continue reading Serendipity Day→

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Serendipity Day

Posted on July 15, 2016 by Donna Potter Phillips — No Comments ↓

*** YouTube: A Great Bet for YOU! *** Reform School: Did Your Ancestor “Attend?” *** Naps Restaurant, Hamilton, Montana *** Is There Doukhobor In Your Ancestry? *** Red Plush: Story of the Moorhouse Family “Are you taking advantage of all Continue reading Serendipity Day→

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Serendipity Day

Posted on July 8, 2016 by Donna Potter Phillips — No Comments ↓

*** Free Online Webinars *** Do you suffer from MyTreeitis? *** Prologue, Publication of NARA *** Red-Haired People *** British Census Records We all like learning, right? And we all like free, right? How about FREE WEBINARS ONLINE? Such wonders Continue reading Serendipity Day→

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Serendipity Day

Posted on June 13, 2016 by Donna Potter Phillips — No Comments ↓

  Counties of Washington Ethic Population Density in Pre-1850 America Black Sheep in YOUR Family? Cold Case: Timothy H. Martin, 1835-1902 Heritage of Pierce County, Washington Scottish Ancestors from the Lowlands   Of course you know that there are 39 Continue reading Serendipity Day→

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Serendipity Day

Posted on June 10, 2016 by Donna Potter Phillips — No Comments ↓

“A Brief History of Port Angeles” Booklet Twin Rivers Gen Society’s Cemetery Walking Tour on July 4th Jigsaw Puzzles: Pastime or Obsession? TAG (Ancestry Users Group) In Spokane Five-Generation Pictures   Did you have ancestors who lived in Port Angeles, Continue reading Serendipity Day→

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Serendipity Day

Posted on June 3, 2016 by Donna Potter Phillips — 2 Comments ↓

Dutch Are Still With Us; They Gave Us Cookies! Public Libraries: Worth Investigating Southerners Who Went To Brazil After the Civil War Uploading & Downloading GEDCOM Files on Ancestry Do You Believe in Dowsing Rods?   Just finished studying (cannot Continue reading Serendipity Day→

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Serendipity Day

Posted on May 13, 2016 by Donna Potter Phillips — No Comments ↓

** Genealogy’s Star: A Must-Read Blog (in my opinion) & YouTube Channel ** Washington’s Colville Tribes Selected For The Next U.S. Census Test **Insects: Future Or Past Food? **How To Ensure All Will Be Lost     James Tanner crafts Continue reading Serendipity Day→

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Serendipity Day

Posted on May 9, 2016 by Donna Potter Phillips — No Comments ↓

How many presidents have visited YOUR town? Ancient Mohawk Cemetery in New York Eight Critical Thinking Skills Oregon-California Trails Association Is there a book with my family mentioned? Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia   Blurb in our daily paper explained that Continue reading Serendipity Day→

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Serendipity from Donna

Posted on May 2, 2016 by Donna Potter Phillips — No Comments ↓

Even if you don’t live in the Pacific Northwest, you know some local geography……….. like the Strait of Juan de Fuca separating the U.S. and Canada. Just learned that the man for whom the strait was named was a Greek! Continue reading Serendipity from Donna→

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Serendipity Day

Posted on March 23, 2016 by Donna Potter Phillips — No Comments ↓

I just discovered a brand new (to me anyway) most interesting website:  www.curiositystream.com.  The home page for this site boasts:  “Watch 1000+ nonfiction programs to grow curious minds. There are Trending programs, Science programs, Technology programs, Human Spirit programs, and Continue reading Serendipity Day→

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Serendipity Day, March 11, 2016

Posted on March 11, 2016 by Donna Potter Phillips — No Comments ↓

Spotted a new-to-me word at McDonald’s:  Thungry? Meaning, are you both thirsty and hungry, and of course McD’s to the rescue! Got to wondering if our ancestors made up words like we do and my answer to myself was of Continue reading Serendipity Day, March 11, 2016→

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Serendipity Day!

Posted on March 4, 2016 by Donna Potter Phillips — No Comments ↓

Few days ago, Cyndi’s List turned 20 years old! That’s a marvelous genealogy milepost…to think that all by herself Cyndi Ingle has created, maintained and updated this everybody-uses-it website for all to use FOR FREE.  For a birthday gift to Continue reading Serendipity Day!→

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Really? Was the calendar different in 1869?

Posted on March 1, 2016 by Donna Potter Phillips — No Comments ↓

Tombstone Feb 31st

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Bits, Bytes & Thoughts from Donna

Posted on February 8, 2016 by Donna Potter Phillips — No Comments ↓

Leland gives “big information” to you in this blog; I’m delighted to share “bits, bytes and thoughts” as well as the Salt Lake Christmas Tour Week’s Peek.  I, too, was at RootsTech last week and spent most of my time Continue reading Bits, Bytes & Thoughts from Donna→

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