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When doves fly - searching for a sign

shrine n. A place of religious devotion or commemoration, such as: a place where devotion is paid to a deity or deities, the tomb of a saint or other venerated person, a location where an important event in the life of a holy person is thought to have occurred. 2. A container or receptacle for sacred relics; a reliquary. 3. A site hallowed by association with a revered person or object or with an important…
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Added by Jennifer Swan on July 18, 2010 at 6:05am — No Comments

China Diary: Looking At Ancestors

I recently got back from a 10 day trip to China where I visited the main cities of Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong. I had a really great time although I haven’t finished organizing and tagging all my photos and hope to get that done soon before I forget all the finer details of where each photo was taken. As I go through notes and photos I’ll be adding some thoughts to this “China Diary” over the next couple of months. …

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Added by Stefani Twyford on July 14, 2010 at 12:34pm — No Comments

Dwell not on negative (writing)

"Let other pens dwell on guilt and misery." - Jane Austen

A heavy fog infiltrated my creative mindset ten days ago. I became discouraged and frustrated. But I was not alone, others felt it too. On Saturday, I followed a hash tag (#writers) on Twitter and found a steady stream of negativity:

  • 20 warning signs your content…
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Added by Jennifer Swan on June 28, 2010 at 11:43am — No Comments

Old Letters and New History

For a good part of my life, I had a tin cracker box filled with old letters. Most of these were letters sent to me by old boyfriends, away at college or otherwise separated from me and declaring their affections. There were also some letters from friends off on a big adventure somewhere and I found them so well written, the details of their experiences so juicy that I chose to save them. There were a few letters from one of my parents who…

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Added by Stefani Twyford on June 21, 2010 at 6:00pm — No Comments

Memorial Tribute for Dan Duncan

A few weeks ago one of my clients, Dan Duncan, a well known businessman and philanthropist, passed away. His passing was unexpected and we were just days away from shooting new footage for a another tribute video on the Duncans. Both Dan and his wife Jan were chosen as the 2010 Tapestry Award recipients by Interfaith Ministries, a local non-profit whose mission is for all faiths to work together to create a more compassionate society.…

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Added by Stefani Twyford on May 5, 2010 at 10:00am — No Comments

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Added by Holly T. Hansen on April 20, 2010 at 3:23pm — No Comments

Creating a Beautiful Family Tree

Aside from creating a family history so that future generations of your family will know who you are, one of the nicer gifts you can give

your family is a graphical representation of your family tree.



I recently learned about Arbor Arts, an online company that provides beautiful family trees

at a reasonable price. They have 16 tree templates to choose from that

are about…

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Added by Stefani Twyford on April 20, 2010 at 2:24pm — No Comments

Morley Family and The Saviel Family.

I would like to know more on Sophia Mary Morley who married George Thomas saviel in Calcutta India in 1853.

Her father was William Morley . George Thomas Saviel father was George Saviel.

She was born in 1839 India and he was born in 1817 India.

If anyone has any information on them let me know at gtsaviel@gmail.com about Sophia Mary Morley and George Thomas…

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Added by George Thomas Saviel on March 23, 2010 at 9:36pm — No Comments

Nullmeyer Family

NULLMEYER Family.

Husband HERMANN NULLMEYER,

Birth abt. 1805 Bremen, Marriage 10 December 1837, St. Phillips Church L/Pool,

Father Frederick NULLMEYER (1781-) , Mother (Mother) (-).

Wife Harriet COCHRANE,

Birth abt. 1811 Lancashire,

Father Lawrence COCHRANE (1787-), Mother (Mother) (-).

Childern

1. F. Harriet Metta NULLMEYER, Birth 1838 Liverpool, Death 1843 Liverpool.

2.M. Herman Lawrence NULLMEYER ,…

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Added by George Thomas Saviel on March 22, 2010 at 8:27pm — No Comments

Found! Ohio Vital Records on Family Search Beta

See my blog post in Blogger: for Malcolm, Ward and Graham.

Added by Gwynn Socolich on March 13, 2010 at 1:24pm — No Comments

Abundant Living Conference, March 2, Camp Allen Texas

This past week I was a presenter at the Abundant Living Conference held at Camp Allen Conference & Retreat Center, a beautiful site located in the Piney Woods about an hour north of Houston. This three-day conference gathered some 200 people that ranged in age from late 50s to some in there 90s who came to explore aging “as a spiritual journey”. To “grow mentally, socially, and creatively.” With… Continue

Added by Stefani Twyford on March 8, 2010 at 7:06pm — No Comments

Personal History Projects with Memory Loss Patients

I have been working on preparing a presentation I am giving on March 2 at the Abundant Living Conference at Camp Allen. The conference spans 3 days and is billed as “Explore aging as a spiritual journey-grow mentally, socially and creatively. Come, relax, enjoy… celebrate the years!” The setting is a beautiful one, deep in the Piney Woods. I have never been to Camp Allen. In fact, it’s been many years since I’ve been to any ‘camp’ at all so I’m looking…

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Added by Stefani Twyford on February 22, 2010 at 6:02pm — 2 Comments

Using The Internet to Research Your Family History

I am constantly amazed by the Internet. It’s not like it’s something new but I regularly find myself wowed when I’m able to find something so easily, when only a few years ago it may have required days of research and possibly a cross-continent trip.

Yesterday I was at the home of a client that we are helping with a large photo archiving project. On the dining room table, where all the boxes and piles of photos and documents are waiting to be… Continue

Added by Stefani Twyford on February 10, 2010 at 11:30am — No Comments

Anatomy of an Archival Scrapbook Project

We are in the process of wrapping up a large scrapbook project for a client that has been such a delight to work on that I wanted to share the project and the process we’ve gone through as I believe many of my readers may have similar such scrapbooks and may wonder what can be done with them.



Some of you might be wondering, “scrapbook?? I thought you did video?” While our primary service is biographical and tribute videos, our core value proposition is helping you preserve your… Continue

Added by Stefani Twyford on January 20, 2010 at 3:54pm — No Comments

Heading south to the Mesa Family History Expo!

Soon we'll be heading south to the Family History Expo in Mesa, Arizona January 22,23, 2010.

I'm thrilled to be attending and will be blogging and tweeting from the event.

Follow me on twitter@luxegen and on my Luxegen Genealogy and Family History Blog.

I hope to meet some of you in Mesa!

Cheers,
Joan

Added by Joan Miller on January 10, 2010 at 8:30pm — 1 Comment

Holiday Ideas for Creating Family History Projects

This is the time of year when we gather with our families and close friends and community to celebrate the holidays. It’s a special time of year often accompanied by many traditions, some of them passed down many generations, some of them new as we blend families or add new family members who may have come from other cultures. The cool thing about traditionshttp://boomaration.ning.com/profiles/blog/new# is that we’re the ones that get to pick how we’re going to celebrate; what foods we’ll eat,… Continue

Added by Stefani Twyford on December 22, 2009 at 2:15pm — No Comments

December 2, 2009 - American Chronicle

Legacy Multimedia: Visual Storyteller Stefani Twyford Reaches Far Beyond Celebrity Life Stories. Featured article in the American Chronicle - December 2, 2009

Added by Stefani Twyford on December 2, 2009 at 7:55pm — No Comments

Time to Write That Holiday Letter

The annual tradition of the holiday letter is a great way to keep in touch with our far-flung loved ones; an opportunity to update friends and family on career changes, family news and other achievements of the past year. Often it’s the only communication we have with some of our friends. Traditionally, these letters have earned the reputation as a vehicle for self-aggrandizement. Bragging about the clever things our kids have done or a laundry list of vacations and fabulous social occasions… Continue

Added by Stefani Twyford on November 30, 2009 at 11:51am — No Comments

Family Stats: Your Family's Facts and Anecdotes, All in One Place

See a Sample of Ages Zone Have you ever wondered who is your oldest living relative, or what is the most common birth month of your family? How about who married the youngest, who had the most children, and whose marriage didn't make it?



Now you can access all this information easily with Family Statistics, MyHeritage.com's new analytics… Continue

Added by Daniel Horowitz on November 24, 2009 at 4:54pm — No Comments

Lily Koppel’s “The Red Leather Diary”

If you follow me on any of the social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter, then you know a couple of weeks ago I spent the week in Valley Forge Pennsylvania at the Association of Personal Historians annual conference. It was an amazing five days (plus I tacked on another two to do some urban touring around Philadelphia), and I met some remarkable people and learned a lot. My last blog post was a general recap of the week there and some of the highlights but I would have to say that I… Continue

Added by Stefani Twyford on November 17, 2009 at 4:56pm — No Comments

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