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Susi (Susan C Jones) Pentico's Blog – October 2014 Archive (6)

Does Your Faith Dictate What You Do At Halloween? All Saint's Day and All Soul's Day?

  

  We have lost what it came from and we are probably lost on where we are going.  In the 1950's and later 

 religion played a much stronger role in the up coming holidays.  We were taught Halloween or Holy Evening came to scare away the evil spirits from the graves of our fallen members.  We celebrated All Saint's Day the following morning and All Soul's Day the day after that.  

  Trusting that the costumes and pranks ( innocent ones) were enough to scare…

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Added by Susi (Susan C Jones) Pentico on October 31, 2014 at 3:51pm — 2 Comments

Ask A Question, Does Anyone Answer.

 

So how goes your Genealogy?  Do you use Social Media?  Do you use the message boards on Rootsweb.com?

Do you put  your information out there for others to find you?  Do you Write Queries to the Quarterlies or Societies you belong?  DO YOU BELONG TO A SOCIETY?

Yes, it was a shout out to wake you up to being aware how much a society can assist you if they are an active group.

Even if home bound you can get a lot of helpful information from…

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Added by Susi (Susan C Jones) Pentico on October 25, 2014 at 3:42pm — No Comments

Do you Belong? NEHGS? NGS? or your local society?

  

 Hi everyone,

  Yes, the big question is,"do you belong?"   If you  have been doing research for at least one year, you have been getting your feet wet.  You are learning the ropes and it is time to step up for some real help.

  Having advocated one should belong to your local society for many years now, I am asking do you belong to yours?

  Last time I asked this, responses were our society died, no one helps others, we do not have one. Those were the…

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Added by Susi (Susan C Jones) Pentico on October 11, 2014 at 5:07pm — No Comments

You Missed It.

You Missed It.

No not the moon but the workshop.  We had a smaller than hoped for attendance but those who came were rather surprised at the ease of learning how to help the family become involved with family and not even think about it.

Thanksgiving event, a nice clean tablecloth and a permanent ink marker and have everyone sign the tablecloth.Make sure you date it and it then can be come a keepsake for future family members to use.  Some say do it in groups, a…

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Added by Susi (Susan C Jones) Pentico on October 9, 2014 at 9:57am — No Comments

You Missed It.

You Missed It.

No not the moon but the workshop.  We had a smaller than hoped for attendance but those who came were rather surprised at the ease of learning how to help the family become involved with family and not even think about it.

Thanksgiving event, a nice clean tablecloth and a permanent ink marker and have everyone sign the tablecloth.Make sure you date it and it then can be come a keepsake for future family members to use.  Some say do it in groups, a…

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Added by Susi (Susan C Jones) Pentico on October 9, 2014 at 9:57am — No Comments

October Family History Month A Month of Fun

  Are you fastened in?  Ready for a Blast OFF?  A month of learning and sharing and caring.

 1 October was Workshop meeting and Board Meeting

 2 October was locating items for the workshop in Lemon Grove mid month.

 3 October completion of items for Workshop for 

 4 October   Come one and all to the Bonita-Sunnyside Library  IT is FREE   

Learn fun things for Family History making events in your own home with all ages of family from the very young…

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Added by Susi (Susan C Jones) Pentico on October 3, 2014 at 12:02am — No Comments

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