5 Genealogy Activities to Do in December
This month, take a break from serious ancestor-hunting to enjoy time with living relatives. This doesn’t mean you have to ignore your family history. In fact, there’s probably no better time for heritage to inspire your thoughts and activities. Here are 5 ideas to inspire your season.
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7 Sweet Holiday Baking Recipes The Whole Family Will Love
Celebrate the holiday season with traditional recipes like oatmeal pecan cookies and gingerbread, and more unique family recipes like Scripture Cake or Mocha Cream Cake.
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Festive Drinks for Celebrating Holidays with Family
Add some sparkle to your holiday festivities with these takes on some traditional family beverages.
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Successfully Share Family Recipes
Use these tips to preserve and pass on precious family recipes.
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AncestorNews: Readers Respond to heirloom recipes
Thank you so much for all the e-mails about Mom's applesauce cake and your family cookbooks. I got so many great ideas for family cookbooks that I've decided to revamp my original plan. Hope you enjoy everyone's creative input—and the recipe. Marjorie Osterhout writes: "I just read your article...
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Collecting Heirloom recipes
Collect and share your culinary heritage by creating an heirloom-recipe file box. 1. Select your recipes. Choose from your own recipe collection and ask relatives to contribute their favorites. 2. Research the history. Ask kin about each recipe and any stories behind it. Get basic information (life dates, hometown) about...
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AncestorNews: Preserving Family Recipes
While on my recent road trip to Arizona, I took along a few of my favorite recipes: my sister Vicki's minestrone soup and Mom's cherry cobbler. One cold morning as I put together a big pot of soup, I thought about the recipes that have become family secrets. Recipes...
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Fun Facts about St. Patrick’s Day
Learn the answers to burning questions such as: How should you greet a fellow Irishman on St. Patrick's Day? Should you wear your green carnation in Ireland?
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Create a Family Cookbook
Spice up your heritage by gathering and preserving cherished family recipes in a special book.
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How to Be a Great Ancestor
Leave your descendants a family history legacy with one of these 16 labors of love.
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Legacy Projects Toolkit
Find resources to help you create family history "heirlooms" your family will cherish.
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