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Category: Genealogy

Family Research - Classes - Workshops - Consultation

Goal Setting Workshop

It is an understatement for me to say that the workshop I attended today with Marian Pierre-Louis and 13 other talented, dedicated, professional genealogists was an excellent way to spend 3 hours on a day when there is certainly no lack of many projects to attend to.  For those who know Marian, you’ll agree with…
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New England Historic Genealogical Society

Tonight I received the announcement from the New England Historic Genealogical Society that they are about to release the latest update to their web site at www.americanancestors.org.  I don’t know much more than that at this time, but what I can tell you is that you can register for an instructional webinar that will be…
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Dark, cloudie and cold…Tuesday, March 11, 1913

Today was dark cloudie and cold with a little snow fall. Cullerne and I in the car all alone. We did nothing all morning In the afternoon I copied a few notes. After supper Arthur came over too the car to fix his album staz till 9:30 then I went to bed. I don’t know…
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Boston University

Let me take a short break from “Lest We Forget” to talk a little about the BU course in Genealogical research. I’ll admit the course is a little tougher than I expected. Especially when I submitted an assignment and anxiously awaited the results. Well, the grade cam back at an abysmal number: “You seem to…
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Monday, March 10, 1913

Weather fine and warm Bobie Lee and I went up to the bridge for the handcar and found that it was taken. we looked all over the yards for it but could not find it. After that we went out with Cullerne to run levels on the round house track. worked about 2 hrs Bob…
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Sunday, March 9, 1913 The day after the fire…

Sunday, March 9, 1913 “Lest We Forget” I had breakfast and went uptown to the fire there was very little left everything was burned up Than I could see the plate glasses on the other side was all broken from the heat and water. After supper I took a long walk along the town that…
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Saturday, March 8, 1913…A little excitement!

Sun shining all day nice and warm. Lee and I all alone Cullerne still in town. Lee read a book all day and I cleaned the flat car and car About 8 oclock PM block between 384 Ave caught fire and the hole block went up in smoke. fire lasted about 3 hrs Cullerne came…
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A little warmer today! Friday, March 7, 1913

Friday, March 7, 1913 “Lest We Forget” Weather a little colder Cullerne Lee and I went out in the afternoon and levels for a ditch west of bridge about 1 1/2 Got through about 4:30 PM Cullerne took the level to town to get it fixed

“Lest We Forget” Thursday, March 6, 1913

Wow! Am I behind! I’m going to get this up to date tonight…I hope! Lest We Forget, Thursday, March 6, 1913: Weather fine and warm. We three all stayed in the car all day. Cullerne did a little work in the office with Walton in Edmon[ton] After supper we went uptown to play pool. Art…
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“Lest We Forget” March 5, 1913

March 5, 1913 “Lest We Forget” Got up at 6:30 and got ready to work. Cullerne went to the office and didn’t get back till nine and told us that Arthur was coming out with us. We all had dinner out. Arthur was about all in. We got back about 6:31 Weather a little dark…
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