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Between all the drama over the past few weeks, I can look back and say that this was bad timing to start an on-line course in genealogical research. It’s not as easy as it sounds…not that I thought it would be a walk in the park! Here are some concepts I can’t get my head…
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Thursday, February 27, 1913 100th Anniversary of This Entry in “Lest We Forget”

Weather a little warmer sun out all day Steve and I lay in cat till 10 oc. I went up town and got a haircut. came back for dinner. got fooled they run out of water and we had to go up town for dinner. When we came back Steve and I made blue prints…
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Wednesday, February 26, 1913 “Lest We Forget”

Weather a little warmer The three of us stayed in the car all morning Cullerne working on a gravel Pit note Steve copyed note: I had a chance In the afternoon I helped Steve to copy notes and check them

Tuesday, Februart 25, 1913 “Lest We Forget”

Weather much the same I did a little work Carried water and filled the barrells In the afternoon I went to the drafting room stay about 3 hr while Steve and Cullerne were working in the car. Stene went to the big Caldy [?] in the morning Not much “construction” going on today…maybe too cold?…
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Intro to Genealogy and Family Research: Classes, Lectures and More!

Plenty of classes, lectures and series coming up: 1) Tonight I’m beginning another 5-week course at First Church in Ludlow with up to 12 participants. We’ll meet once a week for 5 weeks. That’s a good number so that I can dig into any interesting cases that come up. 2) I’m halfway through a lecture…
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Carter…6 pounds 4 ounces

Had to share… Carter Anthony Reid, 6 pounds, 4 ounces, 20 inches. He’s a peanut! I’m accustomed to 9 – 10 pound babies!

February 8, 2013? 3 feet of snow…. February 8, 1913?

It’s Friday, February 8, 2013 and we’re getting up to 3 feet of snow. What did the weather bring 100 years ago on Saturday, February 8, 1913? As usual, Clem always gives us a brief weather report: We got up at 6:30 weather very nice a little cold till the sun came up and then…
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Alberta, Canada…Grand Trunk Pacific Railway…February 7, 1913

From “Lest We Forget”, Clem Dickson’s diary entry for February 7, 1913: Weather a little milder with sun shine all day. Steve and I took the Local from Otley to Leaman and walked from Leaman to Otley 15 miles. We got in about 4:30. We sat around the fire till supper. After supper I went…
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Busy Day for Genealogy!

Busy day for genealogy. The latest class began today in Brimfield, MA. This si the second series I’ve conducted at the Hitchcock Free Academy. Small group but we will still cover all of the material. As a matter of fact, we might even be able to get a little farther as there are fewer lines…
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Genealogy Research Made Simple

There was a cartoon in the paper a while ago that I had to save: “Shoe” by Chris Cassatt & Gary Brookins. The character “The Senator” was being interviewed by the reporter who asks, “What initially inspired you to run for president?” The Senator goes on to explain his interest in tracing his family’s roots,…
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