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Now Where Did I Put That Birth Certificate?

Many researchers justify their filing “system” with the defensive, “Oh, I know where everything is!” I know that’s what they say, because I’m saying that (to myself) all the time! I really do know where everything is, of course. It’s somewhere in my office, where else would it be? But if you really and truly…
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“If It’s Online…It’s True” — Abraham Lincoln

The whimsical quote above is something I found somewhere…probably online… and I thought I’d share it with you. I was hoping it would be a humourous segue into this subject. It occurred to me as I was watching WDYTYA, that if anyone took a tally of what was discovered on line, specifically by the show’s…
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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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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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“…and the level was out of order…” March 4, 1913

We started to work Cullerne Lee and I got out in the field and the level was out of order and we had to come back to the car in the afternoon we had Louis come out with us and we made him help us. at night he was pretty tired of the job we…
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February 28, 1913 “Lest We Forget”

Now, I’ve said this before and I’ll say it again: This diary can be excruciatlingly BORING!! Aside from the nostalgic value to me or maybe it’s the historical value from a family history standpoint, it’s interesting. Interesting enough to take the time to post these blogs, anyway!! Clem died in 1955 at age 67. I…
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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