DYK? ... October is Family History Month! October 17, 2024

31 Days of Genealogy Inspiration

October 17, 2024

Take care of odds and ends in your family tree or do something over in your family tree, it is Mulligan Day.

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Research the divorces in your family tree, it is Forgive an Ex Day.

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Work on a problem in your family tree and if you still can't solve it determine what type of records might and make a plan to find them, it is Conflict Resolution Day.

It is also: Black Poetry Day, National Pasta Day, Wear Something Gaudy Day and Women in Military Service for America Memorial Anniversary.

We plan to have suggestions for each day of this month. Most will be smaller ideas to focus on for a day, some might be a little larger. We will try to have at least a couple suggestions so if one does not fit with your family history, hopefully the other will work.

October is Family History Month!

See you at our favorite library!
LE

DYK? ... October is Family History Month! October 16, 2024

31 Days of Genealogy Inspiration

October 16, 2024

Find the longest living person(s) in your tree and research them, it is National Fossil Day.

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Research your immigrant ancestors today, it is World Food Day.

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Research your family tree members who worked in retail, it is Department Store Day. Another route is to use digitized newspaper ads for stores to add background to your ancestors' stories. If they bought this or that, it would have cost this and that.

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Research your family tree members who worked in the liqueur or beer industry be it a brewery or bar, it is National Liqueur Day.

It is also: National Sports Day, National Dictionary Day, Global Cat Day, and National Take Your Parents to Lunch Day.

We plan to have suggestions for each day of this month. Most will be smaller ideas to focus on for a day, some might be a little larger. We will try to have at least a couple suggestions so if one does not fit with your family history, hopefully the other will work.

October is Family History Month!

See you at our favorite library!
LE

DYK? ... October is Family History Month! October 15, 2024

31 Days of Genealogy Inspiration

October 15, 2024

Focus your research on the wives of the farmers today, it is International Day of Rural Women.

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Focus your efforts on any Lucy in your family tree or work on finding marriage records, it is National I Love Lucy Day.

It is also: National Cheese Curd Day, White Cane Safety Day, National Grouch Day, National Lemon Bar Day, National Mushroom Day, and National Roast Pheasant Day, 

We plan to have suggestions for each day of this month. Most will be smaller ideas to focus on for a day, some might be a little larger. We will try to have at least a couple suggestions so if one does not fit with your family history, hopefully the other will work.

October is Family History Month!

See you at our favorite library!
LE

DYK? ... October is Family History Month! October 14, 2024

31 Days of Genealogy Inspiration

October 14, 2024

Research the Canadian ancestors in your family tree, it is Thanksgiving Day in Canada today.

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Research any indigenous ancestors in your family tree, it is National Indigenous Peoples' Day and Columbus Day.

It is also: National Real Sugar Day, National Dessert Day (make or have your favorite or an ancestral one), Be Bald and Be Free Day, Defender of Ukraine Day, and National I Love You Day.

We plan to have suggestions for each day of this month. Most will be smaller ideas to focus on for a day, some might be a little larger. We will try to have at least a couple suggestions so if one does not fit with your family history, hopefully the other will work.

October is Family History Month!

See you at our favorite library!
LE

DYK? ... October is Family History Month! October 13, 2024

31 Days of Genealogy Inspiration

October 13, 2024

Research your religious ancestral family, it is Clergy Appreciation Day.

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Research those members of your family tree that served in the Navy, it is Navy (Birthday) Day.

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Take the day to learn another aspect of genealogy that you don't know much about or nothing at all, it is National Train Your Brain Day.

It is also: National Yorkshire Pudding Day, Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day, Disaster Day and International Day for Disaster Reduction, and National M&M Day (have some.)

We plan to have suggestions for each day of this month. Most will be smaller ideas to focus on for a day, some might be a little larger. We will try to have at least a couple suggestions so if one does not fit with your family history, hopefully the other will work.

October is Family History Month!

See you at our favorite library!
LE

DYK? ... October is Family History Month! October 12, 2024

31 Days of Genealogy Inspiration

October 12, 2024

It is another opportunity to focus on the farmers in your family tree, it is National Farmer's Day.

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If you have ancestors in Vermont then today is the day to research them, it is National Vermont Day.

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Think outside the box at how you approach your genealogy research and research problems, it is National Freethought Day.

It is also: National Gumbo Day, National Savings Day, I Love Yarn Day, Yom Kippur (Day of Attonement), Day of Respect for Other Cultural Diversity, Harry Potter Book Day, Hispanic Day, National Chess Day, and National Motorcycle Ride Day.

We plan to have suggestions for each day of this month. Most will be smaller ideas to focus on for a day, some might be a little larger. We will try to have at least a couple suggestions so if one does not fit with your family history, hopefully the other will work.

October is Family History Month!

See you at our favorite library!
LE

DYK? ... October is Family History Month! October 11, 2024

31 Days of Genealogy Inspiration

October 11, 2024

Research the Southern ancestors in your family tree, it is Southern Food Heritage Day.

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Research the military (especially the Calvary) in your family tree, it is General Pulaski Memorial Day.

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Research a female or a few in your tree today, it is National Girl Child Day.

It is also: National Spread Joy Day, Vet Nurse Day, National Egg Day, Black Girl Day Off Day, and National Sausage Pizza Day.

We plan to have suggestions for each day of this month. Most will be smaller ideas to focus on for a day, some might be a little larger. We will try to have at least a couple suggestions so if one does not fit with your family history, hopefully the other will work.

October is Family History Month!

See you at our favorite library!
LE