Family History Binder: Ann Jewell Rowley

Ann’s Story: “Our handcarts were not designed for such heavy loads and we were constantly breaking down. They had been made of green lumber and were affected by the weather. Rawhide strips was used to wrap the iron rims to the wheels and the wood would shrink and the rawhide would come loose. It hurt me to see my…

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Celebrate Your Ancestor’s Birthday

Today was my great-grandmother’s birthday. She would have been 166 years old today. If you are not getting notifications from FamilySearch about birthdays, anniversaries, etc about your ancestors, turn them on! It was so fun to see Hannah Nielsen Lee name pop up today saying it was her birthday. Click on her image below and see if we are related!…

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Family Tree Investigator: Are you my cousin?

Watch our first episode of the F.T.I. Family Tree Investigator in celebration of Rootstech launching this week.  This year’s theme for Rootstech is “Choose Connection.” Abbie and I put together a video for your kids to watch to help connect with them. Find out what happened to the case where a man fell overboard and see if we are…

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