I’m using the ’52 Weeks of Personal Genealogy & History’ series authored by Amy Coffin as an aid in starting my personal history throughout the year. See the entire challenge on my Examiner.com article. I want to leave my OWN story in my own words so my posterity will be able to know me a little better. Perhaps you’d like to do the same.
Here is the beginning of my memories about SUMMER.
Summer in Long Beach
was pleasant due to the weather and time out of school. As a child, I would play with my friends at
home or at my best friend’s house. We
had a large backyard, so baseball was a favorite outdoor game. I wanted to be a teacher when I grew up, so we
would use the 4-foot stems from a plant my dad grew, and pretend to be
classroom teachers and use the stems as pointers to point to words on our
pretend chalkboards. On the patio or in the house we would play with
dolls. My friend wanted to be a nurse
when she grew up, so sometimes we would play “nurse”. At my best friend’s
house, we would climb the back fence or play cowboys and Indians or kickball on
her driveway. She had a swing set, so
sometimes we would swing.
As a teen, I liked to hang out with my girlfriends. We would often be at each others houses or at the beach. When I began dating, I spent a lot of time with my boyfriend.
As a teen, I liked to hang out with my girlfriends. We would often be at each others houses or at the beach. When I began dating, I spent a lot of time with my boyfriend.
Family vacations to
see our relatives in Utah were a fun get-away and were something I could count
on each summer.
Our summers were
fairly low-key, relaxing, enjoyable times.
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As
founder of Family Tree Quest, people sometimes ask what tools I recommend for
organizing and recording personal and family history. Here are my highest
recommendations.
Heritage Collector Suite- Your
complete Family History Management System (my highest
recommendation)
This has everything you need to get your family history clutter into one, orderly place. Store and retrieve photos, documents, videos, etc. Create a PDF for a bound book. Many bonus items such as storybook and GPS modules.
Personal Historian Software- I love it’s timelines and personal history prompts.
This has everything you need to get your family history clutter into one, orderly place. Store and retrieve photos, documents, videos, etc. Create a PDF for a bound book. Many bonus items such as storybook and GPS modules.
Personal Historian Software- I love it’s timelines and personal history prompts.
Flip-Pal™ mobile scanner – Portable, easy flip-and-scan-technology. You can even scan pictures in the frame or
while they remain in their photo albums!
I sit on the sofa in comfort and scan to my hearts delight.
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Phoenix Genealogy Examiner, I create an article about this
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