From the monthly archives:

July 2008

Say It with Feeling

by Memoir Mentor on July 12, 2008

I had lunch with a group of friends last week. During our conversation, we began reminiscing about where we were on September 11 when we heard that terrorists flew planes into the Twin Towers. Because that event occurred only a few years ago, everyone talked at length about how they felt at the time. My [...]

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Dying Young: The Story of a Scottish Coalmining Family

by Memoir Mentor on July 9, 2008

Note: This is a post for the Carnival of Genealogy. Those who write family history stories may want to participate in the Carnival. It’s a good opportunity to post your writing on the Internet for others to read. Click HERE to find out more about the COG, and HERE to access the stories posted for [...]

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Events of Interest to Family Historians

by Memoir Mentor on July 1, 2008

I just attended a fabulous genealogy conference this weekend, the SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GENEALOGY SOCIETY-sponsored Jamboree—now in its 39th year. With all that experience behind them, the folks in charge put on one of the best-run conferences I’ve ever attended. They thought of everything to keep attendees like me both intellectually stimulated and physically comfortable. The [...]

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