Archives for Nancy Hendrickson

AncestorNews: Cemetery Photos from Afar Premium

Over the past several months, I've had the opportunity to take tombstone photos for family researchers. Oftentimes, we live hundreds or thousands of miles away from where our ancestors lived, and traveling to get photos of the old homestead or cemetery can be difficult. Thankfully, there are hundreds of...

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AncestorNews: Genealogy Collaboration Premium

Let the Web help you collaborate with others on your genealogical research.

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AncestorNews: Caring for Grandma’s Wedding Dress Premium

Advice and online resources for taking care of old textiles.

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AncestorNews: Quilts and Published Genealogies Premium

Maybe someone has already written about your family—check these sites.

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AncestorNews: Mom’s Applesauce Cake Premium

I'm not much of a cook, but I do love to bake. And one of my favorite cakes is one my mother used to make around the holidays. It's an applesauce cake made in an angel food cake pan. The cake is dense, heavy, moist and yummy! In fact...

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Family pix go portable on albums for your PDA.

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AncestorNews: Genealogy Albums Premium

I know a lot has been written in the last year or so about the marriage of genealogy to scrapbooking. As a certified creative klutz, I've steered clear of doing much scrapbooking; however, a package created by my aunt changed that. Aunt Helen, my dad's sister, put together a...

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AncestorNews: Preserving Your Research Premium

I've heard horror stories about avid genealogists passing away and their families tossing their many years of research in the trash. Say it ain't so! Clearly, those of you who are reading this column are the family's appointed genealogists—you're the ones everyone calls when they want to know...

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AncestorNews: Patience (Blast It!) Premium

For years, I tried without success to track down my great-great-grandfather, John Hendrickson. When I finally located his marriage records, I was sure that particular brick wall was obliterated. My hopes went even higher as I found information (thanks to my Internet cousin, Gene Bird) about John pioneering in...

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AncestorNews: Getting Organized Premium

I hate to admit it, but my computer-phobic aunt is so organized she puts me to shame. We share a love of genealogy and family history, and often send one another photos, church records, marriage licenses, or excerpts from history books. Whenever I call her to check on something...

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