Picture Your Heritage

23/01/2024

2000 year old Roman Mosaic on the bank of the river Euphrates, Turkey.

03/12/2018

At 72 years old, two women learn they were switched at birth
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In Boyd Huppert’s latest edition of Land of 10,000 Stories, DNA tests confirm Denice Juneski and Linda Jourdeans were switched at birth in 1945. https://kare...

01/09/2018

This is a great story

It was an unlikely family reunion when a local man discovers the identity of his biological father.

27/07/2018

It's National Aunt and Uncle Day!

Which aunt or uncle from your family tree would you want to meet and why?

09/05/2018

It is that time of year...

Visit Stoughton's Syttende Mai festival for a weekend of family-friendly fun and cultural experiences where there’s something for everyone. The festival takes place in Stoughton, Wisconsin from May 18-20, 2018. Come join us for three days of parades, arts, food and drink, kids’ activities and pl...

29/03/2018

Share your favorite childhood memory of a cousin.

25/03/2018

https://www.facebook.com/deb.halversonhayden/posts/1863234293696067

When it comes to tracing your roots through your genes, biological siblings may have less in common than many people expect.

24/01/2018

Did you ever want to have a DNA test? Here is a chance to win one:
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Enter the Ancestry DNA Test Giveaway at DNA Bargains this week and you could win an amazing Ancestry DNA test bundle! We’ll select one (1) winner on Saturday morning, 27 January 2018 and announce the winner over at our page. IMPORTANT: You get more entries if you follow us and like our Fa...

07/12/2017

28/11/2017

17/11/2017

An interesting topic for Thanksgiving

16/10/2017

Important to remember when researching your heritage.

Don't treat every family legend as "fact."

03/10/2017

Tuesday tip ~ or should I say "Are you an Archivist?"

01/10/2017

I would want to know what were the circumstances in the decision to immigrate to America.

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21/09/2017

Sorry Tuesdays tip is a little late this week. Recently I was able to attend a presentation, at Sons of Norway Mandt Lodge Stoughton WI, about researching Norwegian Genealogy. Jerry Paulson was the speaker from NAGCNL he referenced this book a lot. It was available for purchase and I am so glad I bought it. A lot of information inside and very helpful. Go to NAGCNL.ORG where they are available to help start the journey of discovering your heritage.

27/08/2017

I was outside working on my genealogy yesterday. I came across this in the paperwork. No author attributed to it nor idea when it was written. Reading this I couldn’t help but think how people and times have changed. I found it very refreshing to take a look back, if only for a moment.

01/08/2017

Tuesdays Tip ~ Now that you have decided how you want to do the important steps of storage, archiving and labeling pictures. It is important to store pictures in three places and in different formats. You can save the originals in a safety deposit box, another persons home. You can save on flash drive, cd or cloud these are a few suggestions. They can all fail that is why as many formats as possible is a good idea. PLEASE REMEMBER when technology changes keep up with it. How awful if all the work you have done would be for naught if you can't get to the pictures. I hope this series of suggestions have been helpful to you. At this point I could help you with digitizing the pictures and forms. I encourage you to contact me with any comments.

01/08/2017

Pretty amazing

19/07/2017

18/07/2017

Tuesday Tips~This week I wanted to talk about labeling pictures. Find an archival business they will offer special writing tools to label pictures. They should be used because over time regular writing utensils could harm the picture. I found labeling very enjoyable. Determine who has the knowledge of the pictures. Make plans to visit the appropriate person talk to them about the pictures. Don't be afraid to ask questions. I asked about the name of Grandpas farm and it triggered a new memory that was important to the family history. Write the memories while you talk or I recorded audio for some of them. You might want the person to hold the picture and reminisce.. while making a video. There are many ways to do this. I encourage you to contact me with any questions or ideas.

11/07/2017

Tuesdays tip~ Hopefully with your research you decided on storage for the photographs. Next step is fun and can be frustrating decisions, decisions. Looking at old pictures you probably want to keep all of them. You first need to decide what ones to keep. I like pictures where you see how they lived or hobbies. The family gatherings are a must too. The photographs can tell a story with just one. When scanning my Grandmothers slides I found a picture of my two great aunts, at a roadside rest stop, which you don't see many anymore. In the photograph I saw what they wore, what kind of dishes they used and some food to have a picnic. I learned how they traveled and where they would stop to eat. This slide is a mini story to me. The next picture is of two boys who went fishing the fun part starts now cleaning the fish. The little one is enjoying it all. This is a hobby picture. If it is a group of photographs for a birthday party or other occasion you don't need to keep all of them. Choose the least amount to keep but still tell the story. You can use this procedure on all of the different groups you have separated the photographs into. This can also be used for all the current digital pictures you have. Clean up some room on the computer or iPhone at the same time. Next week we'll talk about labeling photographs after you have saved the ones you want. Please email me if you have any questions. Deb

04/07/2017

~HAPPY BIRTHDAY USA~
Tuesdays Tip~ When choosing storage options first determine if you will want to access photos easily or just store them. If you will be accessing often think about something that will be easy to use. They have sleeves available to slide the picture into and any comments are visible. This is a very good option you can touch the outside of the sleeve to look at the picture and not worry about fingerprints or anything else to deteriorate the photographs. If you have any questions please click below and message me.

01/07/2017

The descendants of the signers of the Declaration of Independence

241 years ago, our founders signed the Declaration of Independence. To celebrate July 4th, we brought together their descendants. Learn more about your own a...

27/06/2017

Tuesdays Tip ~ Now that you decided you want to keep the photographs you need to decide what to do with them. The first thing you want to do decide how to store them. There are ways to extend the life of the photographs. Find an archival business that sells the correct products. There is criteria that should be met for this important step. See attached picture for an idea. If you have any questions or would like a few suggestions please message me by clicking at the bottom.

21/06/2017

"Tuesdays Tip" you're the family member who received the old pictures, slides and negatives, you're thinking what am I going to do with all of these. Do you have an interest in them, should you find someone who does. Each family usually has some member or members who would like to receive them. Don't forget to ask outside of the immediate family. I really don't know how long photographs will be around. So don't make rash decisions with them. I have been working with slides from my Grandmother for two plus years. Because of the slides I was able to learn so much about my ancestors and reconnect with relatives new and old.