Monday Recap for September 1, 2014

Posted September 1, 2014 by Amanda | No Comment

Who are you researching this Labor Day weekend? Take a break with these articles from around the web!

Image: 100 Year Old Life Hacks that Still Work Today / Guff.com

Tuesday’s Tip – Records from Mental Hospitals (Your Swedish Heritage blog) – A great tip to check mental hospital records in your research
The Well-Dressed Couple Again and Solving a Group Photo Mystery (Family Tree Magazine blog) – Photo detective Maureen Taylor figures out another photo mystery!
California Cemeteries Find New Ways to Cope with Ongoing Drought (The Huffington Post) – The drought in California leads cemeteries to find new ways to cope
Be a Bad Speller…PLEASE! (The Ancestor Hunt) – Bad spelling may help you in your search for records
100 Year Old Life Hacks That Still Work Today (Guff.com) – Advice cigarette cards from the early 1900’s still hold true today
Mystery surrounds the discovery of a 19th century tintype portrait of a young Aboriginal woman (ABC News) – A rare tintype of a young Aboriginal woman one of the oldest found
Lessons Learned from Photographing 1000 Tombstones (The Armchair Genealogist) – Great tips if you’re planning to head to the cemetery
Your Majesty, meet your cousin Kim Kardashian! She’s Harry Mount’s cousin, too. And she may be yours… (DailyMail UK) – Geni and AJ Jacobs’ Global Family Reunion is featured in an article by the Daily Mail!
William Dause: A family reunion taps into history (TheStar.com) – Not your average family reunion activity…

Monday Recap for August 25, 2014 – Last week’s recap
Etiquette: A 19th Century Guide – Do you mind your manners? Check out these etiquette pointers from the 19th century

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