I have several ongoing projects related to scanning and archiving various family photo collections. I want my photo collections to be accessible, searchable, and easily shared. Using good metadata practices is the way to go but MAN is it hard to implement.
The early life of Jöns Mårtensson
In previous installments of the John Martinson Project, we’ve looked at his paternal and maternal ancestry. In this post, we’ll look at his childhood, adolescent, and young adult years.
Mathilda Martinson 1873-1946
Mathilda Martinson was my great-great-aunt. She was born 1873 in Saunders County, Nebraska near Swedeburg and died 1946 in Ceresco, Saunders County, Nebraska. In between, she lived a fascinating life…
Whatever happened to Hilda Maria?
A few months ago, I looked into the life story of my great-grandfather’s sister, Emma Christina Petersdotter and it turned into a wonderful adventure and the chance to meet a cousin in out in California! This time I turn my attention to Emma’s older sister, Hilda Maria.
Spring Update
The blog has been quiet lately…sometimes life gets in the way of genealogy. First, we traveled with Mom and Dad to Hawaii for a glorious 10-day stay at Kapalua Bay. So wonderful to get away but it seems like for every one day you’re away from home, it takes two days to catch up when […]
