A date to celebrate

Genealogy is a rabbit hole. Once you go down it, it’s hard to find your way out. You can be frustrated to the point of hair-pulling one minute and screaming “Eureka!” the next. It can take years to find a small piece of information that you want more than anything else. That’s what happened to me. Fortunately, I found it just in time.

In mid-September, I discovered that the 100th anniversary of my Grandmother’s arrival in Canada is November 3, 2016. That’s a date I want to celebrate!

Genealogy and social media from back in the day

Recently, I started a genealogy project to fill in some blanks about what I know of how my Grandmother came to Canada. There’s so much information online today, that the process is easier than it was even 10 years ago when my husband started researching his family history. Some of the most useful and interesting resources are newspaper archives.

The view from my garden bench

I have a conflicted relationship with our lawn. On one hand, I resent its size and the amount of time and money it sucks out of me. On the other hand, I can’t imagine my garden without it.

Tips for improving your website

If you manage a business or a community organization, a web site of some type is a must. It’s the primary way people find and learn about you. Given how important a good website is, it’s amazing how little thought many website owners put into the design and content of their site. Web design is a complex skill. If you don’t have the resources to hire a professional, you need to think critically about what you publish and how you present it.