AnceStories: The Stories of My Ancestors

Lynn Palermo of the Armchair Genealogist invites you to take the Family History Writing Challenge: 28 Days of Motivation, Education and...

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In February 2013, AnceStories’ Scanfest will be Six Years Old! Miriam Robbins organizes and hosts this popular monthly event that welco...

The January 2013 Scanfest   will take place here at AnceStories this coming Sunday, January 27th, from 11 AM to 2 PM, Pacific Standard ...

Today is my seventh blogiversary. It's hard to believe it's been seven years since I started blogging. As always, I appreciate m...

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The December 2012 Scanfest   will take place here at AnceStories this coming Sunday, December 30th, from 11 AM to 2 PM, Pacific Standar...

Postcard to Rena Lerfald (c/o J. A. Weich) in Dickinson, North Dakota from John Lerfald in Woodinville, Wisconsin, postmarked 18 Dec 1912....

Christmas Eve How did you and your family spend Christmas Eve? When I was a girl, Christmas Eve was spent getting ready for the next d...

Christmas Sweetheart Memories Do you have a special memory of a first Christmas present from a sweetheart? How did you spend your first C...

Christmas and Deceased Relatives Did your family visit the cemetery at Christmas? How did your family honor deceased family members at Ch...

Christmas Music What songs did your family listen to during Christmas? Did you ever go caroling? Did you have a favorite song? There wa...

Christmas Church Services Did your family attend religious services during the Christmas season? What were the customs and traditions in...

Christmas Shopping How did your family handle Christmas Shopping? Did anyone finish early or did anyone start on Christmas Eve? Most o...

Christmas Stockings Did you have one? Where did you hang it? What did you get in it? While I may have had a stocking when I was ve...

Christmas Grab Bag Author’s choice. Please post from a topic that helps you remember Christmases past! On December 15, 1985, I recei...

Christmas at School What did you do to celebrate Christmas at school? Were you ever in a Christmas Pageant? I've already shared h...

The Holiday Happenings! Often times December to mid-January birthdays and anniversaries get over shadowed by the Christmas/Hanukkah/New ...

Fruitcake--Friend or Foe Did you like fruitcake? Did your family receive fruitcakes? Have you ever re-gifted fruitcake? Have you ever de...

Holiday Travel Did you travel anywhere for Christmas? How did you travel and who traveled with you? Do you remember any special trips? F...