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Easter Holy Week – Saturday -Triumphant Entry

To begin, I teach: And on the first day, God created the earth! He divided the land from the sea and formed the firmament above. He created animals and fish and birds and trees and made the world beautiful! Then on the 6th day, He created us! In His own likeness and image. And then…He…

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Recipes from the Past: Slovenian scrambled palačinke!

How is it, when two sisters marry two brothers, and raise each of their families with the SAME Slovenian recipe, that each family calls it by different names? palačinke and maletta! Could maletta be scrambled palačinke or smorn? Lillian and Violet, my grandmother, are two middle sisters, who grew up in a Slovenian home, in…

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Reading Gothic Lettering!

Three ways to help read gothic lettering. As genealogists or family history hobbyists, let’s just face it, gothic lettering can be confusing! And when the person writing the information in gothic lettering begins to use shorthand or get sloppy, it’s nearly impossible to figure the words out. I’m currently researching in those early 1800’s Archdiocese…

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Family History with Harry Potter book 5

Sirius Black had a family tree hanging in his home as described in the Order of the Phoenix! Harry Potter has so much family history intertwined in his story! I love it ❤️ Harry Potter dinner menu for book 5, Order of the Phoenix: Tonight, the kids insisted we have Butterbeer again! Delish. (See Family…

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Family History with Harry Potter book 7

Our final make-a-memory with Harry Potter dinners and family history activities. I have to say that my favorite part has been having my kids cook, help decorate, and participate in the activities, making this a memorable family event. Decorating for dinner with Harry Potter: When my friend did book 7, she had access to her…

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