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Oatmeal from scratch!

Is there such a thing as oatmeal from scratch? Honestly, growing up I just thought oatmeal grew in the perfectly shaped flakes that showed up in a box of Quaker Old-Fashioned Oatmeal. However, Quaker Mill company wasn’t created until 1877 and the process for rolling oats wasn’t developed until the 1900s. So…the oatmeal your and…

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Christmas Card Display

I love Christmas cards! I love seeing what friends and family are doing, I love seeing how they are growing and changing, and I especially love in some cards reading their testimonies of Christ. In years past I had a special box that would sit out on the counter during the month of December and…

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Genealogy research in Slovenia 2020

In the past, the ONLY way to do genealogical researching in Slovenia and find your family, was to go there and visit the TWO archdioceses. One in Ljubljana, the capital, on the west side of the country and one in Maribor on the east side of the country. My husband has been so generous and…

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Our New Forever Family Tree 5+ Genealogy Tree 16×20

Here at Forever Family Trees we are so excited to introduce our newest Family Tree! This 16×20 size tree holds 5 generations plus children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren, etc. This tree holds photos and information just like our other trees, but on circle tags only.  On the front of the tag is a photo if you…

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Don’t Eat Uncle Pete!

This is a twist on a fun family classic game “Don’t Eat Pete”! Here is how you play: Gather your family around the game board.  Place a piece of candy on each face.  Have one person leave the room. Another person picks a face to be “Pete”. The player then comes back into the room. …

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Recipes from the past:  Palačinke

Recipes from the past:  Palačinke Aren’t the best foods the ones your mom or grandma made while you grew up?  They were made with natural ingredients.  The kind you tended to always have on hand. Several summers ago, my husband, for our 25th anniversary took me back to the land of my ancestors.  Slovenia!!  Guess…

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