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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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. …
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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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…
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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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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Our second to last Harry Potter book, the Half-blood Prince, is the saddest. In the end, Dumbledore dies. But this is the reason we do family history and connect ourselves to our loved ones. So as family history lovers, what’s our next step? To make sure we’ve got all our family placed in our genealogy tree! Names,…
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Family History wasn’t as prevalent in Harry Potter’s book 4: The Goblet of Fire. But don’t you worry, I figured it out! 😊 My decorations were minimal tonight: As the week wears on, I’m getting a bit less and less artistic. Haha. Next time, and yes there will be a next time, I will do…
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