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Family History with Harry Potter Book 3

Harry Potter is filled with family history!! Being part of a family was important to Harry. He loved to hear stories about his parents from those who were his parents friends and cared about him. Decorating for Harry Potter Book 3 Prisoner of Azkaban: We all took the test to find our Patronus since this…

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by Tonya on February 24, 2021 Leave a Comment

Jacks – Games our Grandparents Played!

Jump to Basic Rules Jump to Playing the Game Jump to Types of Rounds Jacks was a game our grandparents not only played as teenagers, but went on dates to play!! My grandmother talked about how they’d meet up at friends house’s with dates and play Jacks! Man! Why can’t kids go on dates like…

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Hello and Welcome to FOREVER FAMILY TREES and blog ALL THINGS FAMILY HISTORY! Here you’ll find ideas to preserve the past, present and future for generations to come. Creating ways to tell family stories, document pictures, videos, artifacts, and recipes from our heritage, etc. There are DIY projects and decorating ideas that will help children and teens enhance their love for and connection to their family. Ideas and case studies on how to search for your ancestors with step by step instructions. Here you’ll also discover our unique handcrafted ten-generational and 5+ generation FOREVER FAMILY TREES that display ancestors and descendants. I’m so excited to share with you what I’ve created and learned from other amazing friends. Come be a part of ALL THINGS FAMILY HISTORY!

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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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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Family History with Harry Potter book 6

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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Genealogy research in Slovenia 2020

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Don’t Eat Uncle Pete!

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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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Family History with Harry Potter Book 3

Jacks – Games our Grandparents Played!

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