Discovering infertility can be a painful and complicated experience for women, whether they were trying to conceive or not.| DefenderNetwork.com
A photo may be worth a thousand words, but without context, important details can be lost. If you want to preserve photo details for future generations, adding titles and captions is one… The post Preserve Photo Details with Titles and Captions appeared first on Mylio Photos Blog.| Mylio Photos Blog
Easter of 1899 wasn’t Helen’s first Easter, but it was the first one for which she understood, in her way, what was going on. | The Prices
In this fantastic episode of the Sharing the Heart of the Matter podcast, Vicki Atkinson and I are talking with author, Bob Conlon. Bob has written a fantastic book, Celtic Knot featuring the story…| The Heart of the Matter
When Tennille was first diagnosed with breast cancer, she had no idea it could have been connected to her grandfather’s prostate cancer.| Susan G. Komen®
In this new essay for The Clearing Ysella Sims explores her family's history, one of migration, of slow acceptance and finding a home.| Little Toller Books
Discover tips to help track your Immigrant Ancestors in UK newspapers before they left the old country in this month's blog.| blog.newspapers.com
This was just sitting waiting to be published for almost 55 years. Those who’ve heard my more recent (ie since 2004) podcasting will recognise the roots of my presenting style. As far as I can tell, it was recorded on the same day as the picture was taken. Script assistance by “Mummy”. Sound Engineer: “Daddy”. … Continue reading Very first audioblog (20th April 1970)→| Perfect Path
Many of you know that it is no secret that irises are one of my favorite spring flowers (and I have many favorites!). They are showy, lovely, colorful.| The Marmelade Gypsy
What was I thinking? That was the question I was left with after a conversation with some family members. What was I thinking when I didn’t assign my kids chores when they were growing up? A small …| Stories I Tell Myself
Preserving your story isn’t just about memory. It’s about identity, belonging, and connection. When we document local stories, we help build stronger, more inclusive communities. And the best part? It all starts with you.| Permanent.org
Newspapers.com is an outstanding resource for amateur family historians like me. The website has millions of scanned pages of historic newspapers from around the world, and I’ve been using it recently to learn more about my Price and Warner ancestors. One of the fruits of that effort was the discovery of a Price family portrait […]| The Prices
My family has a movie club. It functions the same way as a book club. A member picks a movie, and we get together on Zoom to discuss it. The person who picks the film moderates the discussion. The number of participants varies from month to month, but typically there are about 19 of us. … Continue reading “Field of Dreams” – Some Thoughts| Stories I Tell Myself
Editor’s note: I received the following email from my brother, Mark Brody. With his permission, I thought it merited sharing. I just read a headline, I only read the headline as that is all I can t…| Stories I Tell Myself
I don’t have a sister; I have two brothers. But, I find the dynamic between sisters particularly interesting, maybe because I don’t have one. I could be romanticizing it based on Hallmark cards, bu…| Stories I Tell Myself
Here is part of my What I Did on My Summer Vacation “report” this year. More to come later (on nonarchival activities). Stay tuned 🙂 Janet Hulstrand is an American writer, editor, writing coach, and teacher of writing and of literature who lives in France. She is the author of Demystifying the French: How to Love […]| Writing from the Heart, Reading for the Road
There is a moment in Jonathan Franzen’s novel Crossroads (2021) where a middle-aged woman who was hospitalized in her youth after a psychotic episode suspects that her teenage son might suffer the…| c4 journal
Can you imagine packing up your whole life into a single suitcase, and travelling half-way around the world to start afresh? That is exactly what thousands of West Indians did in the late 194…| Hampshire Archives and Local Studies
This month we explore a family name with a common issue…multiple or changing spellings. My colleague, Lauren, is one of the first members of her direct line to leave the family stronghold in Pennsylvania. When she got here and started working with Indiana-related materials, she saw a name similar to another found in her family […]| Indiana Historical Society
Perhaps only British readers will be interested in this one. Let’s see. We’re going to visit Masham, our neighbouring market town: population – just over 1000. Main employers: two…| From Pyrenees to Pennines
He Would Have Been Ninety-Five on Remembrance Day This Year I’ve written a post, on my Warner family website, about my father’s military career. Joe Warner’s maternal grandparents were Joe and Lizzie Price, so I thought it appropriate to share that post with my Price cousins. Here is the link. As an added bonus, one […]| The Prices
Great Moments in Price Family History: October 11, 2021| The Prices
Great Moments in Price Family History: August 14, 2021 Joseph Leslie Edmond “Ted” Price, son of Joseph Leslie Price and Ida Blanche Edmonds, will celebrate his 105th birthday in Gravenhurst, Ontario next Saturday, August 14th. Joe Price and Lizzie Leslie had fourteen grandchildren, and Ted is the only one still with us. Help Celebrate the […]| The Prices
Great Moments in Price Family History: May 2021 Ali Finstad, a great great granddaughter of Joe and Lizzie Price and an MD candidate at the University of Ottawa, was recently part of a team of medical students who “advocated for more skin colour representation in their dermatology studies and created an official new module for […]| The Prices
And We’re Hoping You Can Help Make the Site Even Better I’ve recently added a lot of information to the Price family tree, and I think you might find it worth taking a look, and maybe even getting involved. Our Mission It’s been almost a year and a half since this website came to exist, […]| The Prices
Great Moments in Price Family History: November 5, 1930 There’s a group on Facebook that provides a space for residents and former residents of Toronto’s Beach district to share stories and recollections. It’s called “The Beacher History Kaboodle” and someone recently posted a 1930 photo of Isabel Price that they had found in the Toronto […]| The Prices
As a lead up to the upcoming June 1 Zoom talk sponsored by the Beach & East Toronto Historical Society, Beach Metro News published a short article on the Price family in their May 18, 2021 edition.| The Prices
A Zoom Talk on June 1 The Beach & East Toronto Historical Society has asked me to give another talk about the Price family’s contribution to the development of the Beach. It will cover the much of the same ground as the first talk, in October of 2019, but will include some new material that […]| The Prices
Saturday, September 22, 1923 Helen Price and Harley Warner, my paternal grandparents, were married, on Saturday, September 22, 1923, at her home on Glen Manor Drive in Toronto. Here is how the Toronto Star described it in the following Monday’s edition. WARNER–PRICE At the home of Mr. Joseph Price, 48 Glen Manor drive,* the marriage […]| The Prices
This site is about the family and descendants of Joe Price (1860-1934) and his wife Lizzie Leslie (1862-1917). Its mission is to research, preserve, and share the Price family’s history, stories, documents and pictures, and to bring Joe and Lizzie’s living descendants together. Joe and Lizzie were among the pioneers of what is known as the Beach district in Toronto’s east […]| The Prices
Hi, Price cousins, Here’s the question I’ve been grappling with lately: how does a family history website like this one guarantee that it respects the privacy of living family members like you? I would really appreciate hearing what you think about it. You can use the comment section below (or, if you prefer, a private […]| The Prices
That car that Joe, Lizzie, Leslie, Earl and Hazel are riding in, in the header photo at the top of every page, is (as some of you may remember if you’ve been reading all of these posts) a Canadian-built Russell. It was built in Toronto in 1911 by the Russell Motor Car Company. When I […]| The Prices
by Joan Latimer Ward 9 Community News, June 17, 1975, pages 4 and 5 This article is republished here with the kind permission of Beach Metro Community News The year was 1912 when young Earl Price drove his father’s Russell automobile up the sandy ruts of Lee Ave., turned onto the gravel surface of Kingston […]| The Prices
Probably the best source for tracing Lizzie Leslie‘s family, both her ancestors and her descendants, is a book by Margaret Leslie Lindner called Campbell of Hastings County, Ontario. Actually, the book’s full name is William and Isabella Masson Campbell of Hastings County Ontario: Their Ancestors and Descendants. William and Isabella were Lizzie’s maternal grandparents. Their […]| The Prices
For Thursday's home economics class, we made bread! This is my dad's recipe. My dad made bread a lot! He always made the rolls for any holiday. I'm pretty sure he took his mother's recipe and added the wheat, molasses, honey, and flax seed. Don't worry, he'll correct me if I'm wrong. My mom always liked to make food healthier, so I'm sure she was behind adding all of those things, and subbing the honey and molasses for regular sugar. | Cook! Create! Consume!
You might ask, "Why is there an underwear ornament on your Christmas tree?" Or, one day, my kids might ask that question, or my grand kids might ask their dad why there is an underwear ornament hanging on their tree. (I'll tell you why at the end of this post...)| Cook! Create! Consume!
I recently found a document in a bundle of papers I was given that had once belonged to a senior scholar in the field of modern Chinese history. With a covering letter dated 13 August 1956, it’s a 20 page packing list detailing the contents of seven crates of the documents of the Shanghai office […]| Robert Bickers
Over the last couple of years I have been working with colleagues to transfer some of the scattered sets of biographical information that I have developed during research projects over the last two…| Robert Bickers
The story of Albert Edward Burchell, who was killed at the Battle of the Somme| Blaenavon's Heritage
In September, the Blaenavon Community Heritage Museum will be moving to its new home within Blaenavon Workmen’s Hall. This is the story so far!| Blaenavon's Heritage
Hey Folks! Make sure to check out Stephanie's new post over on Active History, looking at her family history and hooked rugs. It's fantastic! Here's a preview: When my sister and I imagined ourselves getting married as kids, we imagined our Mémére being there, just as she had been for all our moments, big and| Unwritten Histories
When you fill out your family health history, if you are using the terms 'too' and 'two' very often, then you might talk to your health care provider to take a closer look.| Keep Kids Healthy