Funny Pictures!

Every once in awhile I get something that is so funny. Often I scrapbook them. Here are a couple of those funny things that I enjoy.

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MormonAds

I love MormonAds. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints publishes a "New Era" magazine in which most every month they publish a MormonAd. I treasure these pictures as they say so much in such a few words, but the picture itself says alot. Here are a couple of them for you to enjoy and think on if you wish.
The original Mormon ad is in the scrapbook page that I made of it.

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Digi Scrapbooking

I so have enjoyed this wonderful way to create. I have loved to create, but have not had the ability to do so. When I discovered digi scrapbooking, it make it so much easier to do. I will share with you the main web page when I have downloaded free digi scrapbooking kits that others make. I save them on my computer and then I use Scrapbook Max program to create the pages I like using the kits I have downloaded. It is so much fun to me.

Here is where the free kits are. There are also kits that you can purchase if you like:
http://digifree.blogspot.com/
scrapbookmax.com (for the free trial program, it is $30.00 or so if you purchase it)

Above are some of the pages I have made using these free kits.

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Genealogy

Family History News

“Family History News,” Ensign, July 2008, p80

Genealogy Guides Aid in Research

FamilySearch.org has added England and Scotland to its online collection of Finding Records of Your Ancestors genealogy guides. The free, downloadable workbooks explain each step of the research process and include important Web sites, search tips, and information on how to find and use different records.

The series includes Denmark, Finland, France, Iceland, Italy, Mexico, Norway, and Sweden guides. The guides are currently available in English; the Mexico guide is also available in Spanish. There is also a guide for those searching for African-American ancestors. Access these and other helps at FamilySearch.org. Click the Search tab, then Research Helps.

FamilySearch Web Site Enhanced by FamilyLink

A partnership with FamilyLink.com will improve navigation on FamilySearch.org, reduce research time, and allow major search engines to comb the Church’s Family History Library Catalog.

The new Web elements provided by FamilyLink.com will allow users to link directly to other sources, post comments, and make contributions, such as adding missing information to a source. Some of the enhancements will be implemented in 2008.

British Soldiers, Seamen Records in FamilySearch

FamilySearch is teaming with a United Kingdom family history Web site to provide online access to records of deceased British soldiers and seamen dating as far back as the eighteenth century.

Findmypast.com and FamilySearch received licenses to digitize the Chelsea Pensioners retired soldiers’ records from 1760 to 1914. Anther project will make available British merchant seamen’s records from 1835 to 1941. Many of the twentieth century records will include photographs of sailors and personal details of naval voyages.

U.S. Civil War Records, 1860 Census Online

Footnote.com has granted permission for FamilySearch to publish Civil War pension indexes and the 1860 U.S. Census, which includes some slave ownership information. The files usually include a soldier’s full name, rank, and company. Though the war ended in 1865, the pension index extends to veterans who served between 1861 and 1917. Users will be able to search segments of the collections as they are uploaded to pilot.familysearch.org/recordssearch.