Six creative ways to teach genetics

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Using funeral home records for genealogy

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New Zealand Christmases

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Early New Zealand: interesting reading -

Thor in the South Pacific
NZ history questioned -- The Ruamahanga European skull

"Ownership" of family trees

An interesting article from Dick Eastman on the "ownership" of family data.

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Family Stories Help Kids Be Resilient

Family Stories Help Kids Be Resilient “Oscillating Narratives” Are Healthiest - Plexus Institute

Choosing a blog/site name

It's always difficult choosing the "correct" title for a website or blog. When I started my original genealogy site, I just called it what was in my head at the time - Lynda's Lot. I created the site before really thinking about the name. Then I began adding extended family names and the site became too full and confusing. I decided to create separate sites for my children and our kin. So now there are several sites all linked to one another. You need to think carefully about the name you give your site or blog. Something descriptive and memorable is always a good idea. Here are some tips and hints from another blogger.

Knowing family history cuts kids’ stress

Genealogy Today: Knowing family history cuts kids’ stress - Green Valley News: Easy Living

Safeguarding memories

We're all getting older and as we age, illness and deaths in the family become more commonplace.

What do you know about your parents and grandparents early lives?  Have you ever thought of recording them?

Several years ago I created a form called "In a Nutshell".  My father was seriously ill at the time and I realised there were many things I didn't know about him and his formative years.  So I thought of all the things I wanted to know about him and sent him the form.  Then I did the same for my mother, and filled in one myself for my children.  My father is now no longer with us but I have his completed form and what a wonderful archive it is for his descendants (and in his own hand).

The blank form can be viewed and/or downloaded here.
Should you have a digital camera with video, consider recording your family members as you ask them questions about their childhoods and lives.  Ask their permission first of course.

Is it Britain? Or United Kingdom? Or British Isles?

For a humorous inkling of how confusing the subject of Britain / United Kingdom / British Isles can be, have a gander at this sewing blog; well worth a read.

Epidemics timeline

Epidemics and outbreaks