Category Archives: Family History

Scan and Copy Those Precious Pictures

Posted on August 29, 2010 by Elizabeth Thomsen

I’m going through a box of old Polaroid pictures taken by my uncle Steve Brown, and came across these three. Wonderful photographs taken over fifty years ago of my father, my aunt, my grandmother and my cousins, pictures I had … Continue reading →

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Family History in Postcards

Posted on July 28, 2010 by Elizabeth Thomsen

If you’re working on your family history, you probably know the names of special places in your family members’ lives. Maybe your parents honeymooned at the Pancoast Hotel in Miami Beach, your grandmother graduated from Erasmus Hall High School in … Continue reading →

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Acquaviva delle Fonti

Posted on April 5, 2010 by Elizabeth Thomsen

Last week I celebrated my birthday in Italy with my daughters. We spent a few days in the Puglia region, where both of my father’s parents came from, and on Tuesday we took the train from Bari and spent an … Continue reading →

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My Grandfather’s Ship

Posted on January 6, 2010 by Elizabeth Thomsen

My grandfather often talked about arriving in America with five dollars in his pocket. I pictured the scene in my mind, the young Luigi standing on the deck of a ship pulling in to New York Harbor, seeing the Statue … Continue reading →

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