Reflections and a Resolution Update

This entry is part 253 of 372 in the series Belle's Box

Today marks the last post in Belle’s box, archival book two. Two down, one to go! The third book had fewer transcriptions and more photos. I don’t know the names of each person in the photos, but I will continue to post each item. The entire series will end before the annual reunion of Belle’s … Read more

2009 Friendly Blogger Award

Thanks to Harriet for the Friendly Blogger Award she has bestowed on me. I have found the blogging, and more particularly Geneablogging is all about discussion, sharing and being friendly. My cyber blogging genealogy friends are the best. I think they are all so good, that they already have this award. I never let that … Read more

One Lovely Blog Award

Thanks to Kathryn of the California Genealogical Society and Library, and Erline at Ancestral Notes for the “One Lovely Blog Award”. According the Kathryn’s post regarding the award, I need to pass the honor on to seven writers. Since this award has been been going around for a while, that is a difficult task. As … Read more

Seeking Michigan Death Records

I had a few minutes today, and I spent it looking for family death on Seeking Michigan.  I had copied the information from a ledger at the Ingham County court house, but I wanted the certificate. This explains how I managed to print the image without the big thick black border,  and save the image to … Read more

The Reliability of my Blog

This entry is part 186 of 372 in the series Belle's Box

Well, it finally happened, I bet you have see this, or at least watched the discussion regarding the post. It the writer intended to attract attention, I’ll bet it worked! At the route of the criticism are the following statements: Blogs are easy to create, “anyone who can type and use the internet” may do … Read more

Budget Cuts at the Library of Michigan — How Damaging?

The Michigan State Senate Appropriations committee will meet Thursday, March 12, 2009. The agenda calls for discussions regarding budget appropriations for the Department of History Arts and Libraries, which is apparently will be dissolved and the functions split among other departments. A current, partly substantiated, rumor has the Library of Michigan being closed completely, with … Read more

An Award, Me???

I received a notice today from Genealogy Fun that Harriet has gifted me with an award! This is the first time this blog has received an award, so I feel happy and honored. Harriet said that she was enjoying my posts tagged “Belle’s Box”. I’m just the most recent of a large group of genealogists … Read more