http://family.kencarlson.org ..where we came from Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:36:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Lorelle VanFossen has written a helpful article on What Do You Put Into Your Family History Blog? She gives some good tips on the types of things that you can put into a family history blog, and why a blog is more flexible than a static website. Now I just ... http://family.kencarlson.org/general/what-do-you-put-into-your-family-history-blog/ How do you get started in studying your family history? What information do you look for? See this list of information to look for. I would add that whenever possible you should look for reliable documentation for your records. Documentation can be divided into the following types: Primary official ... http://family.kencarlson.org/genealogy/how-to-get-started-in-studying-your-family-history/ I thought I would explain why I chose to use Wordpress, which is designed for blogging, rather than a more traditional static web site for this site. What's the difference? Here is an article by Lorelle VanFossen that explains it very well.I wanted this site to be a ... http://family.kencarlson.org/general/why-use-a-blog-instead-of-a-static-website/ About Kumle (Norwegian potato dumplings) When I was growing up I remember my grandmother making kumlë around Christmas time. We grandkids would sit around the table grating raw potatoes and my grandmother would mix the dough and boil the kumle in a big pot of water. Sometimes we would ... http://family.kencarlson.org/recipes/family-kumle-recipe/ We think that the couple in this picture are some of our relatives from Belgium. The photo came from the belongings of Maurice Van Puymbrouck when he passed away in November 2006. (Click on the photo for a larger image.) Do you know who these people are? http://family.kencarlson.org/missing-persons/ancestors-from-belgium/