I recently had the pleasure of posting all of my old grade school class pictures on Facebook for my classmates to see. Many said, “You still have those?” The others decided it was because… more →
What's Past is PrologueDonna Pointkouski wrote 5 months ago: The word prompt for the 15th edition of the Smile for the Camera carnival is “they WORKED hard … more →
Donna Pointkouski wrote 7 months ago: In the Roman Catholic tradition, the month of May is usually the time of “First Communion. … more →
Donna Pointkouski wrote 10 months ago: It snowed last year too: I made a snowman and my brother knocked it down and I knocked my brot … more →
Donna Pointkouski wrote 10 months ago: One of my more popular posts has been Philadelphia Marriage Indexes Online. As that post indicates, … more →
Donna Pointkouski wrote 1 year ago: Since today is “Labor Day” in the United States, I wanted to take a look at my ancestors … more →
Donna Pointkouski wrote 1 year ago: Author Diana Raab made some interesting discoveries about her family history. The first is a sad di … more →
Donna Pointkouski wrote 1 year ago: Courtesy of footnoteMaven.com! “Life would be infinitely happier if we could only be born at t … more →
Donna Pointkouski wrote 1 year ago: Yesterday I wrote about CCC records as a resource in Civilian Conservation Corps: A Genealogical Res … more →
Donna Pointkouski wrote 1 year ago: After months of being cold in Philadelphia, I relish the mere thought of summer. I’ve always l … more →
Donna Pointkouski wrote 1 year ago: Happy Anniversary to My Parents! James and Anita Pointkouski Married April 7, 1956 … more →
Donna Pointkouski wrote 1 year ago: This great photograph shows my grandfather, James Pointkouski, with his milk truck. According to the … more →
Donna Pointkouski wrote 1 year ago: Ever since my first transatlantic trip in 1985, I’ve been stricken with the travel bug. There … more →
Donna Pointkouski wrote 1 year ago: For several months I’ve been corresponding with the Polish State Archives [Archiwum Państwoweg … more →
Donna Pointkouski wrote 1 year ago: The 41st Carnival of Genealogy asks the question: If you could have dinner with four of your ancesto … more →
Donna Pointkouski wrote 1 year ago: Since the start of my research nearly twenty years ago, my most elusive ancestor has been the one wh … more →