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Christmas mixed with cultural festivities

SIDDI KIMPOLE @SIDIKIMPOLE (3480) • Eldoret, Kenya 17 Dec

As Christmas and New Year season unfolds many Kenyans living or working in urban areas are traveling back to their rural homes. They are returning to celebrate Christmas holidays as well as take part in local cultural festivals...

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Genealogy - finding family

Wendy @jerzgirl (9384) • United States 1 Mar 24

I have been working on my family tree since 1974. I've got well over 20,000 names, although not a few are actually in-law lines I got carried away with. I've been deleting them periodically. Yes, they are related in some way to...

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November Celebrates Native American Heritage

celticeagle @celticeagle (189874) • Boise, Idaho 1 Nov 23

In August 1990 the President of the United States, George H.W. Bush declared November National American Indian Heritage Month. This is a time to celebrate the cultures, histories, and traditions of the Native American people. This...

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Daily Bible Study

Valerie J. Routhieaux @just4him (323168) • Green Bay, Wisconsin 20 May 23

Day 311 (Ecclesiastes 5:18-20) Here is what I have seen: It is good and fitting for one to eat and drink, and to enjoy the good of all his labor in which he toils under the sun all the days of his life which God gives him; for it...

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In Heritage Palaces even the utensils of Princes are preserved.

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23241) 5 Feb 23

In many heritage houses and palaces the utensils used by the kings, queens, princes are preserved. For example the utensils in which they used to eat, the tables, chairs, clocks are all relics. Travellers can stay in these palaces...

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Ancestry Results

Denise Knight @gnatsmom (2575) 19 Mar 22

A couple of years ago, I took an ancestry DNA to test to see my heritage. Like many, I grew up hearing stories of Native American ancestors. When I took the test, it was during the years that Native American tribes did not release...

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Ancestry

Denise Knight @gnatsmom (2575) 19 Mar 22

I have started getting serious, again, about finding out about my heritage. A few years ago, when I first started researching on ancestry.com, I found a 2nd cousin in Illinois on my mom's side. It turns out that my grandmother and...

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World Heritage Day is Today!!

Rashna Gandhi @Rashnag (30597) • Surat, India 17 Apr 21

Hi guys, Hope you all are relaxing and spending time with your family today. I am doing the same. Today is 18th April and it's celebrated as "World Heritage Day". It was on this day back in 1982...

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Ever know something, but not really know it?

Faye @FayeHazel (40230) • United States 11 Feb 20

Ever know something without realizing it? That was me,recently. I'm not very culturally diverse in my ethnic background. German and English so I always thought. Now I knew my English ancestry from my mom's side was from a...

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There’s So Much More I Wish I Knew

Michelle Renee Kidwell @Michellekidwell (29953) • Sonora, California 13 Nov 19

There is so much I know about my family, but so much more I wish I knew. Was Nonna born in Rhode Island like we originally believed, or was she born in Verona, or somewhere else in Italy, or maybe on the ship on the way to...

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Diary 10th To 15th September 2019

Arthur Chappell @arthurchappell (44941) • Preston, England 15 Sep 19

After quitting my voluntary work (covered in previous diary entries) I let various friends know and sent some of the materials belonging to the volunteer group back to them. I visited my doctors to book an appointment for my...

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Quote Challenge: Day 3: I’m Very Proud of Being Italian American

Michelle Renee Kidwell @Michellekidwell (29953) • Sonora, California 19 May 19

Thank you @CarolDM for starting this awesome challenge! I choose a quote that I find to be so true, because when I say I am Italian American, some get this idea that my family has connections with the Mafia, which is of course...

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Happy Mother’s Day In Heaven Nonna

Michelle Renee Kidwell @Michellekidwell (29953) • Sonora, California 13 May 19

You gave me my love for the written word, and encouraged me as an author, unconditionally! When I signed the contact for my first book you danced around the living room with me! You taught me to cook at the age of six,...

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What is the oldest family thing you have?

Scott Andersen @DocAndersen (54399) • United States 29 Apr 19

Our family brought a copper kettle over from Denmark when we came to the US. It is the only heirloom from my father's side of the family. It is also the oldest thing (more than 200 years old) that we pass through our family. How...

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I didn't know about this.............

rebelann1949 @rebelann (117238) • El Paso, Texas 11 Apr 19

I always wondered why we'd have a month dedicated to African Americans but not for Native Americans and now I find out that November is supposedly dedicated to them but no one seems to know around here, everyone is preparing for...

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Who Controls History?

Robbie Lowdown0 @RobbieLowdown0 (69) • United States 9 Jan 19

Is it inconceivable that history has been censored and repressed in order to confuse and destroy our true heritage? And if so, what is our true heritage? And who's in control of the standard of historical academia? One thing is...

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Too Much Business!

Albena Ivanova @WriterAI (5373) • Bulgaria 24 Nov 18

Hi, mylotters! How are you? I am in my business stream. I am very very busy. Every day I have new tasks to solve. I travel very often to my rural house in North West Bulgaria to do some things linked to my heritage in the...

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Do you like pottery?

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382104) • Rockingham, Australia 13 Sep 18

I’m sure most of you are familiar with Tupperware and Tupperware parties. When I was a young married, pottery parties were very popular too but the products were considered quite expensive. I think the brand was Bendigo Pottery...

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Genealogy: Favorite Resources

skydancer @skydancer (2101) • United States 29 May 18

I have been researching my genealogy off and on since early 2003. Over time, I have made use of different resources to aid me in my research. Here are some of my favorites. 1. Ancestry.Com Everyone probably knows this one,...

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Are you proud of your national costume?

Tony Wainaina @tony1r (303) • Nairobi, Kenya 2 Apr 18

The national costumes or dress of a country is what is wore on special days during the year to commentate past or current events in a nations history and usually reflects and honors the county's heritage. There are however...

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