Genealogy

Mom’s Chicken and Dumplings

My brother Shane asked me for this after I posted this pic of my bowl of Chicken and Dumplings: 1 Stewed Chicken 1 1/2 cup self-rising flour Pot with chicken broth (reserve1/2 cup hot broth) Debone the chicken, put aside. Bring broth to a boil. Take 1/2 cup broth and...

How to create an online community that will survive

My genealogical community, Heycuz, has been around since 1998. That’s way back when you had to use a telephone to get online. Today, there are between 900 and 1500 people on it right now. I mean this very second. You can check by the “Who’s...

Genealogists You Should Have in Your Circle

Google+ is a great asset if you’re interested in technology with a steady stream of posts day or night, but what if you’re interested in genealogy? Not so much.What is Google + (or Google Plus)? – Well, its everything! Its like a blog, its like...

911: I’ve been TAGGED!

Transcript of a 911 call: 911 operator: 911 What is your emergency? me: (sob) Please! Please help me! 911 operator: What is your address? me: uh, um…let me look….its april at heycuz dot net 911 operator: Excuse me? me: my email address? The one they got me at? It is...

Hit the Road Capt. Jack

Image via Wikipedia Are you going to go out of town for the Labor Day weekend? This year, we’re getting four days off. We are going to be visiting with some family at least one of the days. So, its a great time to put my new mobile apps to use. I got an iPhone...

Thanksgiving Traditions

Tyler Florence used to have a show on Food Network where he would help people who were trying to recover a long, lost recipe. People would ask for help on recapturing Grandma’s Beef Stew or some other childhood favorite. Taking information about the...

We’ve Moved, again

You may have noticed that something’s a bit different about Heycuz. We have moved to a new server. I had to do a little reshuffling of my finances and could no longer afford to keep 12 different servers but had to combine them to decrease the bills. The down...

Happy New Year!

It seems that about this time of year I’m stunned with the fact that another year has gone by. I take stock and wonder if I’ve done enough, or if there was something that I would have done differently, and attempt to set resolutions for the coming...

Merry Christmas Cousins!

They say that every seven seconds or so, the phrase ‘Merry Christmas” is posted on the internet. Well let me join in on the Chorus and wish all of you a very, merry Christmas! Your cuz, April

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!

Greetings and glad tidings ~ May this message find you well and thriving! This season, we celebrate a lot of changes at heycuz.net. Together, we have co-created a new wave of genealogy.  Thank you for joining us on this amazing journey, for sharing your family...

Thanks for Your Patience

Thank you all for bearing with me while the site undergoes a major overhaul. I’ve received a lot of letters from members about links not working and I apologize for that. I hope to have it all fixed soon. While it has been inconvenient, I believe the changes...

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The Quickest Way To Get The News

Well, the times they are a changin’ and I realized that I should take advantage of the new technology that’s out there, especially when it makes my site work faster. I’m talking about the What’s New messages that I’ve been doing for...

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Ruby Harrison Rennie’s Photo Album

My mom copied some of my Grandmother’s photos and I made them available for viewing online at snapfish. http://heycuz.snapfish.com/snapfish The photos are Rennie, Harrison, Cornell and Heaths. There are also several unknown photographs, if you can id anyone let...

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Happy Thanksgiving To All My Cousins,

This year, I have to post my Thanksgiving message to the newsgroup instead of the website. It is in the process of a major change. I was given the opportunity to switch the site to a new server that will be able to accommodate our rapid growth better than the previous...

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Pioneers of the First District Reunion

When we first decided to have this reunion we were wondering whether we’d get even a dozen attendees. And look, we’ve filled this hall. But, to tell you the truth, I’m not surprised at all. I think all of you feel the same as I do. I have been driven...

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Can’t Wait to Meet You

Some of you may have noticed that some changes have been happening on Heycuz and Game of Lifes. We have officially run out of space on the Game of Lifes and so I have been going through and trimming some of the files, rearranging and basically getting it to be as...

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Whew! What a Year! Huff Puff

What a year, huh? Most of you know that its been a little rough on us this year. My stepson Constantine passed away while he was away in June, he was only 24 years old. It’s times like this when we realize how important family and traditions are. A tradition...

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In Flander’s Field

In memory of our ancestors, cousins and siblings who died defending ourfreedom: In Flanders Field the poppies blow,Between the crosses, row by row,That mark our place; and in the skyThe larks, still bravely singing, flyScarce heard amid the guns below. We are the...

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Inherit the Wind

or How Come I’m Such a Blowhard? Recent events have me thinking about traits we’ve inherited from our ancestors. I’m not talking about genetics, although that is currently a hot topic in genealogy. Scientific studies seem to be one of the traits I...

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