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...

I Lost It!

A tisket, a tasket, A green and yellow basket I wrote a letter to my mother, And on the way I lost it Due to computer problems, everything that was sent to me by email since March has been lost. If you have sent in any corrections or updates, please resend them to me....

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Year gone where ?

year gone where to? new year new you 
 fresh dreams clean slate hopes high life great Happy New Year! I’ve been given a new lease on life. Finding out I had cancer , combined with the tragic events of September 11, has caused me to rethink my priorities,...

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Happy Birthday, You Have Cancer

I bet you thought I deserted you? Unfortunately, I’ve not had the strength lately to keep up with this site or respond to your emails. The good news is that finally, after three months of hospital and doctor’s visits, they finally know what the problem is....

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It’s Spring!

Let me walk with you amid the emerald woodlands and capture the bountiful wonders of nature. I remember the awe and wonder I felt as a child whenever new flowers bloomed. This is the place where my memories come alive and my spirit is renewed. Tomorrow, come walk with...

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Privacy: A Personal Thing December 2000

To publish or not to publish? I have been struggling with this question lately. In December I received a couple of emails from people who were concerned about our policy of publishing information on living people. They admitted that the information can be found in...

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We Are All Related: November 2000

I have webbed feet, as do a couple of my brothers. I got them from my mom and she got them from her dad, who got them from his mother, Lula (Williams) Rennie. When I was a kid, my swimming ability was said to be due only to the fact that I had webbed feet. In...

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