News from the creators of The Heirloom Registry™ and the Home History Book™ archival journal
Just for a moment, think about all the items (and potential family heirlooms) that could be floating around out there that may have something to do with your family. I think it’s safe to say we’ve all donated things to the local Goodwill or sold items on the lawn during a Saturday morning garage sale, so more
By Mike Hiestand, Houstory Founder One of the things we hear from folks when we tell them about The Heirloom Registry is, “But, I don’t have any heirlooms.” It’s unfortunate that we had to attach a name to our registration service, but we did. And “The Heirloom Registry” just sounded catchier than “The Special Things more
This post originally ran Aug. 1, 2012. It details the importance that family cookbooks play as family heirlooms — and in turn as vital parts of family history. By Dan Hiestand, Houstory Publishing Marketing Director For the better part of two decades, my grandparents lived in paradise. To find this “Eden,” pull out a map more
Mike and I were thrilled to attend RootsTech in Salt Lake City. By the end of the weekend, we were both exhausted and energized. You can see why by reading this account by Dick Eastman, who writes the popular, “Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter:” “Sponsored by Family Search, the RootsTech Conference was held for three days at more
After a week-long event that included three hunts, 12 blogs and more than $500 in prizes, the winner of the Heirloom Registry Grand Prize Package is Deb Andersland of Gainesville, Mo. Deb won a very impressive collection of products, including a Flip-Pal™ mobile scanner and books from genealogist Janet Hovorka and Antique Trader. Mike and I want to thank everyone more
The winner of the third and final leg of The Heirloom Registry Scavenger Hunt Week is Brenda Ciesla of Conklin, N.Y. Congrats to Brenda! She will be awarded a prize package valued at approximately $70 that includes products from Marian Pierre-Louis, The Heirloom Registry, Antique Trader magazine, and Denise Levenick (“The Family Curator”). The grand prize winner will be announced on Wednesday, more
You’re cutting it mighty close, but you still have just enough time to enter the Heirloom Registry Scavenger Hunt for a chance to win two pretty darn impressive prize packages — including our grand prize! In fact, more than $300 in great products are still up for grabs — including a Flip-Pal® mobile scanner. As you may have heard, we’ve more
Houstory is happy to announce the second winner of the Heirloom Registry Scavenger Hunt Week: Caroline Shultz of Sherwood, Ark.! Caroline was randomly selected as the victor of the second leg of the scavenger hunt, which took place this past Wednesday and Thursday. She will be awarded a family history prize package valued at approximately $185 more
Editor’s note: All of the participating blogs should have their scavenger hunt posts ready by noon on Friday, March 8, so make sure to check back if you don’t see their scavenger hunt post at first. Well, it’s been a fun week at Houstory. We’ve had a lot of hunters join us along the way, and more
Well folks, we have a winner for the first leg of the Heirloom Registry scavenger hunt, which took place this past Monday and Tuesday: Kimberly Nagy of Downers Grove, Ill.! Kimberly will be awarded a family history prize package valued at approximately $100 that includes products from The Heirloom Registry, Family Tree Magazine, genealogists Janet Hovorka more
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