Category: Family History

Analog Album to 3D FlipBook in Less Than 1 Hour

Having the ability to easily share an entire photo album with family is truly important to me. I don’t like being the single point of failure in any project whether it is for work...

Oh Brother, Who Art Thou?

This photo was in my grandma’s (Bessie Cooper) photo album. My aunt had no idea who this man was so I turned to a Wayne County KY FB group to see if anyone could...

Wasn’t Expecting This

Adding newspaper articles to my collection of photos and documents about one of my forebears is like icing on the cake. John Washington Cooper, my great-grandfather was quite the surprise. I was looking for...

Choose Connection #RootsTech

Goodness, Do you mind pushing pause while I wipe my eyes – again. The #rootstech #chooseconnection music video touched my heart, brought tears to my eyes, and reminded me of the importance of family...

The Great Flood – 1937

I grew up hearing snippets about the flood of 1937. At first, when I saw two photos of flooding in Mama’s album, I thought they might have been taken during the ’37 flood. Then...

Grandmother’s Cake

For more than fifty years, our family has enjoyed “Grandmother’s Chocolate Cake”. The cake makes an appearance for every family gathering, regardless of how many people will be in attendance. It is a cake...

Miller, Ethel 1900 Marriage

Ethel Married John W Cooper on May 19, 1900, in Pulaski County, Somerset, KY. She was 18 years old and John was 27.