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$2.00 MP3 Code from Amazon
Here is a great Amazon special: $2.00 MP3 Credit ends today. Use code MP3S4ALL
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Customizing a Photobook
Here is a great video on how to customize your photobook through My Memories. These are fun way to highlight your photos, and my memories is still offering their free 6×6 photobook with coupon code bk6fre. And right now Touched by a Butterfly is still having a 30% off everything in her store, including this adorable photobook kit.
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Living Social Deals
- Pay $15 (regularly $30) for the PK 4 that holds up to 4,000 photos, pay $30 (regularly $60) for the PK 8 that holds up to 8,000 photos, or pay $40 (regularly $100) for the PK 16 that holds up to 16,000 photos.
- Standard shipping fee of $6.95 to Continental US (plus HI, AK and PR) not included
- Pay $15 for $30 to spend online on gourmet-dipped berries and sweets from Shari’s Berries.
- Voucher may be used towards tax and shipping.
- For $50, get $100 to spend on Lauren Ralph Lauren barware, dinnerware, and home décor at LaurenTabletop.com — an online destination boasting an assortment of dining pieces in modern, elegant, and traditional styles.
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Personalize WordPress with My Memories
A couple weeks ago, I changed my blog to a Genesis Blog, with the modern theme. I will admit that wordpress appears more complicated than it really is. And while I am still learning the ropes of wordpress, I wanted to share how I got my header and background. It is real basic at this point and something I will continue to work on. But I created both using My Memories Software.
First you will want to go to your appearance on the left side and select Background
Once you bring it up you will see a section that will allow you to choose a file. This is when you can select any background image you want for your blog. You can tile the background or make it a solid color.
Next is your header, right below the Background button is the Header section. When you open the section it will tell you the size of the header. I had selected Sugar Moon Design Tea Party elements as my header. And just as I made my Facebook Timeline, I used the same techniques to complete the header.
The size of the header needed to be 960×225. I opened My Memories Software and selected custom design, landscape and size in pixels. Then I created the design I wanted. I saved it and then uploaded it to the header section.
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Genealogy Deals
Living social is having another great deal for Archives.com, only $10.00 for a three-month membership.
Getting in touch with your roots takes more than a shovel. Begin digging into your family’s history with today’s deal: Pay $10 for a three-month membership to Archives.com (a $20 value). This easy-to-use site collects more than 2.1 billion domestic and international records all in one place, including US census data, newspapers, birth records, obituaries, marriage announcements, and more dating as far back as the 1700s. Your membership lets you access them all, allowing you to unearth your family tree, save scans and images of vital records, and even connect with long-lost living relatives. Search by married and maiden name, geographic location, and date — with Archives’ simple tools, you can do a lot more than scratch the surface of your family’s history.
And here is this months Family Tree Genealogy Collection. The Ultimate Time-Saving Tech Tools Collection. A 165.96 value reduced to 59.99, a 64% savings.
The collection includes:
Want more time for your genealogy research? Here’s the secret: Become a more efficient genealogist. This kit is designed especially to help you do just that, by teaching you how to use online and computer tools that will speed your search, help you research smarter and streamline tasks that would otherwise suck up your valuable genealogy time. With the tutorials in this kit, you’ll accomplish these five goals:
1. Learn computer tricks that will save you time and increase your confidence with technology.
Frustrated by too-small text on webpages? Confused by the alphabet soup of computer files? Wish you knew a faster way to print, find files, search and perform other tasks? The independent study course Computer Boot Camp for Genealogists will show you how to become a whiz at genealogy computing tasks. This class is ideal for anyone who wants to build basic computing skills, whether you’re a neophyte or just looking to gain confidence and learn some new tricks.2. Organize your genealogy computer files.
Photos, documents, notes, emails, your genelaogy database—how do you keep track of all that data so what you need is always at your fingertips? The downloadable Step-by-Step Guide: Organize Your Hard Drive will help you set up a filing system that keeps your computer tidy and your essential genealogy files just a few clicks away.3. Transform your note-taking.
Evernote is a free tool you can use on your computer, the internet and even your phone to jot down genealogy notes, save clippings and annotate web pages, create to-do lists, share findings and much more. Watch the 30-minute video class Using Evernote to learn how to get started–you’ll be amazed how it can make genealogy faster and easier!4. Set up a personalized genealogy toolbox.
Overwhelmed by the plethora of genealogy tools? Build Your Research Toolbox, a 30-minute video class, will show you how to combine your favorite resources into a single, easy-to-access “dashboard” in the format that best fits the way you work.5. Protect your work.
You can never predict when a computer crash might wipe out all your years of research. Don’t let that happen to you! Our downloadable Resource Roundup: Online Backup Services will show you where and how to back up your data safely and regularly.Another great kit is the Organize Your Family History Value Pack, a $176.96 marked down to $69.99
Finally, an all-inclusive bundle to keeping your genealogy records, memorabilia, research findings and more — ORGANIZED! Many genealogists struggle with keeping their research and findings in a centralized location. With the “Organize Your Family History Value Pack” you are sure to be on your way to creating a file-friendly, clean, relaxed atmosphere that will help you make the most of your research.
The Organize Your Family History Value Pack includes:
Organize Your Genealogy: Family Tree University Independent Study Course (Download)
A successful genealogist often ends up with an embarrassment of riches: too much information in too many places. Whether you work on paper or do everything online, getting your research organized is essential to keeping track of ancestors and making sure you know where to put new ones in your family tree. This course will rescue you from unhelpful habits and get your workspace (virtual or physical) tidy again.
RETAIL: $99.99Organization Made Easy: 5 Simple Ways to Get Your Family History in Order OnDemand Webinar
Presented by, Allison Stacy, Publisher & Editorial Director of Family Tree Magazine
Are you struggling to tame the piles of paper, mountains of memorabilia and deluge of data generated by your family history research? Achieve your New Year’s resolution to get organized with the tips, tricks and tried-and-true solutions presented in this hour-long online workshop.
What you’ll learn:
- • Methods for filing paper records and printouts
- • Ways to cut computer clutter and organize digital photos, documents and e-mail
- • Tips to make tough organization jobs manageable
RETAIL: $39.99
Organize Your Genealogy Life! CD
This CD has Family Tree Magazine’s best advice and tools for getting your research in order and keeping it that way – making you a more-efficient genealogist. This space-saving, PC-and Mac-compatible CD lets you click right to recommended Web sites, search the entire text and print pages for reference.
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This updated and expanded edition of the bestselling Organize Now features even more quick, effective organizing ideas. Easy-to-follow checklists show you how to organize any part of your life in less than one week. You spend more time organizing and less time reading—a perfect fit for your busy lifestyle! Long-term goals help keep the clutter away for the months and years to follow, so you can maintain the order you create.
You’ll find help with everything from time management and routines to mental clutter, paperwork, pets, purses, toys, rooms and life events such as moving, and celebrating the holidays.
Special money saving tips show you how to use your organizing efforts to cut costs around the house and even make a little money.
Don’t let piles of paperwork, overflowing closets and overbooked schedules drain your resources and energy anymore. Take control with Organize Now!
RETAIL $16.99And don’t forget to take an additional 10% off your order with code Family10F
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Featured Designer:Touched by a Butterfly
Starting Monday Touched by a Butterfly will be the Featured Designer for a whole week on MM blog…. Starting Monday everything in the Touched by a Butterfly store will be 30% off for one week. Here is a completed page from her new upcoming kit Choo Choo kit that I made using photos from our recent Day out With Thomas
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Another link Shared
I have been fortunate that so many before me have taken great pains to keep names and dates of our ancestors. It has helped document and verify our line much easier. Tonight my Aunt sent to me some more documents of one of our Ancestors. A Civil War Veteran, a soldier that died during the War in TN.
Augustus “Gus” Williams
He was born in 1820 in Frederick County, Maryland, Died December 19, 1862 Camp Bulter, Memphis, Shelby Co., Tennessee during the Civil War. The cause of death was “Erysipelas”, and acute infectious disease of the skin, accompanied by inflammation and fever. He was the son of Benjamin F and Elizabeth (Simmons) Willams. He had been married twice, his first wife married December 4, 1844 in Fayette County, Illinois-Martha Jane Williams. She was born in 1827 died sometime between 1850 and 1854, their two children were John A. “Butch” and Levi Williams.
His second wife, our line was Senith(aka Cenith) Donaldson, this was her third marriage. They married on August 7, 1854 in Fayette County, Illinois. She was born February 11, 1828 and died August 17, 1908. Her parents were Barnett B. and Mary “Polly” (Andrews) Donadaldson. Their children: Charity Ann, Presley G., Ruth Jane, and Moses M. Augustus. Moses is the father of my Great Great Grandmother Mae Augusta Williams.
Now we can look for more information on his life, and time as a soldier. His uniform is a puzzle and I will have to look up what title he had as a soldier.
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Pariot Ancestors
Long before my Grandma met my Grandfather, he was a US Marine during World War II. I never had met my Grandfather, however I do know that he meant a lot to my Grandma for her to keep all his photos, service papers through the years and to never remarry. Finding the perfect digital kit to highlight his dedication to our Country has been challenging. However tonight Touched by a Butterfly release a free Mini USA kit, it was perfect for what I had in mind. I was able to complete this page in a few minutes. I knew exactly the photo I wanted to share.
And find more about your Ancestors Patriot Duties through this Military Online Records webinar
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Touched by a Butterfly
Today I was honored to become part of the Creative Team for Touched by a Butterfly. Designer Celeste has some wonderful kits on My Memories and today I got a chance to work with her Jurassic park kit. When my family first moved to Utah a few years back, my boys were so much younger and our first outing was to the Dinosaur Park. Capturing those moments with my family was so much fun and this was the perfect kit to highlight those memories.
And don’t forget you can use the below code to save $10.00 on the purchase of the My Memories Software and $10.00 off your first kits 🙂
Dawn's Delights Art
Preserving your Memories, one page at a time
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