• family historian, family tree, Genealogy

    20% off Family Tree Maker

    Get 20% off Family Tree Maker 2012 at Ancestry.com ends in 2 days. It isn’t to late to get this discount on the latest, improved software. You can still search for all the wonderful resources through Ancestry.com as before.Features will include


    TreeSync — lets you easily synchronize your tree in Family Tree Maker with an online Ancestry.com tree.
    Access and update your tree anywhere. Continue your research wherever you are whether it’s through your computer, Ancestry.com, even your iPhone or iPad.

    Easily share your tree with your family, and even work on it together. Your family and friends can view the online version of your tree without any software or a subscription. They just login with their name and email and they can always see the latest version of your tree, and can even work on adding to it if you’d like them to.

    Collaborate with the largest, most active family history community in the world. You can keep your online tree private or make it public so that others researching your family can always find the latest version of your research. You may connect with others who have insight on your ancestors or even rare photos to share with you. And you may even find relatives you didn’t know you had.

    Blended family view — shows combined families, including stepfamilies and adoptees at a glance.

    Improved Smart Stories — give you new tools for adding and editing details.

    Chart personalization — lets you personalize charts by adding text and displaying generation labels such as parents, grandparents and great–grandparents.

    Index of individuals report — lists every individual in your tree, plus their birth, marriage and death dates.

    Customized fact sentences — let you change wording and choose what data is included in sentences that Family Tree Maker generates for certain reports and Smart Stories.
    Descendent charts between two people — make it easy to choose two individuals in your tree and create a descendant chart that shows their relationship.



    Family Tree Maker 2012

  • digital scrapbooking, Genealogy, specials

    Daughters of Gip Akin

    My Grandma was the Daughter of Ula Mae Akin Durbin and Raymond F. Durbin. The Akin sisters, Joy, Ula Mae, Ida Faith, Ora Lea, and Lovella had a special bond, the love of family. Aunt Lovella was only a few years older than my Grandma and was able to share so many stories with us of those memories with her sisters. My Aunt shared this photo with me, and it was perfect for this MyMemories.com layout.




    The Akin sisters were Gip and Nancy Ola Akin five daughters, and lived in Dawson, Texas; later Venus, New Mexico. Gip was an interesting gentleman from all that I have read on him. While Lovella was a young lady, Gip Akin had become a local Baptist Minister. In his early years he had been part of the Night Riders of Dawson Texas, and had written short stories. 

    This is part of a story that was shared by Lovella Akin Moore, who first heard this from her father Gip Akin. I will have to transcribe the complete story at a later date.  

    Gip came to Howard, Texas 1890 and lived there for 35 years. They worked on a the Slaughter Ranch, where he was a horse wrangler–he was 17 years old. He took care of 150 head of horses and lived with the wagon – it was home. Started out in the spring about the first of April–worked until Christmas. The Ranch covered 5 counties. The year 1897 branded 18,000 calves, stamped Lazy S on both sides–ear marked figure 7 under bit in each ear and worked for Slaughter 3 years. Then went to work for Barts Ranch – 200,000 acres. Headquarters where the city of Lamesa is now (worked there for 2 years). Then took up 4 sections of homestead Land. Post office called Chicago – got the mail two times a week from Big Springs. Built the house on what was called the home section, a little one room house facing the South. Part of this Land is in the city of Lamesa now, then went to Live 16 miles North of Big Springs.

    Gip and his brother Mit Akin participated in the Texas Range Wars, and they fought against the Big Ranchers who didn’t want them (the nesters) or homesteaders) in the area the outcome being many killings and burnings had occured. Gip & Mit Akin at this time earned the title “The Night Riders”.

    Here is Gip and Nancy in their later years, standing with my Grandma and her sister Pat Durbin. 



    Created using Mymemories.com software, promo code for $10.00 off is STMMMS36408


  • Genealogy

    Lisa Louise Cooke author of Google Earth for Genealogists reviews Flip-pal

    It’s been a joy learning more about Researching Genealogy through Google Earth; the Kit of the Month that Family Tree University is still offering. Lisa Louise Cooke is the author and explains in detail how to better maximize your research through Google. She recently met with Flip-pal and reviewed the benefits of this portable scanner. You can take Flip-Pal absolutely everywhere. You won’t have to worry about not getting copies due to size or shape of the documents. Nor will you need cords, just an SD card, batteries and on your way to preserving your research.

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    Coupons.com High Value Coupons

    I wanted to share these, Coupons.com usually announce these when there are upcoming sales. So keep an eye on your flyers, you maybe able to get some of these for free.


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    Review http://dawnsdelightsart.blogspot.com/ on alexa.com

    I am still new to all this blogging stuff, but I was told that Alexa ratings and reviews are very important in building your business. So please leave feedback on my Alexa rating, and if you need feedback, I can return the favor. I am a very small business owner so all the positive feedback helps.

  • digital scrapbooking

    Resale Clipart current specials

    Resale clipart offers so many different clipart options for every season. These designs are cute and easy for everyone to use for scrapbooking, card making, all crafts. Here is their latest deal.

    •3 CD Disk sale for $33.99 Pick whichever 3 CD’s you want and have them mailed directly to you for $33.99
    •15 Disk Sale get all 15 Disk mailed to your house for only $89.99 plus $6 shipping or download them directly for $89.99

  • research

    Organizing Yourself Online

    There are so many different tips out there on how to organize your research. You can’t keep it all online, external hard drives, CD’s. And after awhile the photos, and copies of different documents will take over. Life can become a clutter for us genealogists. Some years back I came across this site, Organize Yourself Online. It broke down the steps on how to become more organized in all aspects of my life. Still working on it, but this allows you to focus on different areas, instead of trying to complete all at one time.

    This site will help give you guidance to get get started. Give insights to where you can organize to be better productive. Bring you inspiration to better organize your space. Plus they will give you a report on 28 ways to stop procrastinating.

  • family historian

    Get 20% Off of Family Tree Maker 2012

    Get 20% off Family Tree Maker 2012 at Ancestry.com

    There are 12 more days til the offical release of the newest software which will allow you to sync your trees with distant relatives. I am still waiting, not so patiently for my copy of FTM 2012. Am really excited to see the enhancements of the new software. This 20% offer ends in 12 days on September 28, 2011.


    Family Tree Maker 2012