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Walt Turley Summary: Old style with a modern twist The Recipe Detail: Old style with a modern twist I remember my Mom putting fresh tomatoes & whole green chilies on the top of the old cast iron wood stove to let them brown, turning them periodically until the skins were […]

Marilyn Manygoats Summary: American Indian Style Tacos The Recipe Detail: American Indian Style Tacos Fried bread has been part of the Navaho culture for some time. For the history behind the Fried bread look up the ‘Long Walk of the Navaho” 144 years ago, by the Smithsonian magazine. According to […]

Verla Beazer Summary: Making the house smell like love The Recipe Detail: Making the house smell like love Granny Beazer always made homemade bread. She would hand grind the wheat and add it to the white flour. She was born in 1897 and died in 1978. She taught me how […]

Diane Mercer Summary: Here’s my story and I’m sticking to it The recipe Detail: Here’s my story and I’m sticking to it I lived on a small street in Southern California where 60 kids grew up. I was one of those kids. We seemed to always end up hanging out […]

Deborah A. Lee Summary: Where it all began The Recipe Detail: Where it all began Once long ago in a foreign land called Utah my mom found the following recipe in a magazine. We loved it. But as years went by, we moved several times and the recipe was lost. […]

Summary: We want your recipe What’s your story? What’s the recipe? We want your recipe: We want your recipe, but not just any recipe, we want that special FFR (Favorite Family Recipe) that has been handed down all the way back from at least your Mom or Dad, or as […]

As we approach the Holidays, our hearts turn to Friends, Family, and the gifts we want to give. And oh yes, the goodies we’ll be cooking for them to enjoy. We are interested in your recipes, but not just any recipes, we want that special FFR (Favorite Family Recipe) that […]

At one point, the microfilming that remained to be accomplished in Scandinavia was left for me to organize and oversee personally. The first project I had to organize in that area was about six weeks of filming in the Faeroe Islands, a cluster of small islands in the North Atlantic […]

I did it. I registered for RootsTech. Being a Grumpy Old Man, I doubt I would be able to attend RootsTech Live and In Person. Yeah, it is not the same as being there. However, it’s the next best thing and it beats not going at all. I am excited […]

I’d like to share a good example of the benefits of having access to vital records on films. Several years ago, as my wife and I were working as volunteers at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah, I was struggling with the library’s computer system to locate […]