Crista Cowan is The Barefoot Genealogist, and does the FABULOUS Ancestry YouTube videos…. and she does one every single Wednesday. The first week of the month she does “What’s New At Ancestry.” Even if you cannot watch Crista live each week, her videos are posted on YouTube and anybody can go watch at anytime. Cool!
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Surname story: Last week I drove the 80 miles north to visit with the Northeast Washington Gene Society in Colville. A new member to the group was introduced, Mary YANN. She related that the surname was Swiss and was originally spelled JANN, pronounced “yawn.” She explained that when her grandfather was in grade school, the teacher insisted that a surname must be spelled as pronounced! Hence, Jann became Yann. Would that happen today? Fat chance!
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I’ve been watching a lot of You Tube lately, but on diets! haha
Now I will tune in on genealogy. Thanks for the suggestion.
My grandson’s pre-school “graduation” was broadcast on their live feed, as well as his older brother’s a few years ago. Fun to be able to watch when we can’t go. They do a Christmas program that way, too.