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1c. Half & Half 3/4 c. Sugar 1/2 tsp. Salt 1-1/2 tsp. Pumpkin Pie Spice (or 1/4 tsp. Cinnamon & 1/4 tsp. Nutmeg) 1-2 tsp. Sorghum (Not Molasses) 2 Beaten Eggs Uncooked Pie Crust for 9” pie pan You may want to double these ingredients, in order to use up the entire can of pumpkin and make two pies at once. Preheat oven to 450 degrees. In a small saucepan, scald the Half & Half. (Heat it until a skin forms on top, but do not boil.) In mixing bowl, combine the sugar, salt and spices. Add the pumpkin, sorghum and eggs; mix well. After removing the skin off of the Half & Half, add it to the mix. Blend in a mixer for at least 2 minutes. Pour into prepared, uncooked crust in a 9 inch pie pan. Bake at 450 degrees for 10 minutes, then bake for 30 minutes at 325 degrees, or until a table knife comes out clean from the middle of the pie.
Meetings Held At The Peoria Public Library’s
North Branch 3001 W. Grand Parkway
Peoria
Grandma’s Thanksgiving Pumpkin Pie
When I was a
child, Thanksgiving was
all about the feast. My
mother would have been
preparing for several
days, and was up early
on Thursday to get the
turkey in the oven. She
made a number of dishes
that were traditional,
and often added a new
one, which might or
might not become a reg-
ular. We daughters
(there were no sons)
would do our assigned
tasks and, when we
lived in California, Dad-
dy would pick roses for
the table. We would sit
down to eat about
1 p.m., and might be sit-
ting there an hour later,
having finished eating
and were just talking. If
we had any relatives
with us, we might be sit-
ting there for several
hours, chatting and
laughing over old sto-
ries. As the family ex-
panded and various
relatives married, some-
times the new family
members did not under-
stand why we’d sit in
hard chairs at the table
and talk. Wasn’t it time
to get back to the game
on TV? Some never
quite got it. I wish I
had had some of these
questions to spark their
interest.
You can use these
questions any way you
like. Ask everyone each
of these questions or
make a game of it, with
each person selecting a
question at random and
record them (video,
audio or transcription).
You and your guests
may not spend two more
hours chatting after
dinner like my family,
but you may put off the
football game just a bit
longer and share stories
as well as your meal.
Five questions for
o l d e r r e l a t i v es :
1. Describe the ways
your family celebrated
Thanksgiving when you
were a child? How did
your traditions change
as you grew older?
2. Pick a school year.
Describe a typical day,
and describe an event
that was un-typical.
3. Did your family cele-
brate Halloween when
you were a child and
teen? What did you do?
4. When did you first get
your driver’s license?
How difficult was it to
get one? Describe your
driving lessons.
5. Who was the oldest
person in your family
when you were a child?
A grandparent or great-
grandparent?
Five questions for
younger relatives to
get them thinking
about their life story,
and sharing it:
1. How does your family
celebrate Thanksgiving?
What are your three
favorite parts of the
celebration?
2. Describe your first
day of school this year:
What grade, school, and
teacher? What did you
wear? What did you eat
for lunch? What was the
biggest surprise of the
day?
3. What did you do for
Halloween this year?
What were your best
Halloween memories of
your life?
4. Do you have your
driver’s license or
learner’s permit? De-
scribe the process and
any anecdotes.
5. Who is the youngest
person in your family
right now? Tell how you
first met him or her? Our Blog — Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center Fort Wayne, Indiana
PCGS NEWS
November 2016
Volume 43 Issue 5 Peoria County Genealogical Society
Peoria, Illinois
Thanksgiving and Family Stories
Page 2 PCGS NEWS
Our November 10th meet-
ing will be presented by one of our
new members Thom Reed. Thom
has been working on his family
history for more than 25 years. He
says, “I am always interested in
learning and sharing my findings
with others in hopes of making
their journey a bit easier if possible.”
Thom has used Find-A-Grave for many
years not just to track his own family, but the fam-
ily members of many others. Most people only use
Find-A-Grave to view the data. If you subscribe
to Find-A-Grave you can contribute, build and
enrich the data available for a large population of
people that have been mostly forgotten. Thom will
show you how to open an account, add individuals,
add multiple people, and how to join families.
Recently Thom transcribed an entire ceme-
tery in Wisconsin and uploaded it to Find-A-Grave.
He has been pleasantly surprised at the number of
people that are now able to view this data. It’s
more than entering names, dates and a tombstone
photo; you can tell the individuals story, so other
individuals for generations will be able to access
this information.
Thom was born and raised in the Peoria
area, the youngest of four. He has worked at OSF
Healthcare for the past 36 years. He currently
lives in Peoria with his partner of 33 years.
Join us November 10th at 6:00 pm for our
last meeting of the year. We meet at the Peoria
Public Library North Branch in the McKenzie
Room. The public is always welcome.
November Meeting: A New Look At Find-A-Grave
PCGS Welcomes New Members
Carolyn E. Alaksiewicz
Amber C. Lowery Searching — Lowery, Rutherford, Ward,
Weber, Blantz/Blouts
Pat Schneider
Diana L. & Lyle L. Eisenberg Searching — Eisenberg, Baylor, Jeanblanc
Thomas M. Reed Searching — Halverson, Al R., Ashlock, Peecher,
Garvin, Laumeyer, Heinrich
Randall J. Aupperle
Teresa K. Jensen Searching — Myers, Tornedde, Caannaday
Katherine A. Anderson Searching — Meidroth, Tendering, Kearns, McEnany
Bonnie Tiezzi Searching — Stenger, Tiezzi, Guntrin
FIND-A-GRAVE
Twice a year PCGS creates a magazine,
written by members for members.
The magazine is made up of stories dealing with
genealogy. The topic is your choice. Write a
couple of paragraphs or up to four pages.
Tell us about the treasured boxes of “stuff”
you just received from an old relative,
and what you found inside.
Tell us about visiting grandma and the things
you did on the farm.
Share something that made your genealogy
research easier. Sharing will help us all.
Deadline: December 16th
Email To: [email protected]
Oral History Stories May Be Also Sent To
The Email Address Above
It’s Time To Do Your Part for PCGS
CONTRIBUTE TO
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Ideas For Getting More Out Of Your Genealogy Research
November 2016 Page 3
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Updated in 2016 to include the most recent changes to the site, will help you
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Board Members
President Randy Couri
Vice President Rita Marsh
Treasurer Michele Richey
Recording Secretary Marty
Baugher
Corresponding Sec. Donna
Schlatter
Librarian Donna Chance
Membership Marilee Potter
Public Relations Vicki Padesky
Projects Donna Hartwig
Publications Joan Johnson
PCGS Newsletter Rita Marsh
Prairie Roots Rita Marsh
Research Fred Katko
Meeting October 8th at 6:00 p.m.
Hints Tools for Finding Ancestors
Irish Birth, Marriage, and Death Records Now On-Line
As of September 8, 2016 the General Register Office (GRO)
has released over 100 years of birth records, 75 years of marriage rec-
ords, and 50 years of death records. You will find these historical rec-
ords at www.irishgenealogy.ie.en. Happy hunting!
Leave A Note At The Gravesite for Ancestors
PCGS member, Thom Reed, shares with us something he has
been doing to find relatives. On Memorial Day and Veteran’s Day
Thom leaves a note, in a plastic container, at his ancestor’s gravesites
hoping others that come to visit will respond to his genealogy ques-
tions. According to Thom he has had good response with this method.
Why not give it a try? Fun way to find new relatives.
The 1900 and 1910 Federal Census Helps You See the
Whole Family Picture
Two questions are asked of woman: the number of children
they had and how many are still living. You might find when com-
paring the two census lost children you didn’t know existed. You can
then reconstruct when they were born and when they died. These
clues will help in further searches of death records and cemetery
records. For more info go to amyjohnsoncrow.com.
Meeting November 10th at 6:00 PM
