Hound on the Hunt

10/30/2025

Register for our FREE Genealogy Group Virtual Event! Join us Saturday, November 8, from 1-2:30pm ET.
Explore your family’s genealogy with FOREVER.

Saturday, November 8, 2025 - Join us from 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm (Eastern) for the next Genealogy Group meeting - learn new skills and engage with the FOREVER Genealogy Community! This live event is completely FREE and open to everyone, with recordings available afterwards.

10/30/2025

What a fantastic find and a great treasure for the family .

The notes were thrown overboard just a few days into a voyage to join the battlefields of France more than a century ago.

10/26/2025

You need to back up your photos. You don't want to lose them.

The Family History Hound wants to remind you to back up your photos. We have tools to help you at Shop the Hound http://www.shopthehound.comEllen Thompson-Je...

10/24/2025

Have you heard of bundling bags?

Common in colonial New England, bundling allowed a suitor to spend a night in bed with his sweetheart—while her parents slept in the next room.

10/21/2025

I just launched my newest Kindle book on Amazon, The Importance of End-of-Life Planning at Any Age. https://amzn.to/3J6s5p6

10/13/2025

I've started a new series on YouTube and written about it on my blog. 🐾 Family Myth Monday: Digging Into the Truth Behind Our Family Stories. Do you have a family myth? I'd love to hear about yours, so please post in the comments.

Every family has them — the stories that have been told for generations around the dinner table, passed down with a wink and a “Well, that’s what Grandma always said.” … Continue Reading →

10/11/2025

An amazing discovery at a thrift store. What's in your closet?

A shopper who said he was an archaeologist spotted the 11 rings and two medallions and alerted a volunteer

10/09/2025

🐾 Pets Reimagined: FOREVER Wall Décor Contest
I am LOVING this Chat GPT Challenge!

This is the creation I'll be entering of Cali's spa day for the new contest at FOREVER. Read the FOREVER Blog to get all the details about how to create a photo on ChatGPT and enter the contest. The images that are posted on the blog are hilarious. I've had so much fun making ones of Cali and even my son's dog, Hondo, and Storm. I burst out laughing. I can imagine the 50 Cent song "It's Your Birthday" in the background. Fun with photos.

If you don't already have a FOREVER account, you can sign up by searching Ellen Thompson-Jennings at FOREVER if you use the link for the blog you'll be connected to me.

Have fun creating, and post your creation. https://www.forever.com/ambassador/ellenthompson-jennings/yours/pets-reimagined-forever-wall-decor-contest

10/09/2025

As always, I'm looking forward to it. https://www.facebook.com/share/v/19kB2tchWs/

10/07/2025

Congratulations — you’ve made it through Week 1 of the October Photo Organizing Challenge! 🎉
Whether you’ve spent 10 minutes a day or tackled a big photo project, you’ve made real progress toward bringing order (and joy!) to your photo collection.
Here are a few quick wins worth celebrating:
🐾 You’ve already built a new habit—just showing up for your photos regularly is huge.
📂 You might have rediscovered a forgotten moment or face that made you smile.
📸 And every photo you’ve organized, tagged, or deleted means your future self (and family) will thank you!
Tip for Week 2:
Try focusing on one theme or year this week. For example, organize all your vacation photos, one child’s school years, or one family event. Breaking it down like this keeps things simple and satisfying.
If you haven’t already, mark your progress on your tracker and celebrate your first milestone—because you’ve earned it! 🏅
Keep going—your Bronze, Silver, or Gold badge is getting closer every day.
You’ve got this,
Ellen 🐾
P.S. Not signed up you can still take part. Go to my blog for more details. https://blog.familyhistoryhound.com/2025/09/%f0%9f%93%b8-join-the-october-photo-challenge/

10/01/2025

It's just the first day of the challenge, so you still have time to join in. You can find the join link, along with a handy tracker to download, on my blog. https://blog.familyhistoryhound.com/2025/09/%f0%9f%93%b8-join-the-october-photo-challenge/