{"id":1440,"date":"2012-11-19T04:53:45","date_gmt":"2012-11-19T11:53:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.rootsmagic.com\/?p=1440"},"modified":"2012-11-19T05:03:24","modified_gmt":"2012-11-19T12:03:24","slug":"most-interesting-family-history-picture-and-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.rootsmagic.com\/?p=1440","title":{"rendered":"Most Interesting Family History Picture and Story"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Some of you have been patiently awaiting the results of our \u201cMost Interesting Family History Picture and Story\u201d contest. \u00a0We apologize for the delay. \u00a0We had to contact each of the winners and then, frankly, we got so caught-up in other things that we forgot to tell you, our blog readers, who won.<\/p>\n<p>We started out with hundreds of pictures and stories submitted by you. \u00a0Then our panel of judges narrowed the list down to 8 pictures and stories. \u00a0If you&#8217;d like to see the finalists and read their stories, click on any of the pictures below:<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-1440 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/blog.rootsmagic.com\/?attachment_id=1441'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.rootsmagic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Allen.Carole-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/blog.rootsmagic.com\/?attachment_id=1442'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.rootsmagic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Erber.Eleanor-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/blog.rootsmagic.com\/?attachment_id=1443'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.rootsmagic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Harms.Rick_-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.rootsmagic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Harms.Rick_-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/blog.rootsmagic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Harms.Rick_-298x300.jpg 298w, http:\/\/blog.rootsmagic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Harms.Rick_.jpg 587w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/blog.rootsmagic.com\/?attachment_id=1445'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.rootsmagic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Hunt.Linda_-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/blog.rootsmagic.com\/?attachment_id=1446'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.rootsmagic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Langer.Will_-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/blog.rootsmagic.com\/?attachment_id=1447'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.rootsmagic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Rigby.Helen_-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/blog.rootsmagic.com\/?attachment_id=1448'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.rootsmagic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Sonneborn.Sylvia-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/blog.rootsmagic.com\/?attachment_id=1449'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.rootsmagic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Wiese.Eugene-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>We then allowed you to vote on which picture and story you felt was the most interesting. We&#8217;re pleased to announce that the entry with the most votes was &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/blog.rootsmagic.com\/?attachment_id=1443\">Christmas Tires<\/a>&#8221; by Rick D. Harms! \u00a0Congratulations to Rick as he is now the owner of a brand-new <a href=\"http:\/\/flip-pal-affiliates.com\/idevaffiliate\/idevaffiliate.php?id=118\" target=\"_blank\">Flip-Pal mobile scanner<\/a>. \u00a0Rick and all the other finalists have also won a copy of our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.personalhistorian.com\" target=\"_blank\">Personal Historian 2<\/a> writing software.<\/p>\n<p>Again, a big thank you to all of you took the time to share your precious family pictures and stories with us. \u00a0We were overwhelmed with the love and pride that people felt for their family histories. \u00a0They provided us with hours of entertainment and encouragement and made us thankful that we are able to help, in some small part, to the preservation and sharing of these priceless histories.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some of you have been patiently awaiting the results of our \u201cMost Interesting Family History Picture and Story\u201d contest. \u00a0We apologize for the delay. \u00a0We had to contact each of the winners and then, frankly, we got so caught-up in other things that we forgot to tell you, our blog readers, who won. 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