Bridging History Blog

Hello!

My name is Cora Pruim. I want to inspire you to research your family history. Your family history can give you a sense of identity and give you a sense of self-worth.

I have been a stay at home mom since shortly after I had my youngest. In those years, I went to college to be able to teach American Sign Language and how to be an entrepreneur. My husband retired from the Air Force and we moved to his hometown.

After my oldest was born, the movie “Pearl Harbor” came out. When I went to visit my brother at college, we watched it. I never really like anything to do with learning about history. I know it seems weird that the movie had an affect on me. The movie made me think about what my ancestors/family was doing during that time. After that, I wanted to learn more about where my family and traditions came from.

I have been researching my genealogy off and on for almost 20 years. It has only been recently that I have done a course and am now a certified genealogist. I have been researching both my parents’ families and my husband’s. I love finding out where our families came from, what they did, what they had to endure and the traditions they passed on to me. I hope to pass these stories and traditions onto my children, grandchildren, and descendants.

I hope to inspire others to look into their family histories through my blogs. I am planning on writing some of my family stories, how-to, tips, product reviews, hopefully in the future do research for clients. I also hope to be able to share my genealogy research of my family with my relatives.

My Story by Eva Schwarz Haugen Neikirk

It was one of those early mornings for me- 4:00 AM. Sleep eluded me, but it was a quiet time to lift my children and grandchildren before the throne of God in prayer. My prayer, in part, always is that God will live in your hearts and that it will be evident in everything you […]

For The Sake of Namesakes

What is your namesake? Did your parents name you after someone, like your grandma or grandpa? Are you trying to come up with a name for your child? Maybe you could use how your ancestors named children. In the past, some countries had certain traditions or customs on how they named their children. Many choose […]

A Little More about Cora Pruim

I was not the first Cora to enter into the Pruim family by marriage. I was the second. I entered my marriage in 2013. That was 92 years after Cornelia “Cora” Klein Pruim. I would love to have met Cora. People have told me that their grandmother’s name was Cora. For the longest time, I […]

Who Is Bridging History? What am I doing?

Who am I? Hello, I am Cora Pruim. I’m a stay at home mom with two children, a husband, and one dog. Although, my oldest has graduated and decided to live on their own. I am a loving, caring, friendly, and some would say a talkative person. Also, I love to learn new things. Starting […]

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