We all have favorite lines–phrases–that haunt us or echo in our minds. I’m recounting some of mine today and why…
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Research Frenzy and the Boys in the Basement
What happens when writers let “the boys in the basement,” help with their writing.
Take a Family Tree to Thanksgiving?
Rather than a side dish, I’ve taken a family tree to my family’s Thanksgiving celebration–several times. May I suggest you…
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The Importance of Research Discipline
I was a year or so into writing a detailed genealogy when one of my distant cousins challenged my research…
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Scan the Photos!
Don’t waste time! Scan your family photos!
Remembering a Lost Mother on Mother’s Day
The poignant story of a young mother’s 1906 and a reminder to tell our moms we love them.