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“WATCH OUT FOR THE WOLVES” AND LET THE STORY-TELLING BEGIN (from April 2, 2020)

What better time to begin telling family stories than in this crazy time of corona virus uneasiness (if not down-right fear) at what the…

Mar 22, 2023

“WATCH OUT FOR THE WOLVES” AND LET THE STORY-TELLING BEGIN (from April 2, 2020)

Mar 22, 2023

Thea Gavin

What Happened (once again I am reminded that I am no Jay Leno)

I write this on December 29, 2022, to try to make sense of what happened two days ago.

Jan 2, 2023

What Happened (once again I am reminded that I am no Jay Leno)

Jan 2, 2023

Thea Gavin

Only Murders in the Family

Only Murders in the Building just began its second season on Hulu. (Non-spoiler alert: the show’s title refers to a decision to only…

Jul 5, 2022

Only Murders in the Family

Jul 5, 2022

Thea Gavin

Another Family History Mystery Solved (as more surface)

The previous post ended as I continued the search for my great-great-grandfather Robert Henry Lively’s date of death-something I had been…

Mar 15, 2022

Another Family History Mystery Solved (as more surface)

Mar 15, 2022

Thea Gavin

“It Isn’t Necessary To Have Relatives In Kansas City To Be Unhappy”

Looking for an inspirational way to begin this post about my Kansas roots, I did a quick search for “Kansas quotes.” Pretty slim pickin’s…

Jan 9, 2022

“It Isn’t Necessary To Have Relatives In Kansas City To Be Unhappy”

Jan 9, 2022

Thea Gavin

Unraveling the Mystery of My Grandmother

It’s difficult to begin setting down this story about my biological grandmother — my dad’s birth mother — in lines of words, rows of dates…

May 28, 2021

Unraveling the Mystery of My Grandmother

May 28, 2021

Thea Gavin

Finding Fred (the ongoing story of figuring out who my great-grandfather was, but I think this time…

When I was a kid, I loved plowing through mystery novels: Nancy Drew, Hardy Boys, The Three Investigators, Sherlock Holmes, Agatha…

Dec 16, 2020

Finding Fred (the ongoing story of figuring out who my great-grandfather was, but I think this time…

Dec 16, 2020

Thea Gavin

My Great-grandfather Frederick Lewis (AKA Harry E. Bird)

I don’t know exactly where or when he was born, so let’s start with Great-grandpa in jail in July 1887 with the “celebrated Dr…

Nov 29, 2020

My Great-grandfather Frederick Lewis (AKA Harry E. Bird)

Nov 29, 2020

Thea Gavin

Dear Hart County Historical Society:

[Background: our mysterious Grandma Frances came to my attention a couple of years ago when one of my brothers went through our recently…

Jul 23, 2020

Dear Hart County Historical Society:

Jul 23, 2020

Thea Gavin

HOW are we HOWells? (from May 2020)

HOW the heck are we HOWells?

May 2, 2020

HOW are we HOWells? (from May 2020)

May 2, 2020

Thea Gavin

Thea Gavin

Thea is a barefoot adventurer, writer, and presenter who wants people to think “outside the shoe” and keep moving/learning/laughing through life.

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