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Genealogy: Find Your History is accepting new writers
Bruce Coulter
Nov 19, 2023
💕The Ties That Bind 🚂
💕The Ties That Bind 🚂
From Rhode Island to the Wild West
Sandra Culver-Evans
Aug 20
The Renner Inheritance
The Renner Inheritance
It’s the end of May 1847
Callum
Aug 12
Did I descend from Rabbi Eliezer Treves?
Did I descend from Rabbi Eliezer Treves?
Jessica L. Benjamin
Aug 11
From Genealogy to Fiction, Part One
From Genealogy to Fiction, Part One
Transforming my family history into fictional drabbles
Jerry Dwyer
Jul 23
Between the Lines: The Narrow Trail
Between the Lines: The Narrow Trail
Finding Mabel, Finding Myself
Sandra Culver-Evans
Jul 18
Genealogy: Painting by Numbers
Genealogy: Painting by Numbers
The dive into my great grandmother’s life is a perfect example of what draws people into genealogy. It is the information surrounding the…
Sandra Culver-Evans
Jul 6
A Call to Service
A Call to Service
Was my grandmother a nurse during WWII? My aunts and uncles said one of their parents was at Pearl Harbor. Was that true? Which one, and…
Sandra Culver-Evans
Jun 10
Virtually Visiting our Family Veterans
Virtually Visiting our Family Veterans
250 Years of Military Service
Sandra Culver-Evans
May 27
Haunted by the Lives of Others
Haunted by the Lives of Others
When an unexpected search for roots becomes obsessive
Michelle Lawson
May 12
Finding Female Ancestors — Jean
Finding Female Ancestors — Jean
I next want to take a look into my Scottish ancestry as part of my Finding Female Ancestors series. My paternal grandfather was Scottish…
Callum
May 11
My Great, Great Grandfather, the Pauper
My Great, Great Grandfather, the Pauper
A Life or Existence
Keith Woodhouse
May 9
Cherokee Cred by Hook or Crook
Cherokee Cred by Hook or Crook
Finding Pocahontas — again.
Mike Howard
May 7
The Washington Colliery Explosion
The Washington Colliery Explosion
Shortly after midnight on 19th August 1851, the residents of Washington, Co. Durham are sound asleep in their beds. It was a still, quiet…
Callum
May 3
Tethered Hearts: The Story of Three Orphans
Tethered Hearts: The Story of Three Orphans
Connecting the dots
Sandra Culver-Evans
May 1
Am I Really Part Viking?
Am I Really Part Viking?
Or is it just bits of my DNA making me think I am?
Michael "Hank" Wilson
Apr 30
The Smell Of Burning Wood — My First Memory
The Smell Of Burning Wood — My First Memory
My earliest recollection is the smell of burning wood, not the stench of a forest fire, but the sweet smell of wood being cut in a wood…
Keith Woodhouse
Apr 20
The Day Grandma Learned the Truth About the Nazis
The Day Grandma Learned the Truth About the Nazis
The importance of drawing out — and sharing — family stories
Jacqueline Jannotta
Apr 19
Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland
Photo by pure julia on Unsplash
Jessica L. Benjamin
Apr 18
Papa and His Checkers
Papa and His Checkers
Keeping memories of my Papa Goss alive
Trisha Faye
Apr 17
A Journey Beyond the Covered Wagon Myth in My Family’s History
A Journey Beyond the Covered Wagon Myth in My Family’s History
The family story is that my great-grandmother Blanche came west with her family in a covered wagon when she was a young girl. Digging into…
Sandra Culver-Evans
Apr 14
Golden Dreams, Broken Bonds
Golden Dreams, Broken Bonds
Clark Bocock went to California and was never heard from again. That’s what my great aunt’s notes say. I like to solve family mysteries. I…
Sandra Culver-Evans
Apr 12
I might be Royalty!
I might be Royalty!
Well, probably not, but who knows? After all, anything is possible. Why would I even think that? It’s all due to the wonderful world of…
Michael "Hank" Wilson
Mar 31
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