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Lessons I Learned from Tromping Through Cemeteries in Connecticut
Lessons I Learned from Tromping Through Cemeteries in Connecticut
In 2019, my husband and I took a drive from our home in northern New Hampshire to central Connecticut. The goal was to photograph…
Alicia M Prater, PhD
Sep 21
Who Are Your Sixteen?
Who Are Your Sixteen?
A recent trend in my genealogy and family historian circles is to write about your 16. You don’t know what that means? Well, let me tell…
Alicia M Prater, PhD
Sep 5
How I Caught the Genealogy Virus
How I Caught the Genealogy Virus
Starting your ancestral research is difficult, stopping is almost impossible
Paul van Gool
Aug 4
When a “Love Story” Isn’t a Love Story
When a “Love Story” Isn’t a Love Story
Families tend to romanticize the skeletons in the closet
Alicia M Prater, PhD
Aug 2
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Wigwams, Woodpiles, and Warrior Women
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Mike Howard
Apr 19
Two William O’Durges and the Battle of Drogheda
Two William O’Durges and the Battle of Drogheda
An Irish massacre and unclear family origins
Alicia M Prater, PhD
Oct 29, 2021
Something Old, Something New — The First GenTales Newsletter
Something Old, Something New — The First GenTales Newsletter
In this issue: The why, the what, and the who
Alicia M Prater, PhD
Sep 11
Allen Curtis, 9-Years, Crushed by a Covered Wagon … Lives
Allen Curtis, 9-Years, Crushed by a Covered Wagon … Lives
“Little Allen” was one of five pre-teen boys in the Pella Company wagon train heading to California in 1864. He had quite the close call!
Janelle Molony, M.S.L.
Apr 26
Travels with Dad: Almost the Right Stuff
Travels with Dad: Almost the Right Stuff
How my father almost made aviation history
Kari Lyn. I write to get out what's on my mind
Dec 19, 2023
The Myth of Pocahontas’ Daughter
The Myth of Pocahontas’ Daughter
A case study in carefully navigating family stories and anecdotal evidence
Alicia M Prater, PhD
Jan 8
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