Courtland, Alabama + Mount Pleasant, TN: Tracing “Gilchrist”

What’s in a name? Ego, often, and a large fraction of your heritage. I’ve alway been puzzled by patrilineage, especially after studying the anthropology of bonobos and matrilineal societies. And my instinct was not to jump in…

Where did I come from? Chang鄭 Chock卓 Sai 佘Wung翁 and Ching

‘An adventure to find more of my Chinese heritage and my home village’

“I was born in a van…down by the river…”

An Introduction to Gramma Bonnie

“I’ve been thinking about doing this for a long time, over 2 years in fact, but several things happened just recently that got me moving. Julie sent me an electronic card about mother and it had a comment that really made me think. I had also started to fill out a book…

It takes more than a village

If it takes a village to raise a child then it takes the whole world to help a child with a genetic disorder…

The Spanish Cowboy

I was about 16 when I found out about my Spanish heritage. It was enthralling, partly because it made my ethnicity somewhat…

From Ireland to Iowa

Way Back When…

I started this before and then looking for something in the ‘OLD’ Bible I found an old letter addressed to Mary Fields, my grandmother, before she was married. It is information to her about a teaching position in Greene County, Iowa. The…

A visit to Sperry Park, June 2015

What a lovely day to visit Sperry Park today. Before setting out, I’m rummaging around for some background information. Let’s start by gathering some old photos, shall we?