Monday, June 8, 2026

Home From the National Genealogical Society (NGS) 2026 Family History Conference

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It has been a few weeks since I last posted and about a week since Cousin Peter and I returned from the National Genealogical Society (NGS) ...
Thursday, April 9, 2026

Genealogically Busy

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I don't have time to write a typical blog post this week. Life is just so busy. Too busy. But that doesn't mean I have not been acti...
Monday, March 30, 2026

Week 14: Music in the Tree - Band Director Mr. DeJesu

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This past Saturday, March 28, 2026, I got to see my niece Bree perform in her first band concert. She plays the trumpet, and watching her up...
Monday, March 23, 2026

Week 13: Rethinking Longevity in My Family Tree

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Not to be redundant but... I have some ancestors who lived a really, really, really, really long time. I don't think of my family as peo...
Tuesday, March 17, 2026

52 Ancestors: Week 12: An address with a story - Genealogy and Geography: Why Place Really Matters

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Place is one of the most important elements in genealogy research. Place connects people to the records that document lives. Records like bi...
Monday, March 9, 2026

At Fort George During the American Revolution in Historical Fiction

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Recently, I discovered that one of my maternal 5th great-grandfathers, Donald McLean (c. 1759 - August 6, 1825), served as a lieutenant in t...
Monday, March 2, 2026

52 Ancestors: Week 10: Changed My Thinking - Tracing My Revolutionary Roots

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In light of the 250th anniversary of our independence from Great Britain, I was asked by a former student to give a presentation for her lib...
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