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DNA Matches: Not For the Faint of Heart

I have been trying to understand. Really, I have. Had purchased three major tests: AncestryDNA (2016), LivingDNA (2017) and FamilyTreeDNA (2018). Got the gobbledygook results from the first, and transferred…

Now We #Genchat with TweetDeck

10 Jan 201918 Jan 2019

I participated in genchat for years using TweetChat, but in 2018 I started to co-host, and the little chat browser could not keep up. Nurph disappeared. Tchat.io was not always…

Bitter-Sweet Luncheon…

The Bitter-Sweet Luncheon, Pt II #AGSCon17 #OGSConf2017

24 May 201824 May 2018

We all have wished (at least once) for such an opportunity to speak with our loved ones/ ancestors; but it is not a wish for the faint of heart. Yes,…

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A Wee Name Change AND A Merge

28 Mar 20184 Apr 2018

Yes, I know the Twitter poll was greatly against a name change, but I didn't really change it much - I cheated "Rock of Ages: Grave Concerns" (the blog) is…

Bitter-Sweet Luncheon…

The Bitter-Sweet Luncheon, Part 1 #AGSCon17 #OGSConf2017

9 Apr 201724 May 2018

The Bitter-Sweet Luncheon is a completely hypothetical activity: Genealogists gather to dine over lunch, one on one, with their most elusive ancestor -- regardless of Time and Space in order to gather…

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They Call Her “Aunty G” #AGSCon17

2 Apr 201728 Mar 2018

It was a quiet and lazy Sunday morning -- that in itself should have set off alarms -- for never is there a day, down the rabbit hole, that is…

Sir Leprechaun Rabbit

The History of Blogger Beads #AGSCon17

16 Mar 201728 Mar 2018

This year the Alberta Genealogical Society Conference will attempt something new school. Blogger beads! They are multi-coloured, Mardi-Gras style necklaces that have been a cherished souvenir among bloggers at…

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The National Archives Tour is Booked #OGSConf2017

5 Mar 201728 Mar 2018

While looking over the OGS Conference guide, Nostalgia groused. "Oh, no! The National Archives tour is full!" "They must remember you," I smirked. "From 30 years ago?!?" the Olde Banshee…

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And as Time Draws Near … #AGSCon17

24 Feb 201728 Mar 2018

Nostalgia was in a panic. "We're running out of time, Rabbit!" she screeched. "April is not far off, now!" "What's wrong, Gia?" I asked, fearful of the endless probabilities that…

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Letters to Santa

6 Dec 20166 May 2018

I remember writing many letters to Santa Claus when I was younger, but I never believed he ever saw them, due to the unreliable form of delivery. Oh, no, not…

Sunday’s Obituary: Author of Two Church Books Dies in Nauvoo

12 Nov 201630 Apr 2018

Taken from THE SAINTS' HERALD, 1961FB20 Mabel A. [SANFORD] ATKINSON, author of Joseph's Beautiful City (1939; image shown above) and The Land Shadowing with Wings (1952), died Sunday, January 22,…

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Genealogy with a Rabbit? (Seriously?)

19 Sep 20161 Mar 2019

I still get quite a few curious tweets, Facebook comments, e-mails and Instagram reactions about this. And, my name?!? (0.0) "You should change it!" Perhaps I can explain why I…

You Can Draw a Memory

31 May 201630 Apr 2018

Road Trip = Adventure I was a single, military parent with three (very hyper) little boys, aged nine, seven and four. It was too easy getting them involved in my…

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What’s On My Phone?

22 Feb 201631 Mar 2018

EVERNOTE & DROPBOX These are two must-have programmes that work perfectly together when doing genealogy! I owe so much to Catherine (Hi, "Alaska!") Pendleton for bringing them to my attention.…

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It’s A New Year – It’s A New Look

1 Feb 201631 Mar 2018

Decided that a new look will better showcase what is here. Popular tags can be found at the bottom of the page. Let me know what you think of it.…

#52Ancestors (3) Floyd Reginald ROSS WWII [2C2R]

16 Jan 20162 May 2018

FLOYD REGINALD ROSS, born 17APR1921 to Dr. John Arthur ROSS, M.D. (1885-1959) and the former IDA MAUD MAW (1884-1973) in Antler, Saskatchewan, was the fifth of ten children (6 boys, 4…

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The Response (to War): Canada’s National War Memorial

11 Nov 20151 Apr 2018

"The Response" was the title given to the entry submitted for consideration to be Canada's National War Memorial (Ottawa, Ontario.). The British sculptor, Vernon March was chosen from 7 finalists in…

How Do We #GenChat?

23 Mar 201510 Jan 2019

I use my computer and cellphone. I use my personal computer to participate but keep my cell open on my Twitter page to locate stragglers or tweets from those forgetting the…