Genealogy… To My Dear Friend, Grave Yard Rabbit 7 May 2022 I received a letter at work, when I never had before; The writer knew me, but not I of he, but still he did implore: To: My Dear Friend, Grave…
2022 A2Z Challenge… A2Z [2022] Reflection 2 May 2022May 2, 2022 "Do The Challenge, Again!" they said, "But use a Genealogy theme, this time!" Note to Self: Do NOT listen to them, again! Truth be told, it was not very difficult…
2022 A2Z Challenge… A2Z 2022: Oral Stories 7 Mar 2022May 2, 2022 Oral Stories and Hand-Me-Downs Are they goldmines for genealogists, or just repetitive old rumours, and juicy, embellished gossip, handed down from generation to generation? It was the early 1800s, in…
Genealogy… Voices of Genealogy 2 Apr 2021March 13, 2022 The Hidden Branch are young genealogists, who began interviewing older genealogy friends to learn what it was like researching when they were young. The responses were many and answers have…
Genealogy… Why Could They Not Be Original? 3 Nov 2020March 29, 2021 So, here I am, Day 34 of Self-Isolation, COVID-19 still running rampant and MiLady Rabbit has been contemplating my demise. (To date: unsuccessfully.). "Go play on your genealogy computer!" she…
Genealogy… BOOK REVIEW: Planning A Future 30 May 2019March 7, 2021 If you are planning on spending your present (and perhaps some of your future) working in the past with the many aspects of genealogy and family history, you need this…
Genealogy… DNA Matches: Not For the Faint of Heart 29 Jan 2019 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…
Genealogy… Now We #Genchat with TweetDeck 10 Jan 2019March 2, 2022 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…
Genealogy… Sunday’s Obituary: Author of Two Church Books Dies in Nauvoo 12 Nov 2016April 30, 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,…
Genealogy… You Can Draw a Memory 31 May 2016April 30, 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…
Genealogy… #52Ancestors (3) Floyd Reginald ROSS WWII [2C2R] 16 Jan 2016May 2, 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…
Genealogy… How Do We #GenChat? 23 Mar 2015March 29, 2021 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…
FGS2015 Salt Lake City… A Visit to FHL in SLC is a MUST! #FGS2015 18 Jan 2015January 29, 2019 The December subjects for FGS2015 Ambassadors involved previous visits, or the plans for a potential visit. (Of course, I chose the latter having never been out that way.). If (perhaps…
Genealogy… Are We Related? A Tale of 3 Johns 27 Oct 2014March 7, 2021 As I review the working title, it sounds like three clients from a Red Light District, doesn't it? I just wanted a short title that would be memorable and I…
Genealogy… The Wall of Smiling Young Men 23 May 2014May 3, 2018 Today, (Friday May 23rd, 2014), Chef's high school graduation photos finally arrived! After MiLady finished looking over "the Time-Stop Momento," I changed Chef's picture from last year and put up…
Genealogy… #52Ancestors (4): Darling 29 Jan 2014May 5, 2018 This stone is situated in the Brandon Cemetery of Brandon, Manitoba, Canada. The photograph was taken August 2010 by my cousin, Linda MILLER from Calgary, Alberta. The inscription reads: Darling…
Genealogy… Back To The Beginning: Rock of Ages 25 Nov 2013November 25, 2013 Back when I started this blog, I submitted a post regarding gravestones. It was called "Rock of Ages: Grave Concerns" and it was submitted in segments. I began writing it…
Genealogy… Why Genealogists Should Hate Moving … 7 May 2013January 27, 2018 Well, here I/we go again ... Yep, moving to another location that is closer to Edmonton, Alberta -- this time it's actually IN Edmonton! I just hate moving, in general.…
Genealogy… #FHWC2013 (13): Black Christmas, Part I 13 Feb 2013May 3, 2018 Grace HEMMINGWAY was my maternal grandmother. (No, not Gramma Rabbit; her name was Emily.). Grace's parents were Esther Ann NEEDHAM and Hamer HEMINGWAY, who were married in Astley, Astley Parish,…