BLOG PARTY You may call me, “Sir” 23 Sep 201628 Mar 2018 Me? A teacher?!? Oh, you poor Dearies, *what* were you thinking?!? (And was drinking involved?)? It would be a very odd classroom, you know; a circular bar in the middle…
Greatest Hits (10) Genealogy with a Rabbit? (Seriously?) 19 Sep 201617 Apr 2018 I still get quite a few curious tweets, Facebook comments, e-mails and Instagram reactions about this. And, my name?!? (0.0) I have been told repeatedly that it is very difficult…
Rock of Ages The Olde Guard 13 Jun 201628 Mar 2018 First, A Little History In 1973, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) celebrated its 100 anniversary, but did you know, prior to 1920 and 1904 Canada's "Mounties" went by two…
Greatest Hits (10) You Can Draw a Memory 31 May 201617 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…
Greatest Hits (10) The Prince, The Fox and The Sword of Light #NAPOWRIMO (27) 28 Apr 201618 Apr 2018 Long line assignment: Long lines, like a ballad, I can do! :) This verse is based upon a story (by Mara Freeman) of the same name, that I heard a…
Your Roots Are Showing My Dead (Zombie) Tree? 28 Mar 201631 Mar 2018 I have always liked a good Blame Game. In Facebook, on Saturday (26 April 2016), I saw what I call a "Dead Tree." It is your genealogy tree, but instead of the names…
Your Roots Are Showing You Need All the Help You Can Get 3 Mar 201631 Mar 2018 1972 <= yes, that's how long I've been doing genealogy. I started when I was 9-years-old. I've made mistakes. The important thing: I have learned from them! I have done four…
Rock of Ages Little Lambs of Innisfail 2 Mar 201628 Mar 2018 Was cleaning up a thumb drive of old photographs from my camera. (Yes, you know those archaic photography devices that eventually were replaced by our cellular phones?). The pictures were…
Sir Leprechaun Rabbit 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.…
Rock of Ages Cement Ledgers in Alberta 15 Feb 201631 Mar 2018 In 2011 my gravestone article "Rock of Ages" was published in RELATIVELY SPEAKING V39:N1 by the Alberta Genealogical Society, and then again in the Fall of 2015 in CROSSROADS V10:N4…
Sir Leprechaun Rabbit 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.…
Your Roots Are Showing I have a Photo Puzzle 31 Dec 201531 Mar 2018 BACK ROW (LEFT to RIGHT): Levi Goddard [01-006], Mary Johnston [08-xxx] & Ella McCort-Hammond [08-011] FRONT ROW: Malvina “Vimy” Atkinson [01-005], Minnie Johnston-McCort [08-002] & Evaline “Eva” Atkinson-Goddard [01-003] LET’S…
Sir Leprechaun Rabbit 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…
Your Roots Are Showing OCTOBER: Information Overload #12FamilyFinds 4 Nov 201518 Apr 2018 This past week has been slightly overwhelming. An e-mail showed up from an old genealogy contact I have not heard from in over four (4) years. Howard lives in Australia…
Greatest Hits (10) Can YOU Be More? #12FamilyFinds 7 Sep 201517 Apr 2018 Hullo, my name is Rabbit .. And I'm a genealogist! These simple words mean so many different things to an equally different group of people. To the misinformed, you are…
