BLOG PARTY Home Schooled in DNA 30 Sep 201830 Sep 2018 It is definitely an experience. An extremely steep learning curve, if you do not possess a science degree. (I keep a large bottle of painkillers nearby to make up for my…
BLOG PARTY A Bit of Work, A Hospital Stay and A New DNA Cousin 15 Aug 2018 This month has been a whirlwind of commotion: I found gainful employment (four days before MiLady's re-scheduled surgery!); and the day before I landed that job ... a new DNA…
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,…
BLOG PARTY A Gift of Mother’s Love 2 May 20186 May 2018 © originally written 2001 (private) - unpublished The six children of Victoria, five daughters and a son; Were kept close to her heart that favoured no certain one -- Over…
BLOG PARTY Stolen: One Garden Trowel 18 Apr 20184 May 2018 It was Autumn. 1972. Mama Rabbit was preparing dinner, when I blustered through the door bringing in a swirl of fallen leaves and discarded candy wrappers. We found Papa John…
Your Roots Are Showing Junior’s 7 Patriots, 1: Daniel SKINNER 2 Apr 20182 Apr 2018 A while ago, I mentioned that I would help my son, Junior, trace his late grandmother's side of the family - not mine. When he was small, he had helped…
BLOG PARTY The Untimely Return of The Time Capsule Challenge 1 Apr 20182 Apr 2018 As a long-standing member of the Ontario Genealogical Society, I lapsed a few years while I was serving overseas, but have kept re-newing since my return home, and later, re-location…
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…
Sir Leprechaun Rabbit 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…
Your Roots Are Showing Pieces of Pain, Parts of the Past 19 Dec 201628 Mar 2018 Genealogy can be a very lonely hobby. I've been at it for over 40 years and am now just benefiting from it, this past year (late 2015-2016). Three younger cousins…
Genealogy… 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,…
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…
Sir Leprechaun Rabbit Genealogy with a Rabbit? (Seriously?) 19 Sep 201629 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…
NaPoWriMo… A Gift for the Bride #NaPoWriMo (2) 2 Apr 201629 Apr 2018 AND THE ASSIGNMENT IS: to write a poem that takes the form of a family portrait. ============================================================================ The beveled glass was cloudy and the laminate frame was split; The backing paper…
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…
