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…
BLOG PARTY BLOG PARTY: Hello, Sweet, January. Just Passin’ Through, Again? 14 Jan 201929 Jan 2019 Every New Year, it is the same thing: what can I do to expand/add to my genealogy research, or my blog? And every New Year, I focus on Change TAKING INVENTORY…
BLOG PARTY Home Schooled in DNA 30 Sep 201818 Jan 2019 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 20181 Mar 2019 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BLOG PARTY A Gift of Mother’s Love 2 May 20186 May 2018 © originally written 2001 (private) - unpublished The six children of Victoria, five daughters and a son; Were kept close to her heart that favoured no certain one -- Over…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 201818 Jan 2019 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 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…
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…
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…