Category: Family Testimony
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Picking up where our story of John H. Callin left off, his wife, Amanda Walker, saw the world change drastically between her girlhood in the 1880s and her death during the Great Depression.
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The biography of John H. Callin has layers that shift in meaning, depending on how deeply you examine the records and artifacts he left behind.
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Today’s main source is the kind of thing many of us put off writing – our own memories. They are an imperfect, but vital, source for getting to know our ancestors.
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As I prepare to write about a family with a unique faith tradition, let’s explore what makes discussing American faith traditions so fraught.
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Another notable Callan – and this one should feel right at home during Pride Month.
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Our family may not quite look like yours, but we’re proud of our kids and the lives we’ve put together. Here’s to celebrating those differences.
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Just looking at the simple facts of their biographies isn’t enough; you have to look at everyone around them to see the story of Don and Esther.
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The concept of “honor” is almost never what people want you to think it is.
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When we look back at the lives our ancestors led, how much do we project our lives onto theirs? How do they compare? And how much of that comparison holds up to scrutiny?
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His sons and grandchildren remembered him for us, but we have to read between the lines to find out the arc of his story.
