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Posts about Mightier Acorns, but not necessarily about ancestors or research.
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posted Friday, October 28, 2016 Note: if you care to revisit the original version of this post from 2016, you will note a few major changes: If you happen to be one of Prof’s Progeny, drop me a note, or leave a comment! Prof’s Progeny In our earlier post, 20th Century Callin Clan, we recounted…
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I am an ongoing study in contradictions My third child struggled through elementary school. He had a lot of difficulty dealing with the daily onslaught of confusing social interactions with teachers and other students. He would get overwhelmed and angry, then shut down, verbally. He wouldn’t speak, but he found ways to show us how…
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Building profiles as part of my process If you are a regular reader, you may have seen that I include links to WikiTree profiles for ancestors or cousins mentioned in my essays. I do this because I have found that people have difficulty viewing my Ancestry files without an Ancestry account.1 I also want other…
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Musing about an inflection point In my defense, there is just so much to know! Let me back up: a few weeks ago, Substacker Kevin Ferguson asked, …and you can go see what I said, of course, and take a look at Kevin’s newsletter about family history and winemaking. But ever since, I’ve been thinking…
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Taking a moment for a little shameless self-promotion I first encountered the term “hoardings” in England, where I took it to mean the same thing as a billboard. But “advertising hoardings” refers to the large boards erected around a construction site, which can prominently feature printed graphics and designs. And that seems an appropriate description…
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posted on Friday, February 27, 2015 This is one of my favorite finds – thanks to my cousin, Chad, for sending it my way all those years ago! I’d love to hear about your famous connections if you’d like to share. In 2007 music journalist Andrew Means published Some Memories: Growing Up with Marty Robbins –…
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What to expect when you’re expecting collaboration By now, you may have noticed that I love using WikiTree. I do my original research primarily using my Ancestry membership (which is expensive and not an option for everyone), and then take what I learn about each family/relative and craft it into a biographical profile on WikiTree…
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Behind the curtain at Mightier Acorns At the risk of sounding pleased with myself, I wanted to share some of the habits and organization that go into this newsletter. Folks new to writing often start a project like this only to tire of the constant deadlines. They may feel like they’ve run out of things…
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Taking stock of the journey so far We have been climbing a ladder of evidence for a couple of months now – a metaphorical ladder leaning against the side of one of my “family palm trees”. The first several rungs felt like very solid footing, but the last three have been increasingly shaky. Depending on…
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