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Posts about Mightier Acorns, but not necessarily about ancestors or research.
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Looking for the father of Abraham Witter (1786 – 1882) A few weeks ago, I published Family Reunion: Witter, which prompted a conversation about Abraham Witter (1786-1882) with my dad’s first cousin, Pat Witter. Pat had sources connecting Abraham to the family of Joseph Witter and Hannah Washburn; however, those sources proved that a different…
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A Quick Overview of my work under this surname Grandma June (Shuffler) McCullough was my wife’s paternal grandmother – her mother was Esther Thompson, whose lineage of Scandinavian immigrants is sketched out in our 15 November post. June’s paternal line, the Shufflers, were a part of the American Midwest. I owe them a lot more…
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posted Sunday, December 7, 2014 Reposting to mark Pearl Harbor Day. When Things Got Serious Bobby enlisted in the Army 26 July 1941 at Camp Blanding, near his hometown of Winter Park, Florida. He did well in training, and ended up applying for a special school, hoping to become a pilot. The Army being the Army,…
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A Quick Overview of my work under this surname The revised Callin Family History is where I focused most of my efforts from 2015 to 2022. I started with James Callin, my 5x-great grandfather, and traced as many of his descendants as I could using Ancestry’s World Deluxe membership (which includes partial access to Newspapers.com…
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Veteran’s Day weekend I missed a Weekly Log last weekend – we were doing stuff around the house. This week was a bit longer for me, thanks to the Federal holiday. Sadly, I learned this morning that one of my Callin cousins passed away unexpectedly yesterday. Out of respect for the family’s privacy, I will…
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What, did you have other plans this weekend? Hello, cousins! You may notice that I refer quite often to putting my family history research on WikiTree. And I gently hint that if you’re not on WikiTree, you probably should be. Here’s why: There are dozens of options out there for building and maintaining your family…
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Who I Am, and Where I’m From For those who don’t know me, my name is Tad Callin, and I’ve been researching my family history since my first child was born in the mid-1990s. I was interested in genealogy as a kid, but after I had a kid of my own, I started taking it…
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