Category: Admin
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The tools we have for tracking what we know (or think we know) about our ancestors can be great – but when we don’t have information that can be fully supported with evidence, adding a new hypothetical relationship can be tricky. I may have a lead on a newly identified sister for my Witter family,…
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A major addition to the Callin Family History project stemmed from the thinnest of clues. Thanks to random strangers on the Internet, I was able to build those clues into a tree with hundreds more cousins.
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This story is part of the celebration of America’s 250th birthday at Projectkin – Stories250. Look for more at https://projectkin.substack.com/p/stories250-now-in-timeline-and-map
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Married after the end of the Second World war, my maternal grandparents embarked on a lengthy 50-year journey. Here’s a taste of it!
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A simple system upgrade leads to a meditation on technological disruption, and consideration of ancestors who farmed, invented, and “improved” their way to our modern world.
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An update on where we are with the Berlin family – tidying my ancestors and leaving clues for one or two other families.
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Learning about the beliefs of previous generations is never as easy as we want to think it is – and sometimes your ancestors’ beliefs are critical to understanding them.
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Another case of chasing the records for a family that turns out not to be who I was looking for. But this time, I am left with a tiny sliver of progress, too!
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The No Kings event last Saturday wasn’t just a demonstration of anger or outrage; it was a statement that, like our ancestors before us, we are not willing to have our power taken away by bullies.
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Despite unexpected time on my hands, I ran out of material! A bit about why, and some tips for not landing in this situation.
Mightier Acorns 