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Posts about Mightier Acorns, but not necessarily about ancestors or research.
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Sometimes the damage that people do to each other isn’t something visible. And no one owes you their story – especially if it hurts them. As hard as it is for a family historian to leave things alone, that is sometimes the only compassionate choice.
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We are often left with tenuous scraps and hints about the people in our family trees. Speculation can only take us a little way, but it can often be worth exploring.
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Everybody needs a little more help this year – here are some things to think about as you consider where you want to put your money.
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Sometimes we feel overwhelmed by how much more there is to learn every time we run into an obstacle. These are some examples, and a few tips for maintaining your patience!
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All of those old local histories and genealogies out there are interesting, but what do you do with them once you find them?
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Like you, I’m heading into a busy holiday season and thinking “What next?” I’m pretending this post is advice for you, but it’s really just me, talking myself into a sort of plan. I hope you get some benefit from that!
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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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