Category: Admin
Posts about Mightier Acorns, but not necessarily about ancestors or research.
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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.
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We learned some tragic details in The Ballad of Mrs. Steele, but there are hints of other tragedies in her parents stories. Today we look at her mother’s life and the people in it, hoping to figure out some answers.
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The brain is an amazing instrument, capable of making great advancements, but also of making persistent stories. Understand how we think and why we tell stories can help us do a better job of learning new things and sharing that new knowledge. But sometimes, we still meet resistance…
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Sometimes the story is as much about the process as it is about the people. And a good soundtrack, too.
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We interrupt our usual missives with a message about current events: I don’t like them. I’d rather deal with ancestors.
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