Category: Admin
Posts about Mightier Acorns, but not necessarily about ancestors or research.
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There are challenges to researching immigrant ancestors who came to America from Europe, but with luck, patience, and practice, you can assemble a reliable picture of their lives in their original homes.
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In the second part of her 60-minute recording, Great-grandma Merle talked about living in Glendale (AZ) in 1907 and how deeply diseases like TB affected the family
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A look at Find-A-Grave as part of your online family history eco-system. Part of the Harmonizing Across Multiple Platforms series.
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The first of two artifacts that came to my possession, recently. This 60-minute tape has a lot of memories from my great-grandmother, Merle (Huff) Witter.
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I’m going to tell you some tips for making online tools work for you, but first, some insights about making YOU work better for you!
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I found My Sixteen, and Her Sixteen – now what about Their Sixteens? I’ve written at length about how helpful it was to focus on finding my Sixteen great-great-grandparents when I was starting out. But now I’m a seasoned (pronounced: “old”) amateur researcher with both My Sixteen and my wife’s Sixteen documented in 32 WikiTree…
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Let’s see what this WordPress jalopy can do! As promised, I’m back from a brief summer hiatus. Kate and I took a road trip to Baltimore to visit the kids, and grab some pie at Perkins, and now we’re ready to settle back into our regularly scheduled programming. I haven’t exactly been idle on the…
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Almost! We’re a couple of days away from the official re-launch of Mightier Acorns here at our new WordPress home! If you haven’t already clicked it, look for the big Subscribe button – and that’s all you’ll have to do to follow the new feed! So buckle in, and enjoy the ride… While you’re waiting,…
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It won’t be long now, and I’ll start posting new content here on WordPress. I’ve already got several posts lined up: So pack up your troubles in your old kit bag, and join me here at the new place!
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ICYMI, FamilyTreeDNA and @wikitree.bsky.social have teamed up – I’m sure I won’t be able to shut up about it for the next few months. Enjoy!
