Mightier Acorns

Journeys through Genealogy and Family History

A parody of a family coat of arms designed with acorns as elements, with the motto "ex gladnis potentioribus" Latin for "from Mighty Acorns"
From Mighty Acorns

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Tad Callin has been working on family history and genealogy since the late 1990s. He does most of his research on Ancestry and posts what he learns to WikiTree.

Category: Religion

Posts about religion as a tool for understanding ancestors.

  • Climbing the Ladder to Providence

    Step One, in which our heroes begin their journey Nearly nine years ago, I spent a small amount of time exploring my maternal grandmother’s side of the family, and I fell into a rabbit hole. What I found led to an ancestor who settled in Providence, Rhode Island, and founded the First Baptist Church there…

  • Family Reunion: Greenlee

    originally posted on Friday, February 13, 2015 Normally, I would give you a brief overview on Wednesday followed by a story or essay on Friday – but this post sort of fits both descriptions, so I’ll think of something else to share on Friday. This 2015 post buries the lede, but it is about the…