The bane of any genealogist is the famed brick wall. Our family has our share of them. There are a plethora of articles describing the how-to and rules-of-thumb for breaking through them, and I am constantly clicking on headlines pro porting to provide innovative methods to cracking them. But, alas, many of these articles don’t offer anything significantly … Continue reading Genealogy Brick Walls – Single Name Research
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Researching Thai Genealogy
Shhhh…I’ll tell you a secret. Despite all the blogs I have posted of my ancestors whose immigration dates to the 1850s, 40s, and earlier, I am a first-generation American. The daughter of a modern day immigrant. I am asked all the time if I have done any research on my mother’s side of the family and the … Continue reading Researching Thai Genealogy
WW II letters home, June 22, 1941
Envelope post dated June 23, 1941 Kenney's letters were starting to get sparse. He was writing 3 or 4 letters a month, and then dropped to one letter a month. But his themes and tone always hold. Letter written on letterhead with the header UNITED STATES PACIFIC FLEET BATTLESHIPS, BATTLE FORCE, U. S. S. COLORADO … Continue reading WW II letters home, June 22, 1941
Gypsies and Community Pillars
Father’s day always brings one of many opportunities to call Dad and catch up. This year I needed a little more than catching up. I needed reaffirmation that I grew up to be just as Dad had intended (like all children of great fathers, I will always need my Daddy no matter how old I … Continue reading Gypsies and Community Pillars
Family in the Great War
This month on Facebook, my husband has been honoring those veterans who participated in D-Day, specifically his brother Airborne members. But June is also the month that the United States sent their first troops to Europe during World War I; the formal declaration of War on Germany came in April 1917. Many Great War memorial … Continue reading Family in the Great War
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