Carol Stetser
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A Holly Holiday Story
December 2, 2022 Today I saw holly branches for sale at the local Whole Foods. Holly doesn’t grow in Colorado. Too much sun and alkaline soil have killed any number of holly plants that I tried to nurture here. I was tempted to buy a branch or two today, but I know that those forlorn …
A Family Story
November 25, 2022 Every family has its stories. At every family get together the stories get told and retold. Eventually the stories get enshrined in family lore, and everyone assumes that the tales are true. Until a pesky genealogist comes along and debunks a treasured family myth. One of my family’s favorite stories was about …
Accidental Archivist by Angela Bier
November 18, 2022 Widespread DNA testing has meant the revelation of many family secrets. One of the consequences of this has been a surge in books about how those secrets were uncovered and what it meant to the people whose secrets were revealed. Some of the books are well-written and entertaining. Books such as Bill …