December 9, 2022 I don’t know about you, but I love to share genealogy-related gifts with my family and friends at this time of the year. Most of them are not genealogists, so I know that their tolerance for family history only stretches so far. There are a few things that everyone seems to enjoy, …
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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 …