genealogy Last GenChat 2013 25 Dec 201325 Dec 2013 Still recovering from Christmas Thoughts turn to New Year's Eve; Making plans for genealogy With Hopes many believe -- To find their brickwall relatives And photos of them too; Then…
genealogy… Like Clockwork: A Canadian Remembrance 4 Nov 20138 Nov 2017 It has happened like clockwork since 1942. Every morning just before 11a.m. in Ottawa, Ontario, at the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill, after pinning on his service medals, he marches…
genealogy… Nostalgia to Meet the Pirate Queen? 14 Sep 201313 Mar 2014 It was during an e-mail exchange with my new found cousin, Patricia that the topic of cousins-however-many-times-removed came up. I told her that it was very confusing but to me,…
genealogy Social Media: Whatever Works, Do It! 14 Sep 201314 Sep 2013 Not too long ago, I heard from a couple of cousins. One from my mother's paternal line and the other from my father's elusive maternal side. The interesting thing about…
genealogy… Fearless Females (Day 19): Surprise! Surprise! 19 Mar 201315 Mar 2013 Surprising facts are commonplace when doing genealogy; like children born out of wedlock. They exist in almost every generation of mine -- and quite possibly yours. They are commonplace now,…
genealogy… Fearless Females (Day 18): Mum is Sew Smart 18 Mar 201318 Mar 2013 PLEASE NOTE: There is no post for Fearless Females (Day 17) SUBJ: Social Butterfly ========================= It was the early 1980s and I had one year left of secondary school, when…
genealogy… Fearless Females (Day 15): Six Little Words 15 Mar 20135 Mar 2013 Hopes dashed. Married. Children. Divorced. Dreaming.
genealogy… Fearless Females (Day 11): Forever Young 11 Mar 201311 Mar 2013 Growing up my mother often shared her wish that she had an older sister. She was the third child of James and Grace, with two older brothers, and she longed…
genealogy… Fearless Females (Day 7): He Won’t Eat Potato Salad 7 Mar 20138 Mar 2013 "He must be YOUR son," I recall my father telling Mum. "He won't eat potato salad!" "He doesn't take after ME, " she retorted. "An Irishman NOT eating potatoes is…
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