My Genealogy Journey!

 

I started doing genealogy many years ago.  At first it was just some mysteries that intrigued me. Then I became hooked like many others. Today I do research almost daily.   However, I often focus on someone else’s mystery.  So, I don’t make as much progress on my own family as I would like.

 

My passion is for people’s stories, but I am also careful not to create too much of their story myself.  Putting together pieces of the puzzle logically and filling in the blanks without too many assumptions can be a challenge.  Sometimes it is a logic puzzle that needs to be solved, sometimes it requires studying history, sometimes you have to take a fresh look at everythings, and sometimes it requires challenging what everyone else believes.

 

Recent Blog Highlights

Ellis Jury McCracken Peelle Thomas

A Thousand Memories

  It is said that a picture is worth a thousand words. This one is also worth a thousand memories.  Not only did my ancestors and other relatives live in and around Hiattville from its earliest days, I have fond...
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DNA Ellis McCracken Thomson

The Beginning of 2025

  As 2025 begins, years of research have already passed, DNA tests have been done, stories have been written, records have been found, and mysteries have been solved.  However, much more remains to be done.  This article takes a look...
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McCracken

Two Christmas Good Deeds

  Dad always did things for people, but he never made a big deal about it and he rarely would accept money for his actions no matter how much time he spent or how inconvenient it was to help the...
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