The Old Sawmill
When I thought about the oldest story, which was the prompt for this week, I thought of stories of long ago, stories we had known...
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The Search For Louisiana
My great-great grandmother Louisiana has been a bit tricky to search. It would have been much easier if there hadn’t been so many mistakes both...
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In My Dreams
Many of us long for home. Sometimes that is a longing simply to have a home. Other times it is a longing to be home...
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Four Brothers and One War
Each person likely has some local, national, or worldwide historical event that they would say had a big influence on their life. For many of...
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The Wall Tumbles Down
When your name is Mary Inga Anderson and you live in Sweden, you are about as easy to find as Mary Ann Jones in America. ...
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Joe Ellis: Frontiersman
The image above is what I always think of when my Great-Grandmother Rosa Isabell (Ellis) McCracken Apt’s brother Joe Ellis is mentioned. He was a...
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Shhhh! Don’t Tell
Some years ago, Dad told me a story and then told me not to tell people. Well, now that all of the older generation...
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A War Years Letter
I try to salvage every letter and diary from family as you never know what family history may be in them. So, when the topic...
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Astonished!
I was astonished when I saw a newspaper article from the early 1800s about Rod’s 5th great grandmother, Ann (McGinley) Stetler, having breast cancer. The...
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Accidents, Deaths, and Other Challenges
Grinda Josephine (Hanson) Van Allen had a life full of challenges, including becoming a step-mother to six, including teenagers, when she was only fifteen, losing...
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Suddenly Getting Older
What happened between 1905 and 1910 that caused Delarma Lawrence McCracken to suddenly report his age as several years older? The Early Years...
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Did a Family Name Start as a Nickname?
Was the first known Passco/Pasco Peelle really named Isaac? Where did the name Passco come from? And, why did it stick being a family...
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