Visiting with a new “cousin”
I recently made a day trip with a friend, to visit her brother and sister-in-law. My friend’s family is related to the Coffin family and I am too. Her sister-in-law is very interested in genealogy and so it makes sense …
Author: Pat
Getting them to the family stories
Well, we had the family here for Thanksgiving and a good time was had by all. And I noticed (as I do every time family comes to my house, but then I forget again) that the painting of my great …
How to tell an immigrant’s story?
I’ve been chipping away over time at putting together the story of my husband’s grandfather, Nathan Greenberg, and how he came to this country as a young man. The family has (don’t we all?) a story about it, but no …
How I got interested in genealogy
From the time I was very young, my mother would tell me that I looked like Cousin Alice when I pouted and talk about how Daisy (her nickname) would pout to get her own way. And then she would stick …
Return on investment, or why it pays to contact local people
I’ve recently had several experiences that remind me how useful it can be to use your email to ask discrete questions about a family line you’re following. Phone calls work the same way – but calling England doesn’t occur to …
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