April-May Genealogy To-Do
Since I haven’t used this mode to organize myself recently, I will do that now: The big thing that I know will happen in April is a reunion of old college friends in another week. We managed to find a …
Category: Miscellaneous
The Rabbit Hole I Fell Down and Lost a Day
I started my morning with my first cup of coffee and what I intended to be a quick look at Facebook, just while I waited for my brain to wake up. When I came across the entry from one of …
A Pioneer Story: Pioneer Days, Part 4, Heading West
As Laura wrote, J.W. Booth wanted to investigate for himself the rumors of gold in the Rockies. He presented the argument that “a trip over the plains would be beneficial to his health and result a permanent cure for the …
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Portrait of Z. B. Coffin – One Mystery Solved
This oil portrait of Zebulon B. Coffin, my second great grandfather, has hung in my living room since shortly after we moved into this house in 1983. Before that it spent I don’t know how much time in several attics. …
February Genealogy To-Do
Perhaps the most important thing I need to do this month is not directly a genealogy project, but certainly is related to my ability to do online genealogy research. My body has a love/hate relationship with the computer, currently hitting …