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 …
Look and Look Again Part One or My Most Embarrassing Genealogical Moment
We have all been told many times the value of looking again at the information we have accumulated and revisiting sources we have used in the past when trying to make progress in our family histories. We simply cannot stress …
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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 …
Thanksgiving-Turkey, Family, and Carving Knives —- Or Ask and Ask Again
Do you remember that opening paragraph? The one by Raymond Chandler that English professors are always quoting as an example of what an opening paragraph should be. The one that goes: “There was a desert wind blowing that night. It …
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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 …