Archive for the Finding My Ancestors Category


Celebration of Life — and one’s Heritage…

It is sad when a close friend or relative passes.  They are missed.  I was honored to have the opportunity to research the heritage of a person who recently passed.  I was able to create a nice tribute to give to family members as a way to help them remember. This will, hopefully, give them […]

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Wild West Ancestors

One thing is for certain, in researching a family history, you are likely to find anything and everything you see in a movie. While flipping through TV channels the other day, I caught a few scenes from Pale Rider starring one of my all-time favorite actors, Clint Eastwood. This particular scene was the fact that […]

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Pets and Personal Pedigree

One thing is for certain, pets are part of our family tree.  No, they are not “blood relatives”, but they are part of our identity. Through history, different animals have played a close part in the lives of those they are near.  At times, a man’s horse was part of his identity.  Great examples are: […]

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Ancestry Detective Work

ANCESTRY DETECTIVE WORK AND FINDING THE CORRECT ANCESTOR   Sometimes it takes a great amount of patience and ancestry detective work to actually know you are onto the right ancestor.  There are so many people who have the same or a similar name, are from the same place and the same time.  So, how do […]

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What Does Genealogy, My Ancestry, And My Personal Pedigree Have To Do With Me?

Working in the field of Genealogy and looking for my ancestry has given me a definite perspective of life and, in the long view, a perspective against which I gauge my activities. Do you ever wonder if what you do today matters?  Many ads you see tell you that you only have one life to […]

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