tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post5295088905733939491..comments2024-03-26T12:01:39.690-07:00Comments on A Family Tapestry: Adopting That Sulky AttitudeJacqi Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-59786777533844486002015-07-14T21:05:20.051-07:002015-07-14T21:05:20.051-07:00Yeah, that's what I want to do: go on to somet...Yeah, that's what I want to do: go on to something else. But what? I'm running out of greener pastures. Feel like I'm surrounded by brick walls!Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-52589639572408375982015-07-14T20:54:32.596-07:002015-07-14T20:54:32.596-07:00I used to think I was adopted too...but alas I was...I used to think I was adopted too...but alas I wasn't. I used to dream about it! Ever the adventurer! <br />Patience is a virtue and you seem to have it...brick wall here...go onto something else! :)Far Side of Fiftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-38573597456612242972015-07-14T19:06:37.990-07:002015-07-14T19:06:37.990-07:00Hilarious, Iggy! Love that sense of humor.
As for...Hilarious, Iggy! Love that sense of humor.<br /><br />As for that black hole of paternal origins, I kept hoping that pursuing Aunt Rose's history would lead to a connection with Theodore/John's original family. Julius, Rose's father (if that certificate was correct) seemed to be a promising key to open up possibilities.<br /><br />While I'll still revisit this loose strand at some point, I've found that laying research goals aside when I encounter impenetrable brick walls is not really giving up. At some point, there is bound to be another digitization project that puts just the document I need online in a collection.<br /><br />Sometimes, the best research strategy is to simply wait for a more opportune time.<br /><br />In the meantime, there are other projects awaiting our attention... Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-44358246795001406082015-07-14T09:31:52.776-07:002015-07-14T09:31:52.776-07:00Not on thread but, my younger brother and I are of...Not on thread but, my younger brother and I are often asked if we are twins - and our stock reply is to say the other one of us was adopted.<br /><br />If McCann/Puhalski was adopted... it would even further make a dark black hole when it comes to determining just who he was... :(Intense Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08441598926026727682noreply@blogger.com