A Family Tapestry

Friday, October 16, 2015

When the Source
Doesn't Have That Source Document

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Searching through all the ancestral lines connected to my husband's Tully family brought up an important point: some of those near-invi...
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Thursday, October 15, 2015

Not There the Last Time I Looked

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How often have we given up the chase, after a thorough search through all available genealogical resources, and set the work aside on a mys...
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Wednesday, October 14, 2015

"The Imperfections of My Verse"

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Snippets of letters and newspaper clippings found in a now-deceased relative's personal papers can reveal so much about those elderly f...
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Tuesday, October 13, 2015

Turning Back to the Tullys

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It's with a little melancholy push, as I recall last year's research trip to Ireland, that I realized it's time to revisit the...
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Monday, October 12, 2015

Melancholy Moment

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Certain seasons hold special memories for some people, and October and I have a long history of remembrances. Today, though, I won't be...
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Sunday, October 11, 2015

Fishing for Stories

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No, this is not about fish stories—you know, about "The One That Got Away." This time—same as the last two days' posts —I...
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Saturday, October 10, 2015

Is Your Genealogy Society Remarkable?

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If people talk about what you're doing, it's remarkable, by definition.                                                         ...
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It is my contention that, after a lifetime, one of the greatest needs people have is to be remembered. They want to know: have I made a difference? I write because I can't keep for myself the gifts others have entrusted to me. Through what I've already been given--though not forgetting those to whom I must pass this along--from family I receive my heritage; through family I leave a legacy. With family I weave a tapestry. These are my strands.
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