You know what's really funny? Not funny, haha, but funny as in different, not normal, etc.... having family from your own side not just your in-laws that take notice of you, care about you and even want to know about you. After more than ten years of not having this in my life, it has…
It's funny that my whole life I knew part of where I came from and then the rest was pretty much made up lies, stories or just something to make everyone feel better. The great thing about DNA is that it does not lie. Your genetics will tell your story and if enough people care…
Do you know the best part about genealogy? I'll tell you in a few moments, but first think about this. Before digitization, many of the genealogists went from county to county in order to find records at the courthouse in order to find the correct documentation to prove this or that. Could you imagine doing…
So, my whole life I have never known my grandfathers on either side of my family. In fact, the only people to know who these men are the women who birthed my parents, my grandmothers. They also were very tight-lipped their entire lives and never told a soul that I had run across. All of…
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Society as a whole seems to be afraid of the truth it seems,and more often than not, especially when it comes to our families. In my journey to find out who my grandfathers are, I have been warned by more than one to be careful as I may not like what I find. I appreciate…
Growing up there was my Granny. She was everything to me, and I her. All was right in the world until my little brother was born. I like to believe that I was her favorite (and probably was) but I’m sure she loved him also. I remember her telling me that an education was something…
