Roots & Rabbit Holes

Week 25 of 2025's 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge is "Fan Club." If you’ve done more than dip your toe into genealogy, you’ve likely...

This week's topic for the 52 Ancestors Challenge is supposed to be "Oldest Story" but I've covered my family's oldest story many times...

I promised to do my best to publish something each week, even if it wasn't in keeping with the theme. This week's topic for the 52...

I'm sharing another letter from my grandmother Helen's old boyfriend, Charlie for Week 7 of 2025's 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge ....

Week 5 of 2025’s 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge is “Challenge”   We’re all familiar with the Rolling Stones’ song “Mother’s Little...

Week 3 of 2025's 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge is "Nickname." My grandmother Helen's ex-boyfriend, Charlie Knight, wrote this...

Week 37 of the 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge is “Tombstone.”   Childhood mortality was much higher in the past, but just because it...