Roots & Rabbit Holes

For Week 36 of 2025's 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks , I'm sharing one of my favorite family stories. It's one my Nana often told me. As a...

"Playtime" is the topic for Week 34 of 2025's 52 Ancestors in 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks challenge . Davy Crockett hit movie theaters on...

Week 15 of 2025’s 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge is “Big Mistake.”  I was going to write an entirely different mistake story, but...

Week 13 of 2025’s 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge is “Home Sweet Home.”   The Meloche family was astonished when they learned that...

Week 10 of the 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge is “Siblings.”   The LaViolet siblings like to joke that they were too poor for toys,...

"Overlooked" is the topic for Week 4 of 2025's 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge . Family photos are wonderful inspirations for stories,...

Week 2 of 2025’s 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge covers one of my favorite prompts: “Favorite Photo.”  I have no shortage of them!  ...