Uncanny, I think, when the archivist hands me the old photographs. But then again, in my line of work doing family history, I have come
No coincidences? Uncanny occurrences in researching people and places

Uncanny, I think, when the archivist hands me the old photographs. But then again, in my line of work doing family history, I have come
This is an embarrassment of riches. That’s what I thought when I looked around my leaking and smallish camp trailer while reading the pioneer story
Preface: This is an adoption story of enduring love, and pure hope. Also, it intertwines with my own family story (and I didn’t see that coming.) The
Because of a weirdly wide age spread in the generations in my family, the Mormon pioneer experience is only three generations back, even though I’m
If you are writing your autobiography, life story, or memoir, it’s an insightful exercise to ask introspective questions: What are my talents? What are my
You wouldn’t know by this photo that “the most important person in the world isn’t here any more.” My friend, René Thornton Jr., was the
A friend once asked me what it was like having a mother who was so supportive. I have thought about that question a lot since
This week I share an article I wrote a while back about losing my mom while she’s still here. So much has changed in her
There can be an uncanny connection to ancestral homes and the places where our forebears walked. In our line of work, we’ve noticed some pretty
I remember asking my boss for help a couple of years ago and it prompted me to write in my journal, “My younger self wouldn’t