As a follow-up to yesterday’s post, I’m sharing the results of my DNA test. I tested with FamilyTreeDNA way back in 2014. At that point, I was 100% Jewish. Their algorithms have become more refined since then, so now I’m only 98%!! Notice the big blue bubble over Europe? I used a red arrow to […]
Read MoreAs Family History Month winds down (Yay! I’m 28 for 28 posts!!) I decided to share why I started doing genealogy. My family is a little bit complicated. My father divorced my mother when I was 7 and remarried three times. I have three full-sisters from his first marriage, a half-sister from his second marriage, […]
Read MoreI’m pretty proud that I have, so far, stuck to my commitment to post every day of October – Family History Month. But, I must admit, I’m running short on ideas! Today, I’m posting a few significant events that happened on this date throughout the years. I ran the “On this Date” report from my RootsMagic genealogy […]
Read MoreThe old joke goes, “Is insanity hereditary? Yes- you get it from your kids!” But, truly, mental illness is no joke. So, I tread very carefully when dealing with this difficult issue in my research. What purpose does it serve to expose ancestors’ mental health issues? In the case of my current project, the story […]
Read MoreMy mother, Doris Lichtenthal, passed away on December 2, 2011. Her purse has been sitting, untouched on the floor of my closet since then. I just can’t make myself get rid of it. As her executrix, I did go through it after her passing, but it seemed like some sort of violation. Like a sacred […]
Read MoreI had a little scare on Monday. Upon booting up my 5 year-old laptop I had no internet. Okay. That’s happened before – no biggie. But wait – no sound either? The message said the “audio service” was not working. Strange. Also, the button to toggle the wireless adapter on/off didn’t respond. Hmmm. I knew […]
Read MoreI really don’t know much about this object. There are actually two of these goblets. Unfortunately, the glass insert for the other one broke. (So why am I keeping it??) Although the goblet appears to be made of silver, it is actually silver-plated, maybe over brass, as it is very heavy. Thanks to my husband, […]
Read MoreA few days ago, I posted two census images, hoping to use the power of “crowd-sourcing” to untangle a riddle. Alas, no one commented. I even posted my dilemma on the Facebook page of the Random Acts of Genealogy Kindness (RAOGK) group. Usually, I get at least 2-3 good ideas from the RAOGK folks. This time – […]
Read MoreI belong to one genealogy society – the Jewish Genealogical Society of Connecticut (JGSCT.) I’m not much of a joiner. I like to do research and I love to learn new things, but I’m pretty reluctant to do so if it involves getting off my couch. (Just ask my husband!) So, why did I join […]
Read MoreHere are some fun family facts! Today would have been the 142nd birthday of my great-grandfather, Sigmund Lichtenthal. The most common surname in my RootsMagic genealogy software is SAMUEL, with 59 people. The earliest occurrence of the SAMUEL surname is in 1789. There are 1001 people in my database. The oldest person in my database died […]
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Who We Are and How We Got This Way 