I’ve been chasing my husband’s great-grandmother, Catherine Kenney, since 2015. She left behind a trail of contradictions that made her one of those maddening ancestors who seemed determined to hide in plain sight. But after years of digging, thanks to Scripty (my AI pal) I’ve finally cracked the case: where she was born, who her […]
Read MoreOmi’s Little Room I was killing time today at Adorn, a local vintage shop, when a little folding travel alarm clock caught my eye (yes, pun fully intended). Instantly I thought of my grandmother—our beloved Omi (Rose Spiegel Lichtenthal)—who always traveled with one just like it. Omi didn’t drive (something I couldn’t quite wrap my […]
Read MoreI’ve been stalling for a few days, deciding on a photograph on which to base my first blog post for the Geneabloggers Fab 40 challenge. And then today, Randy Seaver posted this prompt for his weekly Saturday Night Genealogy Fun—Do you recall the layout of one of your family homes? Can you estimate the size […]
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Who We Are and How We Got This Way 