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Writing a Family’s Story of Survival: “We Were the Lucky Ones” by Georgia Hunter

Jul 9, 2019

As family historians we recognize the need to gather our family stories, but what happens when we uncover stories that were never discussed? What if we found our family was part of one of the most dramatic and disturbing eras of the 20th century – the Holocaust of World War II? In Georgia Hunter’s We Were the Lucky Ones we learn the remarkable story of her family’s survival as Polish Jews. Georgia made the discovery of...

“Before We Were Yours” and a True Life Adoption Story from the Tennessee Children’s Home Society

Apr 12, 2019

With DNA testing turning up skeletons in the closet left and right, I was interested to read Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate. This fictional account of a family describes the horrific Tennessee Children’s Home Society operated by Georgia Tann in Memphis, Tennessee, from the 1920s to 1950. (The above is an affiliate link). Wingate created her story based on recollections of children who were kidnapped from their families and put into Tann’s “orphanage.” It...

Miracles and “A Long Way Home: A Memoir”

Mar 21, 2019

Can you imagine losing your way as a five-year-old child? Not being able to find your way home? Living on the streets for a few months and then being adopted by a family who spoke a different language and looked different from you? Would you look for the home you remembered? The mother and siblings lost to you? How would you find them in a country of a billion people? Is you interest piqued yet?...

Writing a Genealogical Crime Mystery – Nathan Dylan Goodwin

Nov 1, 2018

Do you need to escape into the pages of a good old-fashioned mystery with a genealogical twist? Then let me introduce you to author, Nathan Dylan Goodwin, and the fictional Morton Farrier, forensic genealogist. Hiding the Past: A Genealogical Crime Mystery I’d been hearing about Nathan’s books for some time, but missed meeting him at RootsTech 2018 when he made the journey across the pond to hob nob with fellow genealogists. I decided the first...

What’s In a History? “Trail of Tears: The Rise and Fall of the Cherokee Nation”

May 4, 2018

When is the last time your immersed yourself in the history of a research locality? You might know the records well and have a basic understanding of the history and geography, but reading a full length book is an excellent way to bolster your genealogy knowledge. As a southern United States researcher I often come across land records that state something like “land obtained by the Creek Session of 1832.” I had a vague understanding...

Frontier Grit – Book Club Selection and Author Interview

Feb 7, 2018

Are you looking for an engrossing book? One that tells captivating, true stories about real women in history? Frontier Grit by Marianne Monson delivers twelve short stories, each based on a woman who was a pioneer in her own right. An excerpt from the introduction gives us the author’s insights. The women in this book come from a variety of backgrounds and traveled in a number of different directions – these stories represent a mere handful...

Family History According to Nancy E. Turner, author of “These is My Words- The Diary of Sarah Agnes Prine 1881-1901”

Jan 5, 2018

Have you read These is My Words – The Diary of Sarah Agnes Prine 1881-1901 by Nancy E. Turner yet? I featured the novel based on the author’s own family stories as a book club selection in July of 2017. Because I’m fascinated with the writing of family history, I contacted Nancy to get her perspective on the world of genealogy and family history. She graciously agreed to answer my questions and share her thoughts. Four generations...

“A Girl Named Zippy” Review: Writing Childhood Memories

Sep 16, 2017

How do you go about writing your own life story? Do you stick with the dry facts or do you delve deeper into your memories? Reading how someone else has shared their stories can give you ideas on what you could write. A Girl Named Zippy, Growing Up Small in Mooreland, Indiana by Haven Kimmel is the quirky reminiscing of a small girl in a small Midwestern town. Haven Kimmel writes of her family relationships through...

“These is My Words” – July Book Club Selection

Jul 10, 2017

Do you need a great summer vacation book? One to lose yourself in? If so, then These is My Words – The Diary of Sarah Agnes Prine 1881-1901 by Nancy E. Turner is the book for you. I first discovered this book several years ago and recently reread it with an ear for the family history included. The author wrote it in the form of a diary, based on her family memoirs, so it’s a perfect...

“The Foundling: The True Story of a Kidnapping, a Family Secret, and My Search for the Real Me” – June Book Selection

Jun 17, 2017

What would you do if you discovered a huge family secret when you were ten years old that shook your world? Paul Joseph Fronczak learned from old news clippings that he had been abandoned in front of a New Jersey store as a toddler. FBI agents determined he was the missing child of a Chicago couple whose infant had been kidnapped from the hospital two years earlier. Reunited with his supposed parents, Paul grew up...

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Writing a Family’s Story of Survival: “We Were the Lucky Ones” by Georgia Hunter

“Before We Were Yours” and a True Life Adoption Story from the Tennessee Children’s Home Society

Miracles and “A Long Way Home: A Memoir”

Writing a Genealogical Crime Mystery – Nathan Dylan Goodwin

What’s In a History? “Trail of Tears: The Rise and Fall of the Cherokee Nation”

Frontier Grit – Book Club Selection and Author Interview

Family History According to Nancy E. Turner, author of “These is My Words- The Diary of Sarah Agnes Prine 1881-1901”

“A Girl Named Zippy” Review: Writing Childhood Memories

“These is My Words” – July Book Club Selection

“The Foundling: The True Story of a Kidnapping, a Family Secret, and My Search for the Real Me” – June Book Selection

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