What is it? The middle ear is an air-filled cavity containing structures that act as the initial sound-conducting part of the hearing system.

“To the memory of her soldiers and sailors the city of Concord builds this monument”

Lessons learned while researching century-old postcards

This term is made of two affixes that give a clue as to what the word means - hyper (increased) and acusis (hearing).

The oldest postcard in this Concord, New Hampshire set that has a readable date on the postmark is from June 20, 1905.

I’m piloting the Appalachian Settlers from the East Coast migration path for ProjectKin’s Migration Project.

White-livered

Before I get too far into this series, I should explain Concord’s origins.

Sorting one Willie and Bill from another

This word is often used as an adjective but can be in an affix form as well.

New Hampshire has been known as The Granite State since 1825 for a reason.

Finding graves in Kosciusko County, Indiana

False, floating, true

I want to introduce you to a new series that’s going to be happening here at GenTales.

A publication where genealogy meets history

GenTales is a reader-supported publication.

I’ve been an editor a relatively long time and a writer even longer. I started publishing online in 1997 — at the time there wasn’t much…

The unrealized potential of treating disease at a personal level

This word always makes me think of ankles - but that is not what ankylosis means or refers to.

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, source The gastrointestinal (GI) system is made up of the gastrointestinal tract and accessory organs and structures. These organs …

And adjacent documentation for her first husband Thomas Rownes

Horn colic

In 2 weeks, I’m going to introduce you to a collection of postcards that don’t involve my family.

While I was away this summer, I received a message from a (very) distant cousin about where our Lovelace lines diverge.

In 1480, the port city of Otranto delayed its own demise but saved everyone else in Salento, including my namesake.

This one comes off the heels of the last word of the week.

And why babies need it

I’ve been organizing and more safely archiving my physical copies of documentation I’ve been given over the years.

What is it? The esophagus is a muscular tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach. It’s hollow - the interior is called the lumen. The interior layers of the tube are mucosal (squamous ep...

I wrote a few years ago about a handwritten family history that made its way to me.

This week’s word includes a prefix that can be shortened to another two prefixes used commonly to mean the same thing.

We’re hitting the end of summer in the Northern Hemisphere and I hope you’ve all been enjoying time with family despite the possibility…

My grandmother had a friend who hung out with the family at Lake George, New York (Roger’s Rock Campground) during their August vacations in the 1970s.

This article was originally published here.

Continuing with the documentation posts, I’m moving on to another set of great-grandparents, my paternal grandmother’s parents Silas England and Cynthia Hale.

Rib

The Webb family is one lineage on my maternal side and attaches to the Lincoln lineage. Two of my non-direct ancestors in this line fought in the American Revolution.

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Because of an uncertainty about a generation being parents or grandparents and pedigree collapse, I can’t say for certain what number this ancestor is in the linear branches of my family tree.

What is it?

My 6x-great-grandfather twice over Benjamin Adams was born about 1749 in Fairfax Co., Virginia, and married Henrietta Caudill (1753-1836).

What you need, what to expect, and information to help you decide if it’s worth it

This week’s word has both a general medical meaning and a colloquial meaning that has made it more specific.

Could this be evidence of “daddy issues”? Mother kept her away from her world-famous father and Western entertainer…