August 22, 2026

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My third cousin four times removed, who was also the sister-in law of my third great uncle, was Dr Lilian Helen Alexander (1861-1934), one of the first woman doctors in Australia. Lilian was the se…

My husband’s great great grandmother – one of them – was Eliza Morley née Sinden (1823 – 1908). Eliza was born about 1823 in Cuckfield, West Sussex, to William Sinden (c. 18…

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What great fun! Thanks for tagging me, @Lori Olson White PREVIEW: The air was thick and unmoving, the kind of heat that pressed down on a person, heavy and relentless. Fifteen-year-old Louis sat dre...

Preview: Since his father had died insolvent, Abel was probably a serious young man and as the man of the house felt obligated to provide for his mother and sisters. At age 16, he accompanied Hobart S...

PREVIEW: As far back as I can remember, I could be walking down an aisle in a store by myself or playing in the woods with my friends when I would hear the specific whistle from my mom or dad. Like a ...

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Where were your ancestors when the French general and veteran of the Revolutionary War toured the United States 200 years ago? I'm working on a tool to figure it out. Join me?

Barbara Tien discusses her role as the “ringleader” of Project Kin on the Photo Detective podcast. After her startup, Ponga, shut down, Tien decided to keep her team together and transitioned to creat...

Can you really truly know who you are, if you don’t know where you came from? It’s a simple enough question and one that I am sure that many family historians and probably many psycholo…

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My family tree isn’t very diverse, but it was made possible by immigration.

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Family history research is often a journey of twists, turns, and unexpected breakthroughs. But when you’re dealing with a family member who was adopted and separated from the family at a youn…

February 1, 2025

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Eight people are buried in Range 21, Lot 36 of the Woodlawn Cemetery but only one has a marker

In 1877 my third great grandfather Philip Lamothe Snell Chauncy (1816 - 1880) wrote an autobiographical memoir which he dedicated to his oldest son, William Snell Chauncy (1853 – 1903). A copy of the memoir is held by the State Library of Victoria. The memoir begins with an account of Philip’s father, he continues with his family's travels in France…

Tracing the Final Years of Michael Haider

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My Maternal Great-Grandfather