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Guest Posts Nostalgia

Nurture and Nature Both Play a Role

November 17, 2014 - 7:44 am

Libby Atwater is a friend and fellow personal historian. She recently came out with her first memoir, What Lies Within (which just won the Royal Dragonfly Book Award in the biography/memoir category), and is already at work on her second, What Took You So Long? Libby was adopted at birth by a nice Jewish family. Years later read more »

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Tracing Traits Printable

What Does Gini Webb Have in Common With Her Family?

October 16, 2014 - 5:51 pm

Awhile back I created a printable with the help of Lisa White of Moxie Pear. It’s meant to get people thinking about the things they have in common with their family, the idea being that the more you know about your family, the more you know about yourself. I also said I’d feature bloggers’, friends’, read more »

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Nostalgia

The Advantages of Being a Pack Rat

July 22, 2014 - 11:41 am

I never thought I’d change my opinion about the spilling piles of paper, magazines, and other random things my mom kept all around the house. They were annoying; they made the house look messy and if anyone tried to throw something out, my mom would get mad. Mostly, I didn’t understand the appeal of holding read more »

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Tracing Traits Printable

Tracing Traits in Your Own Family

June 8, 2014 - 1:09 pm

Since the theme (and name!) of this blog is Family Resemblance, I thought I’d create a printable that helped people start identifying the similarities in their own families. There’s two family activities and eight questions about things like your family’s ability to whistle. It’s been cute-ified by Lisa White of Moxie Pear. To get the read more »

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Love Stories

Three Generations of Love Stories

February 14, 2014 - 4:49 pm

My mom had just gotten home from a trip when she heard the phone ring. She’d been in Los Angeles meeting my dad’s family for the first time, and it was my dad on the phone checking in to make sure she got home safe. In addition, he was also wondering if maybe she’d be read more »

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