Category Archives: Books

Telling Your Story: The Lessons of Memoirs

Posted on April 21, 2016 by Rachelle

I love to read memoirs about people I admire or who have an interesting tale to tell. The three I have read most recently have some important lessons about writing our own history. I don’t know about you but writing … Continue reading →

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Our Ancestors Ghosts Reaching Out

Posted on December 31, 2015 by Rachelle

There are hundreds of stories among genealogists of inexplicable coincidences and miracles that lead to finding dead ancestors, live distant cousins, or stories hidden for years. I loved the one about a young English girl who was planting a sunflower … Continue reading →

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Objects of Love and Memory

Posted on May 26, 2015 by Rachelle

I have recently read a book of short essays called The Secret Life of Objects by Dawn Raffel.  The author reflects on objects around her home that have significance.  These are things she inherited from her mother who recently passed … Continue reading →

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Reading Ghost Stories – Genealogy Lite?

Posted on August 1, 2014 by Rachelle

I sometimes have a guilty pleasure in reading material – historical fiction books that have ghosts or a supernatural theme. I tell myself that they are really not all that bad because they are actually dealing with history. Hum, that … Continue reading →

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Books, GoodReads and a Challenge for 2014

Posted on January 26, 2014 by Rachelle

I read.  I read a lot.  And I read a lot about books, authors and what other people are thinking about new books. Reading opens your mind and exposes you to new ideas, the history of the world and the … Continue reading →

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