Thoughts and Ponderances

Genealogy: Thank God For Pack Rats

I am a pack rat by nature (note to self: blog on origin of phrase pack rat? lol). I was taught this skill […]

I have been doing a considerable amount of digging in online newspapers of late. In trying to find the obituaries (I use […]

Last year I found a document in the tons of family artifacts Ma had in her cedar chest. I had passed over […]

I had a serious AHA! moment this afternoon. You know when a thought tickles the edge of your brain and it makes […]

One of my all-time favorite movies to see in a theater was Jaws. I saw it with my sister Donna in 1978. […]

I am working on Husband’s family tree. We kid because they all come from the same area (“holler”). It actually makes it […]

As with all movie/book blogs: there will be spoilers! My Thoughts While Watching: This must be a record for me: 45 seconds in: “Wait, […]

My Thoughts While Watching: I was struck by the use of vivid colors in telling the story of Frida. I will […]

I am fortunate, as far as genealogy searches go. My Ma’s maiden name was Taraczkozy. My birth father’s name is Contorchick. My […]

On April 3, 1860, in St Joseph, Missouri, Johnny Fry grabbed his mail satchel loaded with (49) letters, (5) telegrams and some […]