Category: Thoughts

I’m Reading The Edmonton Journal Newspaper From 1955

  • October 29, 2020
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The other night, I watched the news from Toronto, and I had to turn the channel because it was so depressing and stressful. I’m no baby, but it made me wonder; “really? There isn’t anything good to report about?”.

So I decided today to have a peek at what the news was like 65 years ago. I can do that with a Newspapers.com subscription. I have the Publisher’s Extra subscription because I want to read The Edmonton Journal, but there are lots of newspapers in the basic plan and then for certain newspapers, you pay an additional charge. The Edmonton Journal is one of them, but I’ve found so many great articles about my family that the extra is “worth every penny.”

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My AncestryDNA Ethnicity Just Got More Colorful

  • September 9, 2020
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Come see my new ethnicity updates at AncestryDNA. You’ll want to check yours out when they change on September 10th Continue Reading →

Steve’s Story

Please take a minute to read this from Steve, my friend Sheri’s client. His story touched my heart. Here’s his story Today I got emotional. As a 73-year-old guy, I’m … Continue Reading →

What’s Changing At Ancestry DNA?

There are changes afoot at Ancestry DNA. Continue Reading →

The Beaton/Batten Mystery Continues

I know when I started calling my family mystery the Beaton/Batten Mystery; it was in 2015, I believe. But the search for William (Willie) Beaton’s parents has gone on much … Continue Reading →

Art Journal

What have you been doing during these weeks…. months of Covid-19 seclusion? Genealogy? Genetic Genealogy? Photo organizing? I’ve been doing all of the above, but there are always more things … Continue Reading →

Playing With My DNA

A few weeks ago, it was DNA Day, and because I was #StayingIn, I thought I should try doing something different. I work with my DNA every day, and what … Continue Reading →

Photo Reminiscing Therapy

Whenever I hear of a way to help with the problems associated with Alzheimer’s or memory loss, I’m all over it. But funny enough, when I read the article from … Continue Reading →

How To Preserve A Legacy Together

On April 1st, my father passed away. My brother’s said it was the cruelest joke that my dad could have played on me. I was there when he passed, and … Continue Reading →

My Three Rules

Last year at a FOREVER conference I met a lady that impressed me and I took her advice to heart. At the time of the conference, I had already committed … Continue Reading →