The Midnight Ride of William Dawes  - by Helen F Moore (1896) I am a wandering, bitter shade, Never of me was a hero made; Poets have ne...

Bill West of West In New England  recently announced the Second Geneabloggers' Just Make Up the Lyrics Challenge  1. Set the names of ...

As I mentioned a month ago, my wife and I are in the process of adopting twin boys, so I've wondered a little bit about other adopted ch...

Every year on St. Patrick's Day I've blogged about the Irish ancestry of my great grandfather, Barney Newmark. I was named after him...

My wife and I are in the process of adopting twin boys. Many questions have popped into my mind over the past few weeks, and one of them i...

I haven't participated in SepiaSaturday since May, but I thought I would return to the meme. They provide a weekly prompt for bloggers ...

Amanuensis: A person employed to write what another dictates or to copy what has been written by another. I continue my project to transcr...

Amanuensis: A person employed to write what another dictates or to copy what has been written by another. I continue my project to transcr...

Caption for photo to left: Human Statue of Liberty. 18,000 Officers and Men at Camp Dodge, Des Moines, Iowa. Colonel William Newman, Comma...

Why was November 9th chosen as the date for the International Day Against Fascism and anti-Semitism? November 9th, 1938. That was the da...

Ancestry last week  updated the ethnicity breakdowns on their DNA tests.  Some received their update a month ago in a small 'beta previ...

Blog Action Day is a "free annual event, that has run since 2007. Its aim is to unite the world’s bloggers by posting about the same ...

Amanuensis: A person employed to write what another dictates or to copy what has been written by another. I continue my project to transcr...

Amanuensis: A person employed to write what another dictates or to copy what has been written by another. I continue my project to transcr...

Repost with slight changes Today is International Talk Like a Pirate Day . The Jewish New Year began two weeks ago. What would be an app...

Amanuensis: A person employed to write what another dictates or to copy what has been written by another. I continue my project to transcr...

I've been busy lately with purchasing a home, packing, etc. I hope to return to writing for this blog soon. For the Labor Day holiday, I...

Blog Action Day is a "free annual event, that has run since 2007. Its aim is to unite the world’s bloggers by posting about the same...

I was looking at the marriage license application for some distant cousins, and it appeared that the uncle of the groom signed the document ...

If everything goes according to plan...and the puzzle pieces are coming together...my wife and I will be moving to a new home in a month. ...