

Who's Next?
I've managed to make some headway in getting more of my relatives onto my website, but I've also just barely scratched the surface. In...


Why Do I Write About Celebrities?
I've been asked more than once why I bother to write about my distant cousins who are famous or otherwise well-known to most people. Many...


Aretha Sang It Best: R-E-S-P-E-C-T!
Respect. It's a small word, but one that I think each of us should understand and practice toward one another as much as possible. As I...


Skeletons In the Family Closet
Every family has them - relatives who are talked about in hushed tones. Sometimes we shun them for their words and lifestyles, other...
Fame: It's Not For Me!
Over the years I have had the pleasure of discovering more than my fair share of famous, and even infamous, relatives that now populate...


Reaching Out to Long-Lost Relatives
I have been researching my family history for almost 20 years. Over the years I have tried a number of different ways to research and...


I Still Won't Be Invited to The White House!
During this seemingly never-ending pandemic, I've been working long hours at home and by the end of the day, I usually want to do...


6 Degrees of Separation & More Interesting Discoveries!
Although I am directly related to the man who epitomizes the phrase (Kevin Norwood Bacon), I just discovered an interesting link to...


Sometimes You Learn Things
Part of the thrill of discovering new ancestors to add to my ever-growing family tree is in the research that I have to do to verify...


What if...?
It's now been almost 20 years since I started piecing together my family tree. In that time I have uncovered a lot of information about...























