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15 2024 July

The Nauvoo Nest: Parley Street

Family history can be a healing poultice in life. It was the first week in February 1846 when my ancestors were forced to leave Nauvoo,...

02 2024 June

We are going on a Treasure Hunt: Road Less Traveled

“Two roads diverged in a wood; and I took the one less traveled by.” Just like the poet, Robert Frost, your ancestor might take you...

01 2023 November

The Nauvoo Nest: Roots

We have a flowerbed at the Nauvoo Nest that consumes a lot of time and energy due to an invasive species…..Stinging Nettle. Every season it...

09 2023 July

We’re Going on a Treasure Hunt: SEAGLASS

We walked Utah Beach, in Normandy, France, picking up sea shells and sea glass. Glass is not something we normally want to pick up. It’s...

05 2023 July

We’re Going On A Treasure Hunt: GATHERINGS

Gatherings are part of our family history! Many people today enjoy family reunions as a planned gathering. Bethany and I embraced the afternoon at the...

02 2023 July

We’re Going On A Treasure Hunt: LIBRARIES

In traveling across Massachusetts, we found ourselves close to Warren Massachusetts, and decided to stop in on the birth of my 3rd great grandmother, Catherine...

01 2023 July

We’re Going on a Treasure Hunt: A Landmark

Map My Ancestors helped me and Bethany discover our Buffalo, NY ancestors. We visited a landmark from their lives, Niagra Falls, seeing and hearing what...