Genealogical research is about building family trees. It felt fitting to begin this blog with the story of my favorite tree , a metaphor...

Here is one of my favorite photos of my great great grandparents, William and Anna Hill.  Yes, it is faded, damaged and discolored, but I...

Do you need more motivation to get those slides scanned ? How about this mystery slide?* Found with Bubba's Slides - January 2011 Le...

This photo is blown up from another (location unknown) damaged photo. The damage that is visible is part of the image. We actually found two...

MJ’s cousin Cathy brought some treasures to show us during our dinner at Sammy’s . This jewel was particularly touching: According to Cath...

Below you will find my post from November fourth.This is my first attempt in publicly presenting genealogical work with source citations. If...

My mother produced a genealogical gem last night. I called to ask her exactly where we had lived in Butzbach, Germany. She told me to hang o...