Tag Archives: genealogy

The Best Place to Build Your Family Tree (and Keep Your Sanity Intact) — WikiTree

Posted on 17 April, 2026 by Janice Brown

I rarely promote products or services because genealogy should be about shared knowledge, not advertising. But there is one free resource that truly matters: it provides genealogists with tools to confirm family lines, correct mistakes, and strengthen the accuracy of … Continue reading →

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The Quiet Journey That Carried Us

Posted on 5 December, 2025 by Janice Brown

It began, as so many journeys do, with a name. *Patrick.* Not the saint. Not a hero carved in stone. Just a name etched into a Vermont census list, beside the birthplace “Ireland” and the designation “aged 10.” No middle … Continue reading →

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Five Ways Genealogists Survive a Pandemic Thanksgiving

Posted on 26 November, 2020 by Janice Brown

Genealogists (family history researchers) are a different breed. They live and breathe for the next tidbit of information that others find trivial. They sigh and gush over dusty documents and faded photographs. They love a good story, especially if the … Continue reading →

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Veterans Day 2020

Posted on 11 November, 2020 by Janice Brown

This year, due to the COVID epidemic, many gatherings and parades will not be happening (at least I hope that people have the correct mindset to not create events that will spread this deadly flu).  In the past I’ve written … Continue reading →

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Surprising Discoveries with mtDNA

Posted on 19 October, 2020 by Janice Brown

If my mother was alive, she’d be 101 today. So it seemed the perfect time to write about her, and the DNA that she shared with me–haplogroup K1a4a1b,. I know she would be surprised with the findings of my matrilineal … Continue reading →

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