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When Genealogical Search Leads You Back to…Your Blog

February 2, 2018 by Edie Jarolim 1 Comment

This is Day 2 of the Family History Writing Challenge, 2018. As I noted in my last post, I have been out of the genealogy blogging game for a while. As a result, I'm not as tuned in to family history resources as I might be. Then again, I didn't rely on traditional sites like Ancestry.com or MyHeritage.com early on because my mother's branch of the family tree was not yet

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It’s the Quinquennial Family History Writing Challenge!

February 1, 2018 by Edie Jarolim 3 Comments

Like many writers, I thrive on deadlines. That's not to say I don't rail against them and say many bad words when they close in, but without a strict time frame I tend to dither my time away. When I am paid to write, the incentive for meeting my deadlines is clear. When I am not...well, I have to come up with an artificial construct. Like the guilt or public shame that follows

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Why a Historically Oriented Genealogist Took a DNA Test

October 11, 2017 by Edie Jarolim 2 Comments

Those who pursue genealogy do so for a variety of reasons. To find a particular relative. To determine whether they're descended from royalty. To occupy time that might otherwise be devoted to earning a living.   Me, I was interested in learning about my mother's family, the sixteen men and women in the picture topping this blog. I wanted to know how they lived,

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