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Telling Tales that Matter

Credit: Some rights reserved by woodleywonderworks By Chris Little As a parent you want to equip your kids to handle whatever comes their way. You buy them helmets to wear when they ride their bikes,...

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Researching a Family History: Why Bother?

My great-grandmother with her children, c. 1918 By Chris Little As I mentioned a few months ago here, I’ve been working on a biography of my great-grandmother lately. It’s been a lot of work, but also...

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Girls’ Getaway: Scrapbooking

This scrapbook page by my friend Paula is a slam dunk! By Karen Hendricks Photos have a wonderful way of reconnecting us to treasured moments, past events and important people in our lives. But as a...

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Wrinkles in Time: When your life echoes the past — and why that’s really awesome

By Chris Little One of the most rewarding parts of researching and writing about my great-grandmother Ethel’s life is when my life seems to replay hers.   A few months ago I spent an afternoon...

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Bad apples and sad stories: When your family research uncovers dark secrets,...

By Chris Little When I began researching my great-grandmother’s life, I kept running into a wall when it came to her father. She scarcely mentioned him in her journals, and the newspaper column...

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