“Finding Family” tells a gripping, inspirational story, but it also does more: It provides a genuinely useful self-help guide for adopted people, genealogists and anyone else who wants to explore their personal history. –Adam Pertman, former Executive Director, Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Insti...
The past few years, I have had the privilege of being able to visit a variety of historic sites. I also have been researching my family history, using the resources available through Ancestry.com (which I also use for other historical research). Sometimes, the two interests collide. This bl...
As my research progressed, I realized that I faced more questions, and that to come to any understanding that might answer them, I was going to have to research the history of archives and archival processes. Science, the Cold War, Communist China, women, the immigrant experience, all of ...
To children, anything that happened before they were born is family history. I have told my children about how my husband and I met, my brother and I making a mudhole in the backyard as kids, their grandma who rode her horse in a parade, their great-uncle’s pet monkey, their great-...
birth father's keepsake booklet or write a letter too. You may have other family members who would also like to share photos or a letter to the baby. This is your opportunity to pass on your and your family's love and to share your personality, history and reasons for choosing adoption...
The nine television episodes below made history in various ways and, in some cases, permanently changed the TV landscape.All in the Family Season 2 Episode 21: Sammy's VisitThe late writer and producer Norman Lear, who passed away in 2023, created several beloved classic sitcoms that pushed ...
InFamily,Uncategorized14 East 77th Street,Edward McGrath,Family History,Mary Ann McGrath,Saranac Lake High School,Tuberculosis Monuments 4 Comments When I am here by myself, I spend some time hiking to a small hill about halfway around Mirror Lake. It’s called Cobble Hill, and the remains...
The nine television episodes below made history in various ways and, in some cases, permanently changed the TV landscape.All in the Family Season 2 Episode 21: Sammy's VisitThe late writer and producer Norman Lear, who passed away in 2023, created several beloved classic sitcoms that pushed ...
Finally the movie also puts Fela's music at an important place in musical history, recognizing it as one of the building blocks and milestones of jazz, bringing in elements of soul, funk, rock and African sounds. Fela called it Afrobeat.Like some other musicians in the 60s and 70s Fela ...
many of these connections came as an unexpected surprise. In the beginning of the years I was contacted by a trio of Lynn descendants who were wonderful to connect with and meet as we pooled our information and resources to pass on our family history. After sending emails back and forth fo...