I keep reading old newspapers to learn how our ancestors dealt with their 1918 pandemic, the Spanish Flu. Here is a telling story from the October 22, 1918 edition of the Paris, Oxford County, Maine newspaper, the Oxford Democrat, which … Continue reading →
In war or peace time. On the front lines and in supportive rolls. Thank You All For Your Service. Included are direct-line ancestors & their sons and/or gandsons as well as a few others, whom I could not forget. This … Continue reading →
Opening our DNA test results will forever anchor us to a specific time, place, and people. And this experience is being played out all across the U.S. You can tune into You Tube and watch videos of the curious reading … Continue reading →
David Sorofman first stepped foot on U.S. soil in 1906 on the 13th day of September. He arrived in Boston Harbor as a passenger on board the SS Saxonia traveling with his mother and siblings. His father was already living … Continue reading →
Both adults look down and then up at the camera with shy smiles; the boy is more at ease. They stand close to each other. The woman leans into the man, her head resting on his arm, her hand … Continue reading →