by Elizabeth O'Neal | May 17, 2019 |
We don’t always know the details of our female ancestors’ lives, but it is important to tell the stories we do know.
Mary Virginia Bernardin immigrated from France to America in 1855 as a young woman. She married Victor Redoutey in Ohio and moved to the midwest.
You can read what I know of her story in this post.
by Elizabeth O'Neal | May 11, 2018 |
As genealogists, we spend the bulk of our time telling the stories of our ancestors. How often do we take the time to tell our own stories?
The answer is “not very.” But think about it: who is better qualified to tell your story than you are?
In this post, I’m putting myself in the frame by sharing one of my stories. It’s the story of how I got started as a genealogist, and I shared it as the Ice Breaker speech that I recently gave to my local Toastmasters club.
Take the time to tell YOUR story.
by Elizabeth O'Neal | Mar 31, 2018 |
What… he WHAT?
John M. Swanay had a run of crazy bad luck.
He headed to New York for what should have been a simple business trip. He checked into his hotel room, blew out the gas lamps and went to bed.
Two days later, he was dead.
What happened? And where did that snake come from?