Category Archives: People

Opening Doors to the Past and Present

Posted on December 15, 2010 by

“Growing up, I was the only one around that didn’t have any grandparents.  They were in Sweden and we never  really talked about them.”  So my father said, when I asked him for some information about his grandparents, all from … Continue reading →

Posted in Olson, Relatively Speaking (musings) | Leave a comment

Knock on WOOD

Posted on December 14, 2010 by

Funny thing about genealogy – the harder I search, the luckier I get. My husband and I each have the surname Wood in the branches of our family tree and I’m trying to find out a little more about each … Continue reading →

Posted in New York, Relatively Speaking (musings), Wood | Leave a comment

Cherished Memories

Posted on December 14, 2010 by

A few years ago for Christmas I made my Step-dad at special memories scrapbook about his family history. I included old photographs, family research, and articles that I found about his home town, and a lot more. He was thrilled … Continue reading →

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