My Dad died a little over a month ago. This is the first Father’s Day without him. It is the first Father’s Day without a Dad to celebrate. Someone recently said to me that she felt orphaned when her Dad died despite the fact that she was an adult when she died. Today I understand…
San Francisco Record of Orphans
I found a little gem on the San Francisco Genealogy website last week. They’ve add the San Francisco Orphans, Half Orphans, Etc. on State Aid, 1903-1910. I looked to see if any names were in my database. I found the child of my Great Great Aunt Gertude (Jones) Burke. As the story goes, Gertrude was…
My Dad, 1927- 2010
Some of you already know my Dad’s struggles over the last two years with emphysema. Two weeks ago, he was hospitalized for the third time this year. This time he did not come home. He was admitted for breathing troubles and a lung infection. But just before they were going to release him the following…
My First Genealogy Teacher
This morning I was thinking about when I first took up genealogy. After muddling around for a bit, I decided to take a home study genealogy course through the Texas Tech University. I pulled out my materials to see who my teacher was. Her name was Christine Knox Wood. I decided to see if I…
Light Blogging…Family Emergency
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