Carol Stetser

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Thanksgiving Menu

  • 5 months ago

November 17, 2023 Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays. It’s tradition-filled but not as pressure-packed as Christmas. There are all kinds of good food, but not usually as much drunken carousing as New Year’s. It’s quieter than the Fourth of July. Families get together, but it’s just for one meal. Everyone eats to excess, …

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Veteran’s Day for Genealogists

  • 6 months ago

November 10, 2023 Veterans Day is observed today. It’s a good day to make a point of thanking any veterans you know for their service. It’s also a good day to spend some time thinking about the veterans on your family tree.   If you haven’t pinpointed all the veterans on your family tree, why …

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It Depends

  • 6 months ago

November 3, 2023 Over the years I’ve asked roughly a bazillion genealogical questions. I think I’ve answered nearly that many for other genealogists too. The questions I’ve asked and been asked ranged from technology to DNA to research. No matter what the topic, the answers were all much the same. They usually began with “It …

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