A terrible, unfortunate accident.
Joseph Petwin Kerr was the younger brother of my 2X great grandmother, Jane Chew (Kerr). One might suppose…
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In 2011, I visited England with my young daughter, Talia. It was an incredible time that we had…
The love and optimism of a heartbroken father.
Samuel Hodges of Egerton, Kent is a much beloved, ancestor of mine. (I will blog about him again…
An account from 1748
The parish record notations are ‘rare’ but extremely interesting when they surface! This Hutton Buscel, Yorkshire notation from…
Actionable, trendy, effective research
This document is the March 20 1791 baptism of my 3rd great grandfather, William Kerr the younger. The…
A daughter’s love and incredible story she uncovered.
As you can imagine the further back in time one travels, the tougher it gets to locate useful…
For my liberty, the secret of perpetual motion
Todays blog examines a newspaper quote of my ancestor Charles Sansam. On November 19 1909, Charles sat in…
A day of reflection.
In the run of year, there are two days in which I spend time reflecting about my life…
The last time.
Mankind lacks the ability to look into the future and know when things will happen. Scores of people…
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