Trippin’ Over Roots Reboot!

by | Oct 3, 2016

Hard to believe it has been so long since I last posted. A lot has changed in those twenty months. Most notably the passing of my maternal grandmother who has, and always will be, a source of inspiration for my genealogical research. I also had the opportunity to work...

Happy New Year!

by | Jan 2, 2015

Image: Currier & Ives, 1876 (http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2002695831/) I want to wish my family, readers and colleagues a happy and prosperous 2015!  May this be the year that you succeed in your goals and break through those stubborn brick walls in your...

Wordless Wednesday: Candes Spence

by | Jun 4, 2014

Picture taken approximately 1907/1908. Candes Spence (b. 16 Jan 1893, d. 21 Aug 1945). Daughter of Benjamin (1855-1930) & Nancy Reece Spence(1858-1919). Married Samuel Jennings (1887-1937) on 30 July 1910. My great-grandmother. Tintype of Candes as a baby. Candes...

The Road to NGS 2014 in Richmond

by | May 5, 2014

I have lived and traveled through many parts of the United States during my lifetime.  I have backpacked with friends in Costa Rica and Peru and have even made the long trip to Melbourne, Australia.  Every place I have been I have brought back stories to my...