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Author Archives: Janette Silverman
Trouble in Paradise – as I said, it’s the little things
Maybe the little things aren’t so little after all! Remember that one little error in your genealogical research that sends you down a rabbit hole of errors? Hopefully, we all catch those quickly enough so that the correct person, date, … Continue reading
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It’s the Little Things!
Yesterday I was out walking just at dawn – it was close to 90 degrees Fahrenheit at 5:30 AM. The sun wasn’t up, but the sky was getting light. I don’t like to walk earlier because I’d prefer not to … Continue reading
Hiding Just Out of Sight
Sometimes, no matter how carefully you think you are looking, surprises pop up. Every day except for rainy or snowy days, I take an early morning walk. I usually walk the same way with some variations. The other day, someone … Continue reading
Disappointment – a Learning Experience
It’s impossible to know before you turn down a road not previously traveled what you will find. As genealogists we all (ok I’m projecting here) explore new-found resources sometimes resulting in glorious, undescribably exciting results and other times with disappointment. … Continue reading
Conference Flurry
I can’t think of how else to describe what happens over the summer in the genealogy community. Of course, there are conferences all year long, but the summer is the time of the year with the most long conferences – … Continue reading
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A New/Old Project
Years ago I wrote about a project I was starting, investigating the March 1949 sailing of the McCormack line’s SS Marine Jumper from Hamburg to Boston. There were a number of ships in that year and the years following, carrying … Continue reading
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A Genealogist’s Ghosts
I live in a world inhabited by elusive figures. They are always just around the corner. They mock me by remaining out of sight. Secure and safe in their hidden spaces, I hear them talking to me and sometimes shouting … Continue reading
Baby Steps and then a Giant Leap
Like many of you, I get diverted, go off on a tangent, get distracted. It happens. Eleven years ago I wrote my dissertation “In Living Memory.” I always knew that I would use that as the basis for a book. … Continue reading
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