Scottish Covenanters – Talking Leaves

FaceTiming from the Cemetery

May 15, 2026May 17, 2026 Susan Laney Spector2 Comments

Woman in a dark coat and beanie sitting on a cemetery bench video calling on smartphone

A Cross-Generational Virtual Adventure

It Takes a Village

May 10, 2026May 10, 2026 Susan Laney SpectorLeave a comment

They had no children of their own, but these three sisters mentored countless children. 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks: Week 19-"A Question the Records Can’t Answer” Prompt: Outside of letters and diaries, most of the records we use in genealogy don’t tell us the “why” and “how” of our ancestors’ lives. We can read the… Continue reading It Takes a Village

Houses Divided

March 13, 2026March 23, 2026 Susan Laney Spector2 Comments

52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks: Week 10- Changed My Thinking Prompt: Genealogy is all about discovery. What is something you’ve found about an ancestor that changed your way of thinking about them? Perhaps genealogy has led you to think about bigger issues differently. Approaching this assignment, I thought about what might have been bigger issues… Continue reading Houses Divided