by jennifer | Aug 22, 2013 | Family History
Why is it all my good finds come after 11 p.m.? I’m following trails that lead to dead ends, frustration after frustration, and then, right when I say, “It’s late! Screw this, I’m going to bed!” WHAM! A find that keeps me up another hour...
by jennifer | Aug 17, 2013 | Genealogy
The day started so innocently. A bagel with lox cream cheese from Murray’s. Left my daughter with my parents. Leisurely made my way down to Chambers Street so I could spend my last morning in New York City checking out the archives before meeting my sister, the...
by jennifer | Aug 8, 2013 | Genealogy
This week I’ve been busy getting my geek on. My interest in genealogy just happened to coincide with the annual International Conference on Jewish Genealogy, which is being held in my backyard in Boston. I lucked out as the last time it was in Boston was 1996....
by jennifer | Jul 15, 2013 | Genealogy
Through 23andMe (a DNA testing site), you can find people you may be related to based on your DNA. There is a woman I’ve been in touch with as she was identified as a possible 2nd through 4th cousin, and when we connected, we discovered that we both had family...
by jennifer | Jun 11, 2013 | Family History
This past weekend I went to New York for a getaway with friends. Once a year, my parents get together with my dad’s fraternity buddies, leaving the apartment for me and my friends. I try to go up a day earlier to see them and to spend a day in the city on my...
by jennifer | May 23, 2013 | Genealogy
One of the difficulties about blogging about something new is the compulsion to start from the beginning. “Well I can’t blog about E,” I think, “because I haven’t blogged about A, B, C, or D.” And I think, “I’ll just...
