Dorothy Brown’s Memoir: “Mission Accomplished”
Some people’s lives touch me so much that instead of spending a little bit of time entering their vital records on…
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Genealogy and Gratefulness
Researching and learning about the lives of my ancestors living in the 1700s, 1800s, or early 1900s, has amplified my level…
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The Unknown “Mystery” Women of Genealogy
The further back in time we research, the more “unknown” women we find. Yet, these “unknown” women, our ancestors, have given…
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Genealogy Jokes!
Last Christmas, my husband and I looked for genealogy gifts ideas for me. We had so much fun finding cups, shirts,…
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Édith Piaf and Saint Thérèse of Lisieux: A French singer and a Saint… cousins!
All her life, French singer Édith Piaf kept a devotion to Saint Thérèse of Lisieux, probably not knowing that they were…
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The French Roots of Pope Leo XIV
Since the election of Pope Leo XIV on Thursday May 8, 2025, French genealogists have been very busy researching his French…
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My experience of RootsTech 2025: Fantastic!!
What an amazing 3 days… This event went above and beyond my expectations! You can speak about genealogy all day and…
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Countdown to RootsTech 2025!!
In just a few days, I’ll be attending RootsTech 2025 in person in Salt Lake City!! Now… I’m a little too…
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Mindful Genealogy
Over the years, the words “mindfulness” and “consciousness” have been used more and more in our vocabulary. Mindful meditation, mindful/conscious breathing,…
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The Origins of Backgammon
I have so many great memories with my son Jérémy of the hours we spent playing backgammon together! Had we known…
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The arrival of the Fork in France
Ah, the joys that genealogy can bring… such a variety of discoveries! Take the fork, for instance. Have you ever lost…
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1924: France 100 years ago
100 years ago: A brief look at some of the 1924 events in France. (I dedicate this post to my father,…
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The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Genealogy
In researching our genealogy, we discover so much more than a person’s name, date of birth, marriage and death. Among many…
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On vacation in France, I met my new cousin Marie-Laure!!
In June 2022, a woman who lives in France contacted me and mentioned that she and I had several ancestors in…
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Brie-Comte-Robert, town of France founded by my ancestor
I don’t remember much about my ancestor, Robert Ier de Dreux (1125-1188), but he founded Brie-Comte-Robert, a commune just 15 minutes…
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It’s a small world – “Le monde est petit”
As I mentioned in my previous post titled “To me, genealogy is about…”, I have already made so many pleasant discoveries…
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To me, genealogy is about…
To me, genealogy is so much more than a birth, a marriage, or a death date…
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My French Lineage 