Should I join a lineage society?

Should I join a lineage society?

Hezekiah Stowell, Revolutionary War veteran I should be honest. My first thought upon discovering a Revolutionary War ancestor was NOT to ask myself, “Should I join a lineage society?” and lay a reasoned list of pros and cons. Nope, it was more along the lines of,...

Thankful for Leftovers

As my husband said the blessing over our family’s Thanksgiving meal this year, the thought resounding in my mind was from Psalm 34:8— Taste and see that the Lord is good . . . A great thought for Thanksgiving, right? And we enjoyed not one but TWO great days of feting...

Haunted.

One of the taglines for my book is, “There’s more than one way to be haunted.” It’s meant to pique interest, so I’ve done a bit of thinking about what that means. Someone might want to engage on that point, after all. What does it mean,...
Black Cat Appreciation Day?!

Black Cat Appreciation Day?!

How did I miss this? Okay, the truth is, I didn’t miss it. August 17th is Black Cat Appreciation Day, and like practically all other news and current events, I learned about it on Twitter. Nonetheless, as the person claimed by one exceedingly lovely 15-year-old...