by Brandy Heineman | Dec 16, 2016 | Blog, Jesus
The Virgin Mary When I was a teen, I saved a magazine article about the Virgin Mary. I’ve long forgotten that author’s conclusions, but I kept it mostly for the artwork: a full-page grid of renderings of Mary. The faith tradition I hold to honors Mary as...
by Brandy Heineman | Dec 5, 2016 | Blog, Family History
Background on the Witter Deed I was so delighted to find the Joshua Witter deed at the Cattaraugus County courthouse in Little Valley several years ago. Then I started trying to transcribe it. Nonetheless, this 1854 document is an important piece of my Witter family...
by Brandy Heineman | Oct 11, 2016 | Blog, Family History
Francis Joseph Wells, (abt 1871-aft. 1926), was a telegraph operator. In spite of a reasonably long list of data about the man, my great-great-grandfather remains something of mystery. In his turbulent life, his career seems to be the constant. A Model of Success...
by Brandy Heineman | Oct 1, 2016 | Blog, Family History
October is Family History Month! Wondering how you should celebrate Family History Month? Here are 31 ideas to get you started… 1. Attend a lecture. (I enjoyed giving one today!) 2. Love Twitter? Join the “Genealogy Photo-A-Day” Challenge! 3....
by Brandy Heineman | Sep 15, 2016 | Blog, Family History
For years, one of my less-than-tangible interests has been, how is meaning created? How do signals, bywords, and objects become encoded with messages and memories? And specifically, how does a pin my grandmother never owned become a memento of her to me? Malleable...
