by Elaine McAllister | Sep 13, 2024 | All Aboard! The Adventures of Miss Ratcliff, Ancestor Profiles, Family, Friends, Generational Storytelling, Life, Mini-Memoirs, Travel
Grandma’s journey took her across Kansas, Colorado, Utah, Idaho, Oregon, Washington, and California. Ours included all of those states but California PLUS Wyoming and Montana. Hers lasted nearly a year. Ours, only two and a half weeks. Hers was limited to where...
by Elaine McAllister | Sep 12, 2024 | Ancestor Profiles, Family, Generational Storytelling, Memories, Mini-Memoirs, Travel, Writing
If you have been within earshot of me in the past few months, you’ve heard me talk about All Aboard! The Adventures of Miss Ratcliff. My most recent (7th) book was a work of the heart and a mini-memoir of my paternal grandmother. The nutshell version is this: A...
by Elaine McAllister Admin | Jan 15, 2024 | Ancestor Profiles, Family, Generational Storytelling, Life, Memories, Mini-Memoirs, Writing
“We all feel stronger if we are part of a tapestry. One thread alone is weak, but woven into something larger, surrounded by other threads, is more difficult to unravel.” Thanks to Zoom, I heard Stephen Walters speak those words to a crowd of genealogists...
by Elaine McAllister | Mar 27, 2023 | Ancestor Profiles, Family, Generational Storytelling, Life, Words Have Power, Writing
Several years ago, my brother and I acquired a box of old stuff from our last remaining paternal aunt. She knew the contents would be treasured by us. Glenn is a genetic genealogist and I’m passionate about generational storytelling – a cosmic duo! As we...
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