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 | Jan 11, 2024 | Faith, Family, Friends, Life, Perspective, Truth, Uncategorized
8,760! That’s it!Whether we’re the president of a multi-million dollar corporation or barely squeaking by on a meager monthly stipend after a lifetime of punching the time clock, we all get the same number of hours every year. 8,760.It makes no difference...
by Elaine McAllister | Jan 1, 2024 | Family, Life, Memories, Reflecting God, Thankfulness
“McPherson Woman Reports Rare Mountain Lion Sighting: Last Documented Sighting of a Cougar in Kansas was in 1904.” That was the headline! The local newspaper was first to tell my story; just a couple sentences about what I saw in the New Gottland...
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...
by Elaine McAllister | Mar 11, 2023 | Family, Generational Storytelling, Life, Mini-Memoirs, Trusting God, Writing
Fierce storms battered the small fleet of forty ships accompanying William Penn and his family to a colony to be named Pennsylvania. Charles II of England granted this colony to Penn, and he gathered other Quakers and set sail on the 5th day of the 7th month of 1682....
by Elaine McAllister | Mar 1, 2023 | Celebrate Grandparenting, Family, Generational Storytelling, Grandparenting, Life, Mini-Memoirs, Perspective, Words Have Power, Writing
Would you like to be part of a totally unscientific study? Recently, I learned about a study conducted by One Poll for Ancestry (the company). I found it FASCINATING! Just for fun, let’s see how my readers compare with those who were involved in this study. Grab...
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