by Elaine McAllister | Sep 26, 2024 | All Aboard! The Adventures of Miss Ratcliff, Ancestor Profiles, Family, Generational Storytelling, Life, Memories, Mini-Memoirs, Travel
“Those who leave stories for future generations give us a gift of time, woven together into tapestries of the past. They give us pathways into a history with which we can relate. In doing so, both those who share and those who listen benefit from intentional...
by Elaine McAllister | Sep 25, 2024 | All Aboard! The Adventures of Miss Ratcliff, Ancestor Profiles, Family, Generational Storytelling, Life, Memories, Mini-Memoirs, Perspective, Travel
Grandma’s story continues to grow as layers of history are uncovered. I knew it would. I always tell participants in my Generational Storytelling workshops that the work of a family historian or genealogist is never done. That excites some and frustrates others....
by Elaine McAllister | Sep 24, 2024 | All Aboard! The Adventures of Miss Ratcliff, Ancestor Profiles, Faith, Family, Generational Storytelling, Life, Memories, Mini-Memoirs, Travel
My Grandma – Bertha A. Ratcliff York – was a phenomenal woman. Plain and simple, but I learned a lot from her in the 30-some years we shared life on Earth. She passed in 1984…just weeks before my son was born. Grandma taught me how to live and how to...
by Elaine McAllister | Sep 22, 2024 | All Aboard! The Adventures of Miss Ratcliff, Ancestor Profiles, Family, Generational Storytelling, Life, Mini-Memoirs, Thankfulness, Travel
I’ve visited nearly all of the 48 contiguous states in my lifetime and can attest that there is beauty in every single one. Still, I’m convinced Idaho has an overabundance of scenic wonderland. I fell in love with the area while researching to write...
by Elaine McAllister | Sep 20, 2024 | All Aboard! The Adventures of Miss Ratcliff, Ancestor Profiles, Family, Generational Storytelling, Life, Memories, Mini-Memoirs, Thankfulness, Travel
As I write, huge machines are working in our front yard to replace the sewer line in our neighborhood. We’ve seen the work (and the aftermath) in our neighbors’ yards to the north but evidently, today’s our day. A section of our driveway was sawed,...
by Elaine McAllister | Sep 18, 2024 | All Aboard! The Adventures of Miss Ratcliff, Ancestor Profiles, Faith, Family, Generational Storytelling, Life, Memories, Mini-Memoirs, Perspective, Travel
Believe it or not, “revisiting” our recent trip is hard work! Those who know me well know I’m always on a trek for knowledge. I want to know things, I love to research and learn (always have), and I have to piece together things until they make...
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