by Elaine McAllister | Sep 6, 2026 | Uncategorized
I can almost imagine four-year old Susan Block playing with her siblings on the deck of the S.S. Teutonia under the watchful eyes of their parents Jakob and Susanah. The gentle rocking of the ship lulled newborn Abraham to sleep in his mother’s arms. He was born...
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 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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