My Dad isn’t one to jump onto strange ideas. He doesn’t look for medical cures, apply new-age practices in his life or give any credence to most conspiracies. Don’t try to tell him there was no moon landing. Reincarnation? Never. Aliens? Not likely. Demons? It’s in the Bible, so yes. Ghosts? Well….. he actually does believe in ghosts. He’s not…
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It was a glorious day when we finally found Jeremiah Blackwell’s resting place. You can read that story here . Our initial joy of discovering this cemetery was followed by a gnawing sense of responsibility. Our family cemetery, from pioneer times, had been reclaimed by the woods decades ago. We knew some family members had semi-restored it back in the 1960’s…
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This is a good day for Baked Macaroni and Cheese! I have a few words that will get your heart pumping. These words could arguably be some of the most important words in the entire world. Do you think you know what they are? Ready? Baked Macaroni and Cheese! This is a love language if there ever was one. My…
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When it comes to genealogy I have been lucky in the serendipity department. Many times over I have run into someone, found a special archive or had a hunch that led to breakthroughs in research. There have been some serendipitous things happen that show our ancestors must be helping along the way. I feel that that there is a place…
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Not far back into our fathers family tree my sister and I discovered our Blackwell family line. We approached our dad with this information and it jogged some vague memories of a family pioneer cemetery burial plot that still remained intact. An online search yielded a few hits. The first would be the ever-informative http://www.findagrave.com where we excitedly found that…
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