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Wading in the Gene Pool
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Wading in the Gene Pool will have general Genealogy tips, comments humor and observations, as well as specific information on my attempts to document all of the residents past and present in my gene pool.
Recent Posts
Advent Calender–> Day 3, Christmas Ornaments
It’s strange, I don’t remember any generational christmas ornaments growing up. I remember making ornaments as a child, especially those pipe cleaner candy canes that I could hang on the tree. Pipe cleaners shaped like the canes…th...
Advent Calender–>Day Two, (or it’s all about the Food, Baby)
I decided to participate in the Advent Calender from GeneaBloggers but realized that I had to skip the first day. I am hoping to post each day as a small diversion from my current Genea-project. We’ll see how it goes. Growing up, my mother ...
…and searching for Surnames
I want to locate any fellow Orella’s. It’s the Orella line that initially hooked me into the genealogy path….Orella is the family of my father’s, paternal Grandmother, Dariel Antonia Orella Hadsell. Sadly I never met Dariel,...
…and giddy with excitement
OMG OMG OMG………I fell into a FANTABULOUS Genealogical find….Keith and I were went into an antique shop that is in town…he found this handmade photo album. The photo album’s owner is one Knowleton Carson of Kansas C...
..And learning about the Blenman’s
I was at the Pima County Antique fair today and I found some old pictures that I thought were very interesting. I thought maybe if I posted the pictures here that perhaps anyone looking for Blenman family members would appreciate them. Apparently, th...
..and looking for Bonnie (Parker)
Everyone knows who Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow is. My current task is to connect one Opal Parker of MN to Ms. Bonnie Parker of TX. I’m not having any luck so fair….But verbal family history indicates that Bonnie Parker is Opal’s ...

