Nuts From the Family Tree

Well I'm off on my DNA adventure! Before the holidays I selected 23andMe to do my DNA test and just after New Year ordered the kit. It c...

Thought I'd mention an old standard and bring it around once again for your consideration on the start of the year. It's mind mappin...

My 5th great grandfather was George Adam Eckhart (1729 - 1806) and every once in a while I google to see if anyone out there has written mor...

Amanuensis Monday What's an Amanuensis, you say? It's a copyist: someone who sits like a crazy person squinting their eyes and ...

A funny thing happened on the way to my starting a regular Surname Saturday post here. It all started with a post about cousin bait which yo...

Here goes using the blogging prompt of Treasure Chest Thursday. If you need blogging ideas then the very bestest place to go is Geneablogger...

OK, so you might remember me mentioning that I paint landscapes. But I don't think I mentioned that I taught advanced drawing for about ...