Category Archives: Genealogy General

General articles about Genealogical Research

Some good news!

Good news for me! The cardiologists office was aware that insurance was refusing to cover my medications.  Because my old doctor had retired, no one in the office knew why.  I told them what the old cardiologist had told me.  … Continue reading

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Networked Communities

Please note that this document is available on this outside blog:  www.pegrowe.com Clicking on the images will bring a larger version for you to view.  Thanks! What is a Networked Community A networked community is an online community where a … Continue reading

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I looked into a very Danish Mirror Tonight

I found this photo tonight.  The woman in the middle is a cousin.  A first cousin (I think) to my paternal grandfather.  She is the daughter of my great great grandmother’s sister.  My great great aunts daughter, Annie Elsie Peterson … Continue reading

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Story Map

Samplers of Colonial America

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It was going to be called, “My Kind of Crazy”

This essay, such as it will be… was going to be called, “My Kind of Crazy”. But, I realized suddenly that to call it “MY KIND OF…” means that I approve, condone, am ok with. The reality is, that I … Continue reading

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Thirty Five Years Ago Today…

My father passed away from chronic heart disease. He had congestive heart failure due to a heart weakened from rheumatic fever as a baby, genetic weaknesses, caused by familial inherited (very) high blood pressure.  He had coronary artery disease and had … Continue reading

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A New Story!

Check out my latest genealogy  story:  My VanZandt Roots And while I have your attention, food for thought:  “We are all faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as impossible situations.”  ~Charles R. Swindoll And in the words … Continue reading

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VanAtta video

http://youtu.be/ZT4MEfM0Bho 26 April 2023 – Apparently this video is gone.  This particular video was placed online by a cousin who is now deceased.  I will keep my eye open for a new link to it. I kind of doubt I … Continue reading

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Why We Live In Douglas County (Oregon)

Note: Originally published in the News-Review, December 2011, Page B6 (Roseburg, Oregon) My husband and I originally came to Douglas County in 2005 because his new job gave him the choice to live on the I-5 Corridor between Roseburg and Grants … Continue reading

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The Old Days…

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