Archive for the 'Genealogy' Category

NaPoWriMo Poem #20

4/27/2009 - 3 Iyar, 5769

Four Questions

Will I find the answer I seek
on a roll of microfilm
in the back of a cabinet
at the local library
or perhaps written
on the back of a photograph
buried in a box
in the attic?

Can I trust research
conducted by a stranger
posted on the internet
without any sources cited
any more or less
than the uncited research
of a 19th century distant kin
published in a book?

Why do some cousins
respond excitedly to my letters
while others are silent?
Is it me, my cousins, or the letters?

How many roads must a man pursue
before a brick wall comes down?
I’d ask Bob Dylan,
but I know the answer he’ll give me,
and I want something more.

NaPoWriMo Poem #15 and #16

4/17/2009 - 23 Nisan, 5769

Past, Present, Future

3/13/2009 - 17 Adar, 5769

The Importance of Backup

9/13/2008 - 13 Elul, 5768

Happy Independence Day

7/1/2008 - 28 Sivan, 5768

Poems concerning family bibles

4/12/2008 - 7 Nisan, 5768

It’s my 18th great grandfather’s fault, so you can blame me

2/12/2008 - 6 Adar I, 5768

I need to hear from all of Camelot!

1/29/2008 - 22 Shevat, 5768

Existentialism

12/13/2007 - 4 Tevet, 5768

Genealogy research can benefit anyone

12/10/2007 - 1 Tevet, 5768

My *other* cousin in Hollywood

10/21/2007 - 9 Heshvan, 5768

What If…

8/12/2007 - 28 Av, 5767

Proper Storage of Historical Documents

8/6/2007 - 22 Av, 5767

SS-5

8/5/2007 - 21 Av, 5767

How much to say

7/29/2007 - 14 Av, 5767

Through marriage

7/27/2007 - 12 Av, 5767

Dieku

7/25/2007 - 10 Av, 5767

Harry Potter Family Tree

7/23/2007 - 8 Av, 5767

I may not like Bush, but…

7/21/2007 - 6 Av, 5767

Friday Not-So-Random Five

7/20/2007 - 5 Av, 5767

Apple Tree

7/20/2007 - 5 Av, 5767

Coincidentally…

7/18/2007 - 3 Av, 5767

Now, that’s impressive!

7/16/2007 - 1 Av, 5767

Dudelsack

7/14/2007 - 28 Tamuz, 5767

Grave discussion

7/12/2007 - 26 Tamuz, 5767

I passed!

7/9/2007 - 23 Tamuz, 5767

Friday Five

7/6/2007 - 20 Tamuz, 5767

Independent Thinking

6/29/2007 - 13 Tamuz, 5767

Friday (not completely) Random Five

6/29/2007 - 13 Tamuz, 5767

Is Genealogy Bunk?

6/25/2007 - 9 Tamuz, 5767

My Great-Uncle Mandell

6/20/2007 - 4 Tamuz, 5767

How Catherine the Great is the great(19) grandmother of Henry David Thoreau

6/19/2007 - 3 Tamuz, 5767

Census Whacking

6/13/2007 - 27 Sivan, 5767

Genealogical Research

6/9/2007 - 23 Sivan, 5767

One obvious OneWorldTree FUBAR

5/25/2007 - 8 Sivan, 5767

Relationships

5/25/2007 - 8 Sivan, 5767

Direct Descendent of Greatness

4/16/2007 - 28 Nisan, 5767

Research for my next trip to London

4/15/2007 - 27 Nisan, 5767

Corned Beef and cabbage on Rye

3/15/2007 - 25 Adar, 5767

100 Years Ago

2/28/2007 - 10 Adar, 5767