Mannahatta by Walt Whitman
Bill West of West In New England has extended a poetry challenge:1. Find a poem by a local poet, famous or obscure, from the region one ofyour ancestors lived in. It can be about an historical event, a legend, aperson, or even about some place (like a river)or a local animal.2. Post the poem to your blog (remembering to cite the source where youfound it.)3. Did it inspire you to research the subject of the poem and how it relates toyour ancestor?4. Submit your post's link here to me by November 22nd and I'll publish allthe entries on Thanksgiving Day!

“Orphans and Orphans”
85th EDITION OF THE Carnival Of GenealogyThe topic for the next edition of the Carnival of Genealogy is:“Orphans and Orphans”

There'll Be No Hell For Dogs
Carnival of Genealogy - 26th Edition - A Tribute To FathersEqual time has to go to my Father. How I loved him. How I miss him. The COG has always been very cathartic. He was the most handsome man I have ever seen. Movie star good looks handsome, and he was my father. From little gir

A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody
I enjoyed the research and writing of this, my submission for the 48th Edition of the COG. But most of all I enjoyed meeting my Mother as I never knew her.Until I started this article, I hadn't really thought of my Mother as a school girl, as the 14 year old bobby-sockser you see in the photograph to the right. S

Warm and Welcoming
My first post, Shelter From The Home and Hearth, was also my first contribution to the Carnival of Genealogy. I was so new, my hand shook as I hit the blog submission button. I had been reading the Carnival of