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Weaving together a story with extremely nebulous threads
A first attempt to make some sense of things
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Genealogy shouldn't be boring
This lovely post about writing family history in a way that is engaging even for non-genealogists got me thinking about an experience I had a few years…
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The ever-changing map of the Louisiana coastline
We're used to boundary changes, but in Louisiana there's an extra dimension to consider
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August 2024

Cousin bait: 16 great-grandparents
Taking the lead of Mightier Acorns and Kirsi Dahl because I think this is a great way to find others researching the same families!
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Documenting enslaved ancestors
If you enjoy solving puzzles, this is a very meaningful way to do it
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The Houma tribe of southeast Louisiana
Who are they, where did they come from?
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Are family curses real?
Just kidding...mostly
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Eloise Bergeron and her many "husbands"
She is an outlier in my tree in several ways
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Most annoying brick wall, pt. 2
Y-DNA clues
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My most annoying brick wall
I've avoided writing about it but we all knew it was coming eventually
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FAN club research & an interesting story uncovered
Edmond Hogan's "romantic" and "celebrated" succession drama
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July 2024

The story of Susan Randolph and James Cage
The fascinating origins of Woodlawn Plantation in Terrebonne, Louisiana
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