Tag: Illinois
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The Secrets We Keep: Myrtle’s Hidden Truth
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This week’s #52Ancestors prompt is “Family Secrets,” and it got me thinking about the stories we choose to tell—and those we don’t. Have you ever wondered what secrets your ancestors kept? What stories they took to their graves, what truths remained unspoken at family gatherings? I certainly have, especially when…
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The Mysterious Mr. Max
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#52Ancestors – Surprises They always say, “Start with what you know,” right? Seems easy enough… but what if you don’t know much at all? What if what you thought you knew turns out to be full of surprises? As I’ve written before, I started my genealogy journey at a young…