I’m in an odd situation. I have one brother and one sister and none of us has children. So, our particular line dies with us. Still, I find myself preoccupied lately with where we came from,... Read more >>

We could almost hear a fiddler on the roof as the small van pulled into the village of Varaklani, two hours outside of Riga, Latvia. This is where, pre-pogroms, my ancestors once lived, and we have... Read more >>

My family is amazing; let me tell you why. My husband, Marshall B. Rose, has a PhD in economics/mathematics and has had a career with the Interior Department as the chief economist with the Minerals... Read more >>

My sister comes over to my house two days ago. She had a problem with her phone so she asked me if she could use my phone, get on my Internet, and check out her status, to which I obliged, of course.... Read more >>

Family tree quotes for genealogy fans: “Why waste your time and money looking up your family tree? Just go into politics and your opponents will do it for you!”... Read more >>

Remembrance Day in Canada and Veteran’s Day in the United States are both fast approaching and with them the challenge for many people of my generation: how do you remember something... Read more >>

I think my real mistake was bringing the f-ing coffee cup in here. “But, Sandra … ” you say. “You need the coffee!” You’re right, reader. You are ever so right.... Read more >>

We weren’t white trash. My mother would never have allowed it. We were poor in terms of actual cash money, but I never wore Sunday school shoes without socks—ever. My parents never asked... Read more >>

Like many Americans, I fall into the “mixed breed” category. Half of my roots dwell beneath several villages in Mexico; the other half are buried in the Kansas prairies. Strong,... Read more >>