Carolyn Schott

A 36-Year Search for Cottage Cheese

January 18, 2016 |
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I’ve wanted to visit Lithuania since I was a teenager. And for once, it’s not because of family roots. My…

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5 Reasons the U.S. Needs to Help Syrian Refugees

November 17, 2015 | Comments Off on 5 Reasons the U.S. Needs to Help Syrian Refugees
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I don’t usually write political posts, but all the controversy over whether to admit Syrian refugees into the U.S. has…

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Strudels for Dummies

November 17, 2015 |
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I don’t usually post recipes, but since there was so much interest in yesterday’s post about my baking powder dilemma and…

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Cooking in the Footsteps of My Ancestors

November 16, 2015 |
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My mother was always blunt, or “direct” if you want to be polite. I learned to live with comments like,…

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A Genealogist’s Hog Heaven

September 20, 2015 |
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Guest blogger True Lewis blogs about family history. Her blog is a personal diary about her slave Granddaddy Ike Ivery and…

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Enter to Win!

September 17, 2015 | Comments Off on Enter to Win!
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Goodreads Book Giveaway Visiting Your Ancestral Town by Carolyn Schott Giveaway ends September 24, 2015. See the giveaway details at…

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You Can Go Home Again

September 14, 2015 |
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Guest blogger Scott Billigmeier is a California native who has lived in the suburbs of Washington, D.C. for 25 years.…

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Once in a Lifetime

September 10, 2015 |
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Guest blogger Merv Weiss began researching his family’s history in the year 2000. All four of his grandparents were ethnic…

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In Their Footsteps

September 9, 2015 | Comments Off on In Their Footsteps
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          As I talk to people about my book, Visiting Your Ancestral Town, I get to…

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First World Problems

September 9, 2015 | Comments Off on First World Problems
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Daily life can be filled with irritations. The technical support people who seem to know less about their product than…

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