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A Great Cloud of Witnesses

October 31, 2018 |
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Carolyn Schott

Genealogists and cemeteries go together like peanut butter and jelly. So exploring cemeteries is nothing new to me. I’ve tip-toed…

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The C in DACA stands for children

September 6, 2017 | Comments Off on The C in DACA stands for children
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Carolyn Schott

My Grandma Lydia was just 4 years old when her parents brought her to the U.S., an immigrant from what…

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Visiting Your Ancestral Town 2nd Edition!

May 18, 2015 | Comments Off on Visiting Your Ancestral Town 2nd Edition!
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Carolyn Schott

It’s here! The 2nd edition of my book, “Visiting Your Ancestral Town,” is now available with a special price of…

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A Letter to the Governor

April 1, 2015 |
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Carolyn Schott

Some family stories can be proven. Some can’t. But sometimes those stories leave a trail of clues. My dad was…

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Puddle-jumping to Christmas

December 22, 2013 | Comments Off on Puddle-jumping to Christmas
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I think it was the smallest commercial plane I’ve ever been on. Every seat was a window seat … and…

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Snow Tourist

January 30, 2011 |
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Carolyn Schott

Traveling is all about visiting new locales and seeing interesting and unusual sights, isn’t it? When you think of exotic…

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No Way Out

January 17, 2011 | Comments Off on No Way Out
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Carolyn Schott

If you’re stuck in a blizzard, there are worse places to be than a cozy house overlooking a snow-covered lake,…

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Connoisseur? Or Crazed About Seeds?

July 29, 2010 |
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Carolyn Schott

I love road trips. There’s nothing that says summer to me more than the open road ahead of me and…

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