Distorted News – Not Just in the US
One of the things we have become acutely aware of from our travels is that the news we get in the USA about other countries may have very little in common with what is really happening. It has been shaped…
Are You Intensely Curious?
Are You Intensely Curious?
Category Travel
Turkish Airlines: from Houston to Athens
There are fascinating people and strange experiences everywhere. When we entered the gangway to board our flight, we came across one bend, and suddenly there were about 5 Turkish police or military authorities. We were never quite sure why they…
Duffy Sisters Go FISHing in Pennsylvania
I wrote about my 3rd great-grandfather, Abner Fish, last year. Figuring out who his parents were has been a struggle since there were 2 or 3 boys named Abner Fish born in or near Little Smithfield Township around 1794. I…
Learning About Nebraska Homesteads
To learn about Nebraska homesteads, I had to learn something new from Towner County, North Dakota’s Clerk of Court, Jolene Hoffert. Her office was terrific in looking up all kinds of land records for my McGee ancestors. When they found…
Cando Cemetery Mystery
The Sacred Heart Cemetery in Cando, North Dakota, holds the graves of my great-great-grandparents, William Michael McGee and Isabel/Isabella Carney. In 2008, my 3rd cousin, Rita Matejka, went to Cando and cleaned up the gravestones and chopped away at the…