Finding Family with DNA Testing
There was a new face at my step-grandmother’s funeral—another Nordic face, like my step-grandma and her children and grandchildren. He had never met my step-grandmother, but in the few days after her death and...
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Un-redeeming the dead
I have a complex family history question that I am hoping to find an expert to help me with. I am wondering if there are any family history gurus that might be able to...
Guest Post: Patrician
My mom wrote this essay in 1988, a few months after her grandmother, Juna Tye Peterson died. The painting, Juna Tye Peterson mopping the kitchen floor at 342 W Vernon, was painted by by...
Relief Society Lesson 35: Redemption for the Dead
by EmilyCC I think the beginning of this lesson has some good background on how Joseph Smith’s life experiences prepared him to receive revelation for redeeming the dead (this lesson is talking primarily about...
Standing on the Shoulders of Giants: a Mother's Day Talk
by EmilyCC This isn’t a cheery talk. (My husband, Nate: “I think people are going to want to shoot themselves afterwards.”) But, my points in this talk are twofold: we all can mother (Jesus...
Feminist Genealogy
by EmilyCC This is my great-grandma. I’m not quite sure what her name is, but I’m going to find out. Maria inspired me to learn more about my matrilineal line after her post about...
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