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Memories of my grandfather

I’m thinking about my grandparents lately. Here’s what I remember the most about my grandfather Alex Kaiser. He could mash potatoes so smoothly with just a metal potato masher and the strength of one arm, you would swear the potatoes were whipped. He used to bet his grandchildren they would never be able to find…

Ockham’s razor

The 14th century philosopher and theologian William Ockham posed the now famous theory that, and I’m paraphrasing here, the simplest answer is probably the correct answer. This theory can also apply to those conducting genealogy research: if you are jumping through hoops trying to force a relationship between people, it probably isn’t there. Minimally, you…

Paper genealogy

Are you a paper genealogist? Check out Archives.gov for their great selection of pedigree charts and other genealogy forms. I prefer their forms because they are neat and clean and have a lot of white space. You can see all their forms here: https://www.archives.gov/research/genealogy/charts-forms Here are some of my favorite forms. These forms have all…

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