The January-February issue Ancestry focuses on the work lives of our forebears. In Nice Work If You Can Get It, I discover that the amateur, unpaid genealogist of today had well-paid predecessors a century ago. We do it because we love it. There’s always one more elusive ancestor to track down, one more document to [...]
As adults, one of the laziest verbal shortcuts we use is admonishing our children to “pay attention!” What we really mean is that we want them to focus on listening to information we are giving them verbally or demonstrating for them. There is no money exchanged, no pay involved, and for children with some language-based [...]
It just could be a case of the blind leading the blind, but if you’re exhausted enough, check out my article “Putting kids’ autism sleep issues to rest” in the December issue of MetroKids Philadelphia. Scout’s honor, some of these things worked for us; some, not for us, but for others. Does your kiddo have [...]
Our great-great grandfather’s eulogy was printed in the newspaper … while he was very much alive. Obituaries, like heirlooms, grow more valuable with time. But when is an obituary not an obituary? When they come before the subject has actually died. The how and why of premature obituaries can offer chuckles…and surprises. Click here to read [...]
