People with strong Empathy talents can sense the emotions of those around them. They can feel what others are feeling as though the emotions were their own. They intuitively see the world through others’ eyes and share their perspectives. They perceive people’s pain or joy — sometimes before it is even expressed. Their instinctive ability [...]
There's an Ancestry.com commercial that catches my attention whenever I chance to see it. It's the story of a man who, with the help of AncestryDNA and Ancestry records, discovered he's the descendant of an Irish fisherman with blue eyes, just like him. Whenever I see it, I'm reminded that I'm the daughter and grand-daughter [...]
When my Ancestry membership expired earlier this summer, I turned to FamilySearch to continue my exploration. Once upon a time, I used FamilySearch exclusively. I found it easy to use and the results returned were a phenomenal gold mine. You could put in an ancestor's name, birth information, death information and find wonderful records like [...]
My mother and I visited Jones county Iowa this past weekend to walk in our ancestors shoes. I'm working on a post to share but in the meantime, here are some family articles of Jones county from both sides of my family tree. KENNALEY Kennaley Horrible Murder In Jones County Kennaley Farm and Artifacts The [...]
I love a good mystery, especially one found within myself and my family tree. That feeling of not quite knowing where to begin, the thrill of jumping into the unknown, yet all the while, knowing that anything is possible. One such family mystery is that of my 3x great-grandmother, Pharaby Brothers. I've been doing a bit [...]
Good things often come from "bad" things happening. Perhaps that's my Belief (#8 strength) or my Connectedness speaking, but in my experience, most things in life have had a way of working themselves out for the better. Recently, my Ancestry.com membership was due for renewal. Yet in my planning for six months down the road, I [...]
It's time now to turn our attention to a branch that has, for some time, seen very little. One reason I've focused so heavily upon the research of my mother's side is that there was very little research that was done before me, or, if research was done, it's been lost or forgotten. Whereas my [...]
While I enjoy traveling and experiencing new places, cultures, and ideas, I'm always thankful to have a place to call home to return to at the end of my journey. For me, home is so much more than a building with four walls and my earthly possessions. It's a feeling, a sense of belonging whether [...]
After having discovered my top five strengths through Gallup CliftonStrengths, which I've written about here, curiosity got the better of me and I purchased my full 34-strengths profile from Gallup so that I could see what came next. To my delight, I learned that Connectedness is my number six theme. No surprise there, really, as people with [...]
For the past ten days, my neighborhood has sounded like a war zone. One that smells of grilled hamburgers and hotdogs and sulfur. There is no doubt in my mind, we as a nation love celebrating our Independence Day.
BRIANNA WRIGHT 