After An Educator's Journey
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Once upon a time, I taught 2nd, 3rd, and 4th graders. Now I’m retired and working on new ventures.
Tag: genealogy
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Since Covid, I have long wanted to get back to travel. In the abstract I embrace it and its uncertainty; in reality, travel and planning intimidates me. In 2020, when we were both (nearly) retired, we were anticipating a trip to Ireland, our first overseas adventure since 2015. I have the travel books to prove…
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On September 17, 1887, my paternal grandfather, Emanuele Concetto Puglisi, was born in Linguaglossa, Sicily. His life story is rather remarkable and serves as a reminder given the context of what is happening currently in this country. Emanuel was the last born to his parents, Rosario and Antonina who had 13 children. In fact he…
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One of my not-education “hobbies” is family history. It is exhilarating to me when I find a link to a relative, and especially cool when I can place that relative in history. I have found some relatives that fought during the Civil War – and on both sides of that conflict. My Dutch-born great-grandfather, Anthony…
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Being school vacation week, I spent some of my down time on genealogical pursuits. Unraveling family mysteries is nothing short of breath-taking when (and if) those mysteries are unraveled. This week, there were no grand discoveries, however, just more questions. This week, I had hoped to pin down my great-great-grandmother, Sophronia’s death date and burial.…
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For some reason I am fascinated with history – family history. And during school vacations, when I finally have some time to spend on such endeavors, I am able to do quite a bit of research. Not exactly as exciting as skiing or snowboarding or as relaxing as sitting on a beach or by a…
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