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You’ve Been on “Ancestry” Too Long When . . .

On January 10, 2022March 3, 2023 By nanasworldwebIn family history10 Comments

Wait, is that even possible? I guess it's all a matter of what you consider "too long". But I have discovered that spending too much time on Ancestry in one sitting can get just a bit frustrating. I may be able to speak for most people of Scandinavian descent when I say this: "Everybody in …

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Daddy and Some Babies

On August 13, 2020March 3, 2023 By nanasworldwebIn family history13 Comments

Okay, you've seen this photo before... It seems almost universal; we just don't think we will ever forget the people in our family photos. And most likely, we ourselves won't. But what about our descendants, when those of us who knew the subjects of the photos are no longer around?  The man in the red …

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Raised By Swedes (and at least one Dane)

On September 23, 2017March 3, 2023 By nanasworldwebIn family history

Perhaps you have picked up on the fact that I was "raised by Swedes"...and, to be accurate, a few Danes too. You have to be raised by Swedes (or Danes or Norwegians) to really understand the meaning of the phrase. Or maybe you've read enough of Garrison Keillor's "A Prairie Home Companion" to get it. …

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Hide-and-Seek

On July 27, 2017March 3, 2023 By nanasworldwebIn Foster and Panda

It was all Panda's Idea! "Panda! Panda wake up!" I fairly shouted. "I just thought of an idea! Let's play hide-and-seek!"  "Dude," Panda replied. "The last time we played hide-and-seek I hid so well you fell asleep looking for me!" "Ummm, no," I corrected him. "The last time we played I fell asleep because I hid …

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