Archive - GenTales

Hannah Lincoln's Grandchildren and the Lexington Alarm

As I noted last week, although 2026 is the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, the Revolutionary War itself started more than a year…

Apr 15

Pin It Aside #4 - My Maternal Grandmother

And other pins from the 1970s to 80s

Apr 11

8:51

The American Revolution Started Before 1776

250 is just a number

Apr 8

Pin it Aside #3 - Attitude

Snark, sass, and personality

Apr 4

Let's Talk About Lineage Societies

Insider information on what to expect

Apr 1

13:33

March 2026

Pin it Aside #2 - DAR memorabilia

Another foray into my pin and name tag collection.

Mar 28

9:17

Seth and Grace Baker Just Couldn't Stay Married

Marie (Baker) Heabler Weidman Maley Brenton Oler's parents

Mar 25

Pin it Aside #1 - My popple

And a tangent into the cabbage patch

Mar 21

3:29

Family Repercussions of Mental Illness Are Not New

A murder in the Lincoln family in 1903

Mar 18

Pin it Aside - A New Weekly Feature

There’s something to be said about documenting the now. It’s some of the greatest research material - running across a diary or someone’s commentary on…

Mar 14

Free Windows Software to Analyze Your Family Tree

And a trick when using it with Ancestry

Mar 11

My Grandfather's WWII Memorabilia

Medals, insignia, and photographs

Mar 4

9:46

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