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The Architect from Kowloon & his Famous Daughter, Nancy Kwan
Kwan Wing-hong, a Cambridge-trained architect, known during the War by his code names shares a remarkable history shared by his famous daughter, the…
Sep 7, 2024
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Montgomery Hom
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July 2024
Inside the Burls: Who Owns the Story?
This is Part 4 of my series exploring burls as a metaphor for the complexity of family trees today. After looking at the power of telling a family…
Jul 27, 2024
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Kerri Kearney
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How Family Albums Trigger Grandma Kay’s Hidden Stories
Family history storytelling and other insights from the Centenarian Playbook. Monthly posts from members celebrate their contributions to family history…
Jul 6, 2024
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Kevin Ferguson
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The St Mary's Catholic Church
A one place study of a church and its role in supporting new immigrants and the founding and development of a community in rural Pennsylvania during the…
Jul 2, 2024
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Rainey Mitchell (L.E.E)
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June 2024
Grandma Keats
I know some things about my Grandma Keats. I never met her; she died before I was born. Monthly posts from members celebrate their contributions to…
Jun 29, 2024
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Marci Keats Rudolph 🙏
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May Tom, Strength Through Adversity
Watch now | Agricultural life in the Sacramento Delta during the Great Depression combined with the harsh realities of segregation to forge a remarkable…
Jun 27, 2024
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Ron Chan
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Burl Stories as Tools, Part 3
In two previous posts, I introduced the tree burls metaphor to convey the complications of family relationships. Now, let’s consider the power of…
Jun 25, 2024
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Kerri Kearney
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Bittersweet: A V-E Day Celebration Photo
A profound juxtaposition between the celebration and irony would form a firm foundation upon which Greta and Norm’s post-war life would flourish. This…
Jun 4, 2024
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Stacey Sherman
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May 2024
Honor Flight Report from the Eastern Front
Honor Flight Journal of Ron Chan, while escorting his father, Alfred Chan, a WWII veteran. A Members’ Corner post for May 2024. Monthly posts from…
May 30, 2024
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Ron Chan
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An Unknown Photo
Discovering a photo of an unknown soldier in an inherited box of old photos took me on a 1000-mile journey to an unveiling of a memorial for the 100th…
May 28, 2024
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Ann Larkham
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A Death in the Family, 1944
The uncle I never knew. A Projectkin Members' Corner post for May 2024. Monthly posts from members celebrate their contributions to family history…
May 27, 2024
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Victoria Olsen
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Chan China Roots Journal
It is said you die twice. Once when you stop breathing, and a second time when somebody says your name for the last time. This story honors my…
May 4, 2024
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Ron Chan
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