Mike Goad on December 7th, 2007

I received this narrative from a second cousin when I visited her several years ago trying to learn more about my ancestry.
Ambrose Pearse, Matilda Brady, John Brady, Clarrisa DuBois and others mentioned were my ancestors or otherwise related.
The story is from a letter from Walter R. Pearse to Wava Wineland Nelson in 1965.
I [...]

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Mike Goad on October 4th, 2007

by Mike Goad
Article originally published 7/29/2003
This article is available for free distribution and reprint as a public service from the author. Please read conditions at the end of the article.

Since genealogical research inevitably involves copying of information, questions involving copyright often crop up. When an answer is given, it may be less than satisfactory. Sometimes [...]

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Mike Goad on August 22nd, 2007

Why can’t people just keep their prejudices to themselves?
Why do they have to share?
Tonight after we got back from a long day out seeing the sights and taking a couple of short hikes, I went back outside to retract the camper’s awning before the storms forecast for tonight. When I was done with that, [...]

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Mike Goad on August 16th, 2007

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I’m trying to remember to take my camera with me whenever we get out of the truck when we’re on the road. Unfortunately, it still isn’t an ingrained habit.
These images are from the westbound rest area on [...]

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