My father passed away in October. It’s taken me a while to write this. I started this two weeks after he’d passed with the intent to publish it much sooner; it’s just taken me this long to get my thoughts
The Death Cafe Experience
Have you heard of a Death Cafe? Having originated in the UK, death cafes are popping up everywhere stateside and offers a great place to have a conversation about death in all its capacity. There is no agenda, no set
Dear Esther – Family History Writing Challenge Day 1
As part of the #30DayFHWChallenge, I am writing this letter to my second great-grandmother who was murdered in 1914 by her husband, William, before he shot himself as well. I’ve written about Esther and William’s sad story before and the
The Terrible Death of Ebenezer Wheeler
If you watch AMC’S show TURN: Washington’s Spies, you’re well aware of the the Queen’s Ranger leader Robert Rogers. As noted in the show, Rogers fought in the French & Indian War. My 1st cousin, 7X removed, Ebenezer Wheeler enlisted