Erica's Pick of the Week: Greenglass House
Erica’s Pick of the Week is a wintertime story of families, secrets, smugglers…and hot cocoa.
Genealogy Networking Group Wrap-Up
On the first Thursday evening of each month an enthusiastic group of genealogists meets at Cook Park to share ideas, break down brick walls, learn a little, and have some fun. Last week we did all of the above. We welcomed a couple of new attendees this month and answered their questions about software programs…
Ellen's Pick of the Week: Nothing More Dangerous by Allen Eskens
“Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.” by Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Freshman Boady Sanden’s life at St. Ignatius High is miserable and it only gets worse when, one day in the school cafeteria, he trips one of the school bullies and thwarts his scheme to dump…
Thoughts on American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins
I can’t remember a book in recent memory that has generated as much praise and uproar as American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins. Before the novel’s publication, it received rave reviews from the major book review publications, including Library Journal, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus and Booklist. Famous authors praised the work, including Sandra Cisneros, Julia Alvarez, Ann…
Erica's Pick of the Week: Love Lettering
Erica’s Pick of the Week has an irresistible love story (and impeccable penmanship).
Write it down
One of my passions as a genealogy librarian is encouraging people to write their family history stories. I firmly believe that the names, dates, and places on our family trees are much more interesting to most of our family if they are shared in interesting stories. Are you ready to write your family story? Probably…
