James Rodger

This is a blog post that I have been working on for quite some time now. I was struggling to post it because I want to have it all right, somehow I feel responsible to make sure that the information I put out there is correct and complete. However, something I’ve re-learned in the past…

Letters from Grammie

Recently, my Mom came for a visit and surprised me with some unexpected items. She brought with her four envelopes (among other treasures). Three of the envelopes contained letters that I had written to my Grandmother back in 1992 & 1993. I hadn’t seen them since. The fourth letter was still sealed. I was holding…

Family History Society

Recently I was contacted by another Ancestry member who came across one of my family trees online. It turns out we have the same maiden name, “Apps” but we aren’t, according to Ancestry, a DNA match. We also happen to live in the same city, so we met up for a coffee at Starbucks. We…