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ANCHORAGE, ALASKA– Nearly everyone who comes here for any length of time, ends up staying here or wishing they could. “Alaska is different,” people here say, and that is evident everywhere one looks. I’m here for a few days on non-genealogical business, but of course I took some time to find a genealogical connection. That connection is Perry Wesley Gines, …Continue reading →

Unabashed (well, may be somewhat abashed) praise for fellow researcher. Nita Ighner is the extraordinary scribe of Diggin’ Up Bones, which chronicles her search for her paternal ancestors. Nita does hard work, the results of which can be described as real scholarship. But hers is a humanizing scholarship. She does her work with such an obvious personal pride and empathetic …Continue reading →