Genealogy – Its Continued Significance to One Post-Mormon
One constant for me throughout my recent changes in religious belief has been an interest in genealogy, although even that has changed in its meaning and purpose. When I was Mormon, I participated in...
View ArticleAncestry I’m not so proud of…
Like many multi-generational mormons and former mormons, I have mixed feelings about my ancestry. Because of the obsession with genealogy, I actually have an extensive knowledge about just who my...
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Sex, One Hundred Years Later
In the spirit of Hüffenhardt, it is my pleasure to inform you that the musical Spring Awakening has been nominated for eleven Tonies. The musical is an adaptation of Frank Wedekind’s drama. When I...
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Thoughts of Nancy
It’s kind of a strange family history claim to fame: My great-great-great-great aunt, Nancy Winchester, was one of Joseph Smith’s youngest teen brides. She was fourteen or fifteen years old in 1842(3?)...
View ArticleAnd now for some real family history!
That’s right, you no longer have to settle for silly second and third-hand stories about the Aurora Branch. Now it’s time to hear about it from the horse’s mouth! What do you remember about those days?...
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Echols County, Georgia, 1884
The court determines that Sam Echols is not a proper person to raise a child, owing to his opinions. My great-great-grandfather determines that his zeal for the (Mormon) faith will be his best revenge....
View ArticleThe Watermelon Analogy
My father knew how to choose a good watermelon. First of all, he would put his thumbnail into the skin. If it went in easily it was ripe. Another test was to heft it. A heavy melon is usually a ripe...
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