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52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks 2026 - Week 1
Jan 7 • Nancy G. Carver
Kindling
The story of a cast-aluminum pan and the family photos that nearly didn't make it.
Dec 24, 2025 • Nancy G. Carver
Finding Roger
How a DNA match email I almost deleted led to a family reunion in the Wild West.
Sep 16, 2025 • Nancy G. Carver
The Hand-Me-Down Guitar That Changed Everything
How my cousin saved me from a 6:30 bedtime.
Sep 13, 2025 • Nancy G. Carver
How I Turned My Grandson's Fridge Art into a DIY Book
Meet the Rainbow Ducks, who love to dance and sing, according to Google Veo.
Sep 1, 2025 • Nancy G. Carver
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The Secret We Found in the Cookie Tin
Feb 25, 2025 • Nancy G. Carver
I Never Expected My FAN Club To Begin With A Car Ride And A Convent Scene
Jan 3, 2025 • Nancy G. Carver
Happy Father’s Day, Dad. I Made You a Music Video
Jun 15, 2025 • Nancy G. Carver
How I Turned My Grandson's Fridge Art into a DIY Book
Sep 1, 2025 • Nancy G. Carver
A Reunion, a Sanitarium, and Some Very Flammable Pants
Jun 2, 2025 • Nancy G. Carver
My Most Unusual Genealogy Adventure of 2024
Oct 12, 2024 • Nancy G. Carver

Family and Legacy

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Finding Roger
How a DNA match email I almost deleted led to a family reunion in the Wild West.
Sep 16, 2025 • Nancy G. Carver
I Tried the "One Good Prompt"
Will It Help Me Find Uncle Orin?
Jun 23, 2025 • Nancy G. Carver
Roots Cellar, 1989, and the Cousin Who Was Waiting for Me
How a classified ad in a 1980s magazine taught me everything about leaving a legacy.
Jun 8, 2025 • Nancy G. Carver
A Reunion, a Sanitarium, and Some Very Flammable Pants
It started with a nurse’s goodbye and ended with a question for Grandma.
Jun 2, 2025 • Nancy G. Carver

Family History for Kids

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How I Turned My Grandson's Fridge Art into a DIY Book
Meet the Rainbow Ducks, who love to dance and sing, according to Google Veo.
Sep 1, 2025 • Nancy G. Carver
From Mayflower Mayhem to Deep Research Relief
Why dealing with historical debates, vocab police, and juggling tasks led me to delete a growing YouTube channel, and how AI can offer a better path…
May 20, 2025 • Nancy G. Carver
Giving Great-Grandma Lucy a Voice
My granddaughter and I play with DeepStory and NotebookLM
Nov 4, 2024 • Nancy G. Carver
Passing Along Career Stories from Grandmother to Granddaughter
Stories to Make Kids Roll Their Eyes (But They'll Remember)
Oct 19, 2024 • Nancy G. Carver

Music and Storytelling

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The Hand-Me-Down Guitar That Changed Everything
How my cousin saved me from a 6:30 bedtime.
Sep 13, 2025 • Nancy G. Carver
Georgia Thunderstorms in the Key of Doris Day
What do you do with a 30-year-old poem and the memory of a farting dog?
Aug 26, 2025 • Nancy G. Carver
On Waiting Rooms, AI, and the History of Toilet Paper
Getting to the bottom ... of a very important topic.
Aug 15, 2025 • Nancy G. Carver
Happy Father’s Day, Dad. I Made You a Music Video
How small habits and one old tape became a fast, meaningful gift.
Jun 15, 2025 • Nancy G. Carver

Personal Stories

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Worth Admiring
52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks 2026 - Week 1
Jan 7 • Nancy G. Carver
Kindling
The story of a cast-aluminum pan and the family photos that nearly didn't make it.
Dec 24, 2025 • Nancy G. Carver
The Hand-Me-Down Guitar That Changed Everything
How my cousin saved me from a 6:30 bedtime.
Sep 13, 2025 • Nancy G. Carver
Carolina Cottontail's Pattern
A letter arrives forty-one years late. But it's still Mom's voice.
Jun 30, 2025 • Nancy G. Carver

Technology and Storytelling

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How I Turned My Grandson's Fridge Art into a DIY Book
Meet the Rainbow Ducks, who love to dance and sing, according to Google Veo.
Sep 1, 2025 • Nancy G. Carver
Georgia Thunderstorms in the Key of Doris Day
What do you do with a 30-year-old poem and the memory of a farting dog?
Aug 26, 2025 • Nancy G. Carver
Carolina Cottontail's Pattern
A letter arrives forty-one years late. But it's still Mom's voice.
Jun 30, 2025 • Nancy G. Carver
I Tried the "One Good Prompt"
Will It Help Me Find Uncle Orin?
Jun 23, 2025 • Nancy G. Carver
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