Tag Archives: family

Book Review: Appalachian Reckoning

Posted on August 27, 2019 by nathanalbright

Appalachian Reckoning:  A Region Responds To HIllbilly Elegy, edited by Anthony Harkins and Meredith McCarroll This book would be more accurately subtitled:  A region’s progressives whine about Hillbilly Elegy.  That’s what this book is:  400 pages of mostly whining essays … Continue reading →

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It Could Happen To You

Posted on August 23, 2019 by nathanalbright

I’d like to admit at the outset that I have gotten a certain amount malicious enjoyment out of roasting Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren for her claims of having Cherokee ancestry [1] when DNA tests have indicated pretty clearly that she … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Arsenal Of Democracy

Posted on August 23, 2019 by nathanalbright

The Arsenal Of Democracy:  FDR, Detroit, And An Epic Quest To Arm An America At War, by A.J. Baime For a book written by someone who worships the military-industrial complex and is a propagandist for FDR, this book reads well … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Mother Courage And Her Children

Posted on August 4, 2019 by nathanalbright

Mother Courage And Her Children, by Bertolt Brecht, translated by Tony Kushner If this play is the best known of Brecht’s works at present, there is a good reason for that.  This play is a deeply tragic one that depends … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Late-Talking Children

Posted on August 2, 2019 by nathanalbright

Late-Talking Children, by Thomas Sowell This particular book is a deeply interesting one when it comes to the issue of learning disabilities, as Sowell talks about his own son and other people (mostly boys) that he had known, as well … Continue reading →

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It’s A Small World After All

Posted on July 28, 2019 by nathanalbright

Recently I was having dinner with some brethren in this congregation and, as is sometimes the case, I received a request to speak about a particular topic that one of the people at dinner was interested in, namely the connections … Continue reading →

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Goldie Linderman’s Ancestors: A Case Study In Pedigree Collapse

Posted on July 27, 2019 by nathanalbright

One of the more fascinating aspects of genealogy is the problem of pedigree collapse.  Within some families there are marked tendencies towards endogamy, or cousin marriage, which was often pursued in earlier eras as a way of preserving the family … Continue reading →

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On The Joys Of Genetic Genealogy

Posted on July 24, 2019 by nathanalbright

A few weeks ago, around Father’s Day, my mother convinced me–in truth, she did not have to convince me very hard–to take advantage of a deal to sign up for a DNA test from Ancestry.com, although I had earlier taken … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Cowboy Joel And The Wild, Wild West

Posted on July 18, 2019 by nathanalbright

Cowboy Joel And The Wild Wild West, written by the Gagnon family, illustrated by Seth Yoder [Note:  This book was provided free of charge by Adams PR Group.  All thoughts and opinions are my own.] Sometimes good books come out … Continue reading →

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Exploring Vallejo

Posted on July 4, 2019 by nathanalbright

If Vallejo could be best compared to any of the songs on Train’s California 37 album, it would probably be “50 Ways To Say Goodbye,” because the mariachi-themed brass part of the song would work well with the general population … Continue reading →

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