How to Interview Your Elderly Family Members
Ora Smith | March 14, 2023
Don’t be like me and regret not having interviewed some of my elderly family members before they passed. The elderly can be a wealth of information about not only themselves, but those who have gone before them. Most love to…..
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Did Anyone Help You See Your Ancestors for Who They Were?
Ora Smith | March 5, 2021
My grandmother, Marie Hardison Whitehurst, was not a typical grandma who baked cookies and pattered about. She didn’t even want to be called grandma. To us, she was Mimi. She kept a slim figure, wore fashionable clothes, and was a…..
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Who is John Lothropp?
Ora Smith | September 8, 2020
In the New England Memorial by Nathaniel Morton (1669), John Lothropp was considered to be one of the five most important ministers to arrive in New England during the Great Migration. Five United States presidents, as well as Princess Diana,…..
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It’s Been Exactly 400 Years Since the First American Pilgrims left England
Ora Smith | September 7, 2020
Today, September 6th, is the anniversary of the Pilgrims leaving England in the Mayflower. Since July 1620 they had been trying to sail to America, but their second ship, the Speedwell, kept taking on water, sending them back to shore……
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Have You Considered Learning About History Through Your Ancestors?
Ora Smith | September 4, 2020
Using the medium of a novel, I’ve written stories of my ancestors based on true events, hoping to share their interesting lives with others. I’m calling my stories Heritage Fiction. In my blog and newsletter, I’ll share published books in…..
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Making a Change
Ora Smith | September 4, 2020
I’ve had a blog on blogspot for five years, but it wasn’t receiving much traffic, so I decided to switch my blog to www.orasmith.com. Come back often for Heritage Fiction chats, book reviews, author interviews, discussing topics like family identity,…..
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