Author Archives: Tom Thompson

Tom documents a year in the life of one of his ancestors.

Recently I reached out a woman who had responded to me years ago on a message board. She was descended from the half brother of my great great grandmother, Mabel Preston Lovejoy. She said in her post she had letters written to her ancestor, including letters from Mabel. I asked – fairly out of theContinue reading “Family Letters”

Tom re-evaluates his previous guesses

Tom tries out a new service, and finds a news item that raises questions