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Dolores Sanchez Badillo: The view from the fenceline
Saturday, Feb. 23, 2008
If I take the words of an ancient poet to heart, I'm going to hell. Full story »
Mary Penner: Learning about your past is an awesome journey
Thursday, Feb. 21, 2008
I remember a "Frank & Ernest" cartoon from years ago in which Frank is sitting in an office and there's a large sign on the wall that says "Genealogy Service — Your Family History Traced." Full story »
Steve Brewer: Goofy fads can hold fond memories for families
Thursday, Feb. 21, 2008
Ever notice how households seize upon crazes? Everybody gets the same mania at the same time, a shared insanity, an inside joke. Full story »
Steve Brewer: Working from home is great present
Thursday, Feb. 21, 2008
Here's a sweetheart of a story about the best gift ever. Full story »
Mary Penner: Google offers great way to find books to aid genealogical search
Thursday, Feb. 21, 2008
I had a hunch that something went awry in my great-aunt's first marriage. When I asked about Charlie, her first husband, the response was, "He died." Full story »
Steve Brewer: Working from home is great present
Thursday, Feb. 14, 2008
Here's a sweetheart of a story about the best gift ever. Full story »
Joseph Crumb: 'At-risk' children need help
Thursday, Feb. 14, 2008
"South Valley crash leaves teenager dead," read the Christmas Day headline in The Trib. Full story »
Mary Penner: Marriage can leave paper trail on ancestors
Thursday, Feb. 14, 2008
It's Valentine's Day, and every year happy couples line up at chapels, churches and courthouses to get hitched. Whether it's a platinum wedding or an economy affair, the marriage ritual is something the newlyweds have in common with the vast majority of their ancestors. Full story »
Mo Palmer: Albuquerque's Civic Auditorium went from a landmark to the dustbin of history
Thursday, Feb. 14, 2008
This is a tale of two domes: one a behemoth and full of hopes; the other an echo of it in miniature — a few dustpans full of vague memories of what went wrong. Ashes to ashes, dust to dust and all that philosophical stuff. Full story »
Steve Brewer: Watch TV? I have other things to do
Thursday, Feb. 7, 2008
When the cocktail chatter turns to favorite TV shows, I'm one of those snobs who says: "I don't really watch TV. Just one or two shows, some sports. I'm much too busy reading Proust." Full story »
Mary Penner: FBI records can provide information on relatives
Thursday, Feb. 7, 2008
The setting: a tropical island during a world war. The characters: a famous writer, ambassadors, secret agents, Spanish expatriates, bartenders and FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover. Full story »
Mary Penner: Find data on New York relatives in census
Thursday, Jan. 31, 2008
New York City authorities and residents were astonished and indignant. When the census-takers slogged through the dense city in the summer of 1890, they didn't miss a few residents, they missed thousands. Full story »
Steve Brewer: Home office vs. real office: The boss wears PJs
Thursday, Jan. 31, 2008
Because my "beat" is life in the home office, I keep my Internet search-crawler thingies set to hunt for news on the ever-more-popular option of working in one's pajamas. Full story »
Terry Mattingly: Pop culture 'awaking to reality of life in womb'
Saturday, Jan. 26, 2008
Every year or so, a Cinderella movie leaps into the ultimate Hollywood A-list — the Academy Award nominees for best picture. Full story »
Steve Brewer: I'm a blogger now! (Whatever that means)
Thursday, Jan. 24, 2008
See you in the future. I finally learned how to do blogs on the Internet. I am the last person in America to do this. Full story »
