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Comment on Trouble – 52 Weeks of Personal Genealogy and History by Amy Coffin

Amy Coffin — Wed, 09 May 2012 00:30:53 +0000

I only got spanked once (so says my mom) but that incident was what let me to write this blog prompt. I disobeyed my mom and rode my tricycle in the dangerous part of the yard (we lived on a hill). I was a real bad-ass preschooler that way.

Comment on Sunday’s Obituary – Meta (Kunst) Buchinger by Laura Buchinger

Laura Buchinger — Tue, 08 May 2012 05:28:10 +0000

Thanks for posting this. My father, Larry Buchinger, was adopted by Raymond & Laura Buchinger of Richville, MI, in the 1940′s. They had a small grocery store in Richville. I’d love to find pictures of it. He grew up in that tiny town, but joined the navy right out of highschool. There are still Buchingers living in that area. I believe Clarence Buchinger is/was a cousin of my dad’s. My dad passed away in 2003.

Thanks again!

Comment on Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-04-08 by Suzy

Suzy — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 21:49:18 +0000

Ah, so you’re one of the reasons the web site went down!

Comment on Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-03-11 by Jessica

Jessica — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 14:23:09 +0000

Yup. I had minor surgery last Thursday, March 8th.

Comment on Amanuensis Monday – The Deposition of Hugh Cole at Plymouth Court – 8 March 1670 by DaD

DaD — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 00:33:17 +0000

Jess – This account was a scouting testimony offered to the emerging identity of conlonial forces and was a runner up to King Phillip’s War. The Phillip mention is not a British subject but the leader of the Indians that waged war against the colonists in MA there.

The British did not support the Colonists with troops or arms so the Colonists had to fend for themselves. As a result a militia was established seperate from the British. That is where America got started!

Comment on Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-03-11 by DaD

DaD — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 00:22:21 +0000

Mmm… What surgery?

Comment on Lucky by the Window by DaD

DaD — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 21:44:13 +0000

Absolute concentration!

Comment on Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-03-04 by DaD

DaD — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 19:13:16 +0000

Jess – I see you’ve got the Comments feature back!

“I have 161,428 views across 7,158 pictures on my Flickr account” that’s pretty awesome too!

Comment on About Me by Nancy R. Carr

Nancy R. Carr — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 13:56:10 +0000

Jessica,

I am working on a DAR application for a friend of mine. She has as her great great grandparents Sylvester Clark Sheets and Louise Margaret Scofield. I would like to e-mail you about the Scofield line.

We have requested the death reord of John Henry Scofield, born 6 Feb 1820 and died 1899 in Howell, livingston Co., MI. According to ancestry.com his is the father of Louise Margaret Scofield. We have the certificate of death of Louise Scofield that names her father as John Schifield. (Notice the spelling) No mother named. There is a book reference of the death of Sylvester Clark Sheets. We ordered the death record on Sylvester Clark Sheets but Clerk of Porter County, IN could not find it. I only Found the “Find a Grave for Sylvester Clark Sheets.”

Nancy R Carr
Murfreesboro, TN

Comment on 25 Reasons Why I Hate Being Infertile by Vicki

Vicki — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 08:50:13 +0000

You’re not alone. I just wish………I didn’t feel so alone. I was told in my 20′s that I had premature ovarian failure. I’m now 44 yrs old, and it never gets any easier. I suppose it didn’t have to be so lonely and sad, but when I was younger I didn’t want to be with someone who didn’t want children, and didn’t want to deprive someone of not being able to have a child with me. It was hard. Adoption is not the same, of course, and like you – it always drove me nuts when people said, “you can always adopt.” For one, adoption isn’t easy to just do. It’s extremely expensive, long wait time, drug babies, no guarantees. More challenging if trying as a single person. It’s something I would love to do, but fear that after thousands of dollars to only be told that I can’t. It’s not like having a child on your own. Adoption – all has to be perfect in the eyes of the adoption company – a stable job, a stable home, a stable environment. Of course this is all good, but as a single person, renting a one bedroom – I would have to buy a home, and hope all is ok to be allowed to adopt. But – I would only want to buy if I knew I was going to be able to raise a family, a child. Without this, I don’t need that much space, so it’s a huge risk if just to be told no in the end.

Although you’re not alone, it’s easy to feel it because I don’t know anyone personally who has felt this loss. I know there are many people who struggle to make a baby, but they just haven’t crossed paths with me. It would have been nice to have a support system or friend going through the same, although I would never wish this sort of pain onto anyone.

…………I definitely understand, and definitely feel your pain. In your case, you are lucky in many ways to have a husband. If you do really love him, you could at least use his sperm and an egg donor. I think this would feel amazing – compared to no child, or having to get an egg and sperm donor having no idea really what type of gene pool the mix will bring. I wish you……….the best.