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“Everything is relative except relatives,
and they are absolute.”

-Alfred Steiglitz

Family history is a way to bring our ancestors to life.

This blog details my journey as a genealogist and is a means to record my notes, recent discoveries, and the stories of my ancestors. The goal of Relatively is to inspire other family historians to preserve and share their own family stories.

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Harold Ewart's passport photo

Just the Facts: Harold Ewart

A brief look at the life of my maternal grandfather, Harold Ewart (1915-1917), merchant mariner of Brooklyn, New York.

Dorothy (McKnight) Hendrickson | undated

Just the Facts: Dorothy (McKnight) Hendrickson

A brief look at the life of my paternal grandmother, Dorothy (McKnight) Hendrickson (1921–1983).

1950 Census Enumeration Map

Mom and Dad in the 1950 U.S. Census

Every ten years, the U.S. Census Bureau conducts a federal census to gather the names and other details of every person living in the country.…

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