“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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Clarkson V. Hendrickson vs. the United States
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Memories of Dad
Ten years ago today my father Carlton Hendrickson passed away. Instead of remembering his death, I would much rather remember some of the things that…
It’s About Time
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Bringing Ancestors to Life with Never-Before Seen Family Photos
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Mom and Dad in the 1950 U.S. Census
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Harold Ewart’s Passport to Nowhere
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