Finding Progenitors

Andrew Henry's Meadow

My favorite picture book as a child, without a doubt, was Doris Burns’s Andrew Henry’s Meadow. (My copy was a Weekly Reader Children’s Book Club…

Jan 10 • Catherine Metzger

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Malcolm and Ida

A love story in letters.

Jan 7 • Catherine Metzger

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Celebrating 100! Who was Jake Carter?

2026.

Jan 5 • Catherine Metzger

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October 2025

Pen Pals....1940s Social Media

A handful of letters written in 1945 by two Colombian pen pals, Jose and German, to my mother is something I treasure greatly.

Oct 10, 2025 • Catherine Metzger

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George and Ernie’s Excellent Adventure

Imagine setting off for 7 weeks, traveling 8600 miles through 11 states with no smartphone or GPS-enabled vehicle and nary a convenience store in sight.

Oct 7, 2025 • Catherine Metzger

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April 2023

The friend that always was…

There was always a gift to her from mom under the Christmas tree.

Apr 8, 2023 • Catherine Metzger

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July 2020

The Smiths

Most people know a Smith or two.

Jul 17, 2020 • Catherine Metzger

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June 2020

The Murder of Pattie Bird

On a Monday in September of 1857, Pattie Bird set out on her normal route from her home in Halifax County to the town of Weldon, North Carolina.

Jun 18, 2020 • Catherine Metzger

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Save the written word…

Proof that preserving the written word is important……

Jun 13, 2020 • Catherine Metzger

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May 2018

Paulina and Theodosia

This Mother’s Day, homage is due to two women who will not show up in anyone’s direct ancestry line.

May 11, 2018 • Catherine Metzger

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February 2018

Sideways glances……

Walking through cold, damp European cathedrals as a teenager, I became intrigued that hundreds of years ago, people were buried in the floors, in the…

Feb 14, 2018 • Catherine Metzger

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January 2018

Longevity

Not having come across any centurions in the family, I focused on another aspect of the term.

Jan 16, 2018 • Catherine Metzger

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