History

Birth of The Psychogenealogist: Every Ancestor Has a Story

Birth of The Psychogenealogist: Every Ancestor Has a Story

This is the story of how The Psychogenealogist was born. Every ancestor has a story. I believe that finding and sharing them can be of great benefit to you and your family. What stories would you like to tell?

The Psychogenealogist Pic of the Week (#4)

The Psychogenealogist Pic of the Week (#4)

The Psychogenealogist Pic of the Week (#4). The Hotel Rakuyo (Japan). 

The Psychogenealogist Pic of the Week (#3)

The Psychogenealogist Pic of the Week (#3)

The Psychogenealogist Pic of the Week #3. Western High School fencing team, 1925. 

The Psychogenealogist Pic of the Week (#2)

The Psychogenealogist Pic of the Week (#2)

The Psychogenealogist Pic of the Week (#2). Josie, six year old, Bertha, six years old, Sophie, 10 years old. South Carolina circa 1910. 

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Photo: The Mystery Monkey of Manistique

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Photo: The Mystery Monkey of Manistique

Have you ever opened a tattered shoebox of old family photographs? Or discovered a sepia toned image poking out the back of the family bible that has been tucked away in your attic for decades?

My Grandmother, Claire (Pawlowski) Halvangis, and The Election of 1916

My Grandmother, Claire (Pawlowski) Halvangis, and The Election of 1916

On August 15 of 1916, my grandmother, Claire (Pawlowski) Halvangis, was born in Detroit, MI. Her parents, Adam Pawlowski and Mary Grzeskowiak, were Polish immigrants and came to the United States somewhere in between 1880 and 1900. This was the very first blog post at The Psychogenealogist!