Unmasking the Man in Red

This Roots to the Past column appeared in newspapers on December 16th and 20th, 2017 Unmasking the Man in Red Diane Lynn Tibert McGyver Have you ever believed something your entire life until one day you hear information that cracks that belief? It’s like believing in Santa Clause until you’re eight and then your best…

Column: What a Genealogist Wants for Christmas

Between today and Wednesday, my genealogy column, Roots to the Past, is available in the following Atlantic Canada newspapers: Saturday: The Citizen (Amherst) Saturday: Times & Transcript (Moncton) Wednesday: The Lunenburg County Progress Bulletin (Lunenburg County) Title: What a Genealogist Wants for Christmas Snippet: With Christmas less than a week away, thoughts of what I’d like to see beneath the tree swirl…

Column: Simple Inexpensive Christmas Gifts

Between today and Wednesday, my genealogy column, Roots to the Past, is available in the following Atlantic Canada newspapers: Saturday: The Citizen (Amherst) Saturday: Times & Transcript (Moncton) Wednesday: The Lunenburg County Progress Bulletin (Lunenburg County) Title: Column: Simple Inexpensive Christmas Gifts Snippet: Life is busy. Everyone is in a rush, and our days have become more complicated than ever. So when I…

The Family Season

The following Roots to the Past column appeared December 2010. Can you hear that? It’s Christmas Eve and almost every public building within miles has turned off their cash registers, extinguished their lights and locked their doors. In the silence, I hear a sigh of relief; everything that could get done is done, and all…

Column: A Christmas Family Snapshot

Between today and Saturday, my genealogy column, Roots to the Past, is available in the following Atlantic Canada newspapers: Wednesday: The Lunenburg County Progress Bulletin (Lunenburg County) Saturday: The Citizen (Amherst) Saturday: Times & Transcript (Moncton) Title: A Christmas Family Snapshot Snippet: My love for photography began decades ago. It has inspired me to take…

My Christmas Wish List to You

The following Roots to the Past column appeared December 2011. My three children have been making Christmas wishes daily, and not always at 11:11 am, the wish time, as they call it. I have a few wishes of my own, but they’re not all for me. Below are my genealogical wishes for my readers. I…

Column: A Very Different December Two Hundred Years Ago

Between now and Saturday, my genealogy column, Roots to the Past, is available in the following Atlantic Canada newspapers: Tuesday (or perhaps Wednesday): The Kings County Record (Sussex) Wednesday: The Lunenburg County Progress Bulletin Thursday: The Western Star (Corner Brook) Saturday: The Citizen (Amherst) Saturday: Times & Transcript (Moncton) Title: A Very Different December Two…

Column: Reminiscent of Christmases Past

Between today and Saturday, my genealogy column, Roots to the Past, is available in the following Atlantic Canada newspapers: Tuesday: The Kings County Record (Sussex) Wednesday: The Lunenburg County Progress Bulletin Thursday: The Western Star (Corner Brook) Saturday: The Citizen (Amherst) Saturday: Times & Transcript (Moncton) Title: Reminiscent of Christmases Past Snippet: My mother is…