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On This Day – Linnie Lindsey

Posted on October 17, 2024March 15, 2025 by Melissa Willis

Hannah’s younger sister, Nancy Melinda AKA Lena, Lyn or Linnie Lindsey, was mentioned once in Grandma Eve’s memoir at the very beginning when speaking on Hannah’s sibling’s marriages and early parenthood.

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Blogiversary: One

Posted on March 6, 2024 by Melissa Willis

How has it already been a whole year since I launched this long thought about venture?!

Well, no matter how time warps and days turn into years, here we are, and I am just so darn happy to be able to share my passion for all things family history in this space and to have been met by such an intimate and supportive community.

To mark the occasion of my very first Blogiversary here on bold+queer I thought I’d go through a few stats and then offer up a celebratory GIVEAWAY!

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Welcome November

Posted on November 1, 2023 by Melissa Willis

November just might be my favorite month (if one can have a “favorite month”).

It’s always been a time of celebrations… birthdays and big meals before the Holiday Crunch and New Year Goals set in with all their fervor.

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I'm Melissa :-)

Ghost Chaser | Kin Seeker | NPE Survivor

As the Family Historian and Genetic Genealogist, I find great joy in folding time with the Ancestors in an effort to best honor them while documenting their legacies for future generations. Thanks for coming along on this journey with me!

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