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    The Flying Shuttle

     

    Man's fate is wrought in the loom of years,
    To pattern traced by an unseen hand
    The shuttle flies and the weaver sighs,
    For the work is slow and tragic and grand.
    Some shuttles are filled with golden thread
    For the few great souls who march in the van,
    But most are filled with the thread used for
    The warp and woof of the average man.

    Stuart F. Reed

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    Another piece of the Thomas Rock puzzle . . .
    Donna Hechler Porter
    • Aug 4, 2021
    • 3 min

    Another piece of the Thomas Rock puzzle . . .

    Every now and then I just get lucky. Plain lucky. Info dumps in my lap – typically something I have been looking for F-O-R-E-V-E-R....
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    Coming to Life . . .
    Donna Hechler Porter
    • Apr 6, 2021
    • 2 min

    Coming to Life . . .

    Anyone who knows me, knows how much I love old pictures. I have poured over boxes of them. I have tried to match faces from picture to...
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    To Daughter or not to Daughter . . . Part III, Anne
    Donna Hechler Porter
    • Feb 2, 2021
    • 4 min

    To Daughter or not to Daughter . . . Part III, Anne

    My world fell apart, and all they could do, the whole universe, was to silently move on. Khadija Rupa, Unexpressed Feelings In previous...
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    To Daughter or Not to Daughter . . . Part II, Ruth - Maybe
    Donna Hechler Porter
    • Dec 4, 2020
    • 5 min

    To Daughter or Not to Daughter . . . Part II, Ruth - Maybe

    So, in my last posting I detailed exactly why, as available evidence suggests (and evidence is everything in genealogy), Dugal McQueen...
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    A Fallen Lance: Robert Hooker
    Donna Hechler Porter
    • Jun 17, 2020
    • 4 min

    A Fallen Lance: Robert Hooker

    The Old South is replete with stories of the young soldier who, hearing his country was going to war, was determined to serve....
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    The Curious Case of Eleanor Burke Bean
    Donna Hechler Porter
    • Jun 3, 2020
    • 3 min

    The Curious Case of Eleanor Burke Bean

    Accurate genealogy is only as good as the records available at one's fingertips. Personal memories are faulty. Stories are oftentimes a...
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    Of faeries and candles . . .
    Donna Hechler Porter
    • Apr 6, 2020
    • 2 min

    Of faeries and candles . . .

    It is said in Scotland that misfortune will follow those who give away gifts from the fairies. But, when a man is forced to choose...
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    Of Witches and Fortunes
    Donna Hechler Porter
    • Apr 6, 2020
    • 4 min

    Of Witches and Fortunes

    I have never been one to put much stock in "fairy stories" or fortune-telling. While interesting, and perhaps a bit titillating, I find...
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    A Sad History
    Donna Hechler Porter
    • Apr 6, 2020
    • 2 min

    A Sad History

    With downtime from my novel, Keeping Secrets, last week (I was waiting on the proof copy to come), I pulled out the third book in my...
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    Catherine "Kati" McQueen Jacobs Felder
    Donna Hechler Porter
    • Apr 6, 2020
    • 2 min

    Catherine "Kati" McQueen Jacobs Felder

    Catherine “Kati” McQueen was born in 1844 in Franklin County, Tennessee. She was the seventh child and sixth daughter of Milton and Susan...
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    Thomas Rock & Tranquilla McQueen
    Donna Hechler Porter
    • Apr 5, 2020
    • 6 min

    Thomas Rock & Tranquilla McQueen

    Tranquilla McQueen was born on October 22, 1832[1] in Franklin County, Tennesse to Milton and Susan (Simmons) McQueen.[2] The name...
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