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The Past, Still Present

Fran Davis

Genealogy as psychological archaeology: stories of silence, survival, and what families carry forward.

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I have all of my parents’ photo albums in my house now.

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Listen Before You Ask Them to Speak

I pressed play, and my father called me sweetheart.

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The Anne Series. You can begin here. This story follows Anne’s family after her father’s death. If you’d like the chapter immediately before this one, read The Certificate and the Herring.

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Where Did I Put That?

“I know I’ve seen that street before!”

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    Real family stories pulled from real records. I write about loss, discovery, and the compassion that comes from looking back at the people who made you.

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