The Past, Still Present
Fran DavisGenealogy as psychological archaeology: stories of silence, survival, and what families carry forward.
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What Was Always in Your Mom's Purse? (And What It Says About Her)
This is the second entry in a series designed to help you capture your own story—or the stories of your relatives—using creative, playful prompts that make family history feel doable (and fun) at any age. Each installment offers a handful o...
DECEASED. Beloved.
The Frances Series — This is part of an ongoing exploration of the life of Frances Kaplan (née Nevitsky), my grandmother — the woman I never got to meet. If you’re just finding her story:
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A Family Erased
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Relocated: Frances Nevit...
I Think They May Have
The Frances Series — This is part of an ongoing exploration of the life of Frances Kaplan (née Nevitsky), my grandmother — the woman I never got to meet. If you’re just finding her story:
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A Family Erased
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Relocated: Frances Nevit...
AI Didn't Write My Story. It Helped Me Feel It.
A few weeks ago, while trying to finish my article Sixteen: The Girl in the Frame, I hit a wall.
I was frustrated, and a little panicked. My self-imposed deadline was coming up, and I didn’t feel like I had enough data to accurately descri...
The Person. The Rules. The Evidence.
What You Will Learn
In this article, you’ll learn a simple, practical way to make AI safer and genuinely useful for family history work by giving it the right kind of context—so it supports your research process instead of inventing a s...
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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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