Rabbi Rachel Bearman

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    Dear Helen

    Dear Helen, I am writing to you today to introduce myself as one of your great-great-granddaughters. I have been studying our family’s...
    Dear Helen

    My Grandfather's Military Service

    This spring, I sent a request to the national military archives for the records of my grandfather and my great- grandfather- both of whom...
    My Grandfather's Military Service

    Dear Morris

    Dear Morris, This letter is part of an ongoing project. I have been researching our family’s history for many years now and have really...
    Dear Morris

    Dear Hilma

    This letter is part of an ongoing project. I’ve been researching our family’s history for many years now and have really enjoyed all of...
    Dear Hilma

    What's in a name?

    As a family historian, I have spent a huge amount of time searching for names. Names are the keys to unlocking the vast treasures of...
    What's in a name?

    Dear Theobold

    Dear Theobold, I wonder sometimes what you would think if you knew that your life and the lives of your wives and children have been a...
    Dear Theobold

    Dear Anna

    Dear Anna, This letter is part of a new project I’m starting. You see, over the last five or six years, I’ve been fascinated by our...
    Dear Anna

    #ThrowbackThursday

    Do you ever think about the decisions, promises, friendships, and relationships that have shaped who you are and who your family is? I am...
    #ThrowbackThursday

    Genealogy as Time Travel

    My deep and abiding fascination with my family's history is a subject that demands far more than one blog entry. So for now, I'll just...
    Genealogy as Time Travel

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