Posted in Family, Geocaching, tagged Family, geocaching, obsession, vacation on July 22, 2010| Leave a Comment »
My name is Pam & I’m a geocacher. Geocaching is a high tech scavenger hunt-type game using a GPS. (see www.geocaching.com for more) we’ve been doing this a few years, and as with any hobby I’m obsessed. It’s happened with genealogy, photography, embroidery, writing…you name it, I’ve obsessed over it to the point of addiction over it!
I’m writing this surrounded by the beauty of the forest of Plumas County, California, where our family has a house full of every comfort. (more…)
Posted in Family, Genealogy, Italy, tagged Europe, Family, Genealogy, history, Italy, vacation on November 2, 2009| Leave a Comment »
This is my story …
At Christmastime in 2006, Joe mentioned he hadn’t gotten an email from Italy. Someone suggested we check right that very minute and there was that email saying, “Yes, we are your family!” That someone was me.
You see, Joe is my father-in-law – Steve’s dad; a man I have loved and respected for nearly 30 years. I’d known for a long time about his desire to find his family and the amazing connection he feels for everyone who shares his blood or 
his name. That’s kind of a foreign concept for me, for while I have always been interested in family history, I don’t collect cousins easily. I’ve found a couple that I really like, but mostly I try to get rid of my family!! I’ve always said, just because you’re related doesn’t mean you have to like someone! Joe is completely opposite.
Whether we were invited or we crashed their plans, we ended up planning our trip to Italy with Steve’s parents. As the weeks got closer, (more…)
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