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  • March 14, 2026
Nancy stands in her kitchen. A 1969 calendar hangs on the wall behind her.

Words Like Butter, Pages Like Biscuits

Stories rise like biscuits in the oven—warm, steady, made from memory. Here, we honor the women who fed generations with their hands, their hearts, and a cast-iron skillet. This is where recipes become stories, and stories become legacy.

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November 5, 2025 · by: JnK Davis

Victorian letters and photos accompany a letter, pocket watch and candle

The Torchbearer Project

A Century of Family Voices. Imagine discovering a time capsule filled with letters from your ancestors — stories, hopes, and blessings written just for you. Their words would be a gift through time, a bridge between lives … Now, it’s our turn to be that bridge.

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October 18, 2025 · by: JnK Davis

Generational Love Letters

Generational Love Letters

We sometimes find that our different family lines have a funny way of speaking to each other across the generations. They send secret messages back and forth, like little classroom love birds, waiting for the teacher to turn her back.

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August 18, 2024 · by: JnK Davis

The Search for Almeda Ewing Carr

Anderson Shaffer Ewing and Exile Liberty Parker married in Utah about 1865. Shortly afterward, they traveled to Gallatin County, Montana. Martha Parker-Ross and Orpha joined them. Mysterious unproven stories circulated about their move to Montana

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July 22, 2023 · by: JnK Davis

Picture of Vi Parsons Rooster Apron Design on a rod iron dress form

A Portal Into the Past

Our Carr Davis family is a potpourri of wordsmiths and creative artists. Among them, one of the most prolific is Vi Parsons. A true weaver of words and history, Vi is the author of five books and countless published articles.

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July 4, 2023 · by: JnK Davis

Nadine Tripp in a swing at Snelling Park 1981

Resurrecting the Family

The one thing that is consistent about life is that it always changes. With the help of the previous generations, we ready ourselves for Family Re-membering.

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April 9, 2023 · by: JnK Davis

More Than A New Year, A New Life

On her 93rd birthday, our friend LaVerne Grell told us her secret to a long, healthy, joyful life: “eat your dessert first and celebrate everything!”

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December 31, 2022 · by: JnK Davis

Three Carr Brothers…and Three Sisters

Our story begins with children of John J. and Tellitha Emmaline (nee Hussong) Carr.

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May 10, 2022 · by: JnK Davis

Edward Marston Hussong and Mary Brewer 1993 Hussong Manuscript page

The Hussong Manuscripts

Edward Marston Hussong had a driving curiosity and passion to trace his genealogy back as far as his resources could reach. His life-long research into the Husson/Hussong family remained unpublished and unavailable to future generations…until 1993.

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June 9, 2016 · by: JnK Davis

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