mother Archives - Megan Smolenyak https://megansmolenyak.com/tag/mother/ genealogical adventurer & storyteller Fri, 31 Jul 2015 15:48:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 A Peek into my Own Past https://megansmolenyak.com/a-peek-into-my-own-past/ https://megansmolenyak.com/a-peek-into-my-own-past/#respond Fri, 31 Jul 2015 15:48:25 +0000 http://www.megansmolenyak.com/?p=157096 It was daunting to think of trying to capture even a hint of my mother in 500 words, but here's a little peek into my own family history.

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]]> I was recently asked to write a short piece about my mother, and debated about it. While I write about non-relatives all the time, it was daunting to think of trying to capture even a hint of my mother in 500 words and I hadn’t tried in the 9 years since we lost her. But I gave it a go and wound up including my sister, too. So here’s a little peek into my own family history.

A digital version is available in Irish America on page 96.

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