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Hello, Reader! Welcome to the Get a Clue Newsletter, from your red-headed genealogy enthusiast, artist, and author of The Record Keeper: The Unfolding of a Family Secret in the Age of Genetic Genealogy, Allison Lawrentz Barnhart. — The Record Keeper News — An ensemble cast of characters... Evelyn, Leon, Ted, Phil, Pete, Helen, Carl, Frank, Grace, Linda, Jim, Mike, Frank, Mae, Wilma, Carol, Sylvia, Linda, Susie, Helen, Debbie, Karen, Jen, and I want to tell you our story. See what people are...

Hello, Reader! Welcome to the Get a Clue Newsletter, from your red-headed genealogy enthusiast, artist, and author of The Record Keeper: The Unfolding of a Family Secret in the Age of Genetic Genealogy, Allison Lawrentz Barnhart. — The Record Keeper News — Your Book Purchase Will Benefit Pathfinder Farms! In Ashland County there is a beautiful place where kids have the opportunity to learn life skills, about nature, about integrity and hard work, and build healthy relationships with each...

Hello, Reader! Welcome to the Get a Clue Newsletter, from your red-headed genealogy enthusiast, artist, and author of The Record Keeper: The Unfolding of a Family Secret in the Age of Genetic Genealogy, Allison Lawrentz Barnhart. — The Record Keeper News — The OGS Podcast is Live! GET YOUR COPY Already read it? Please leave me a review on Amazon and/or Goodreads! NEW ARTICLE on Get a Clue: "Tales of Three Stanleys: Stanley #2" Last week I wrote about my grandpa (Stanley #3) and his encounter...

Hello, Reader! Welcome to the Get a Clue Newsletter, from your red-headed genealogy enthusiast, artist, and author of The Record Keeper: The Unfolding of a Family Secret in the Age of Genetic Genealogy, Allison Lawrentz Barnhart. — The Record Keeper News — Podcast Airs Soon! The Record Keeper will be featured in the Ohio Roots Podcast Ep.27 which will air soon! Visit Ohio Roots Podcast on Spotify GET YOUR COPY Have you read The Record Keeper? Please leave me a review on Amazon & Goodreads!...

Hello, Reader! Welcome to the Get a Clue Newsletter, from your red-headed genealogy enthusiast, artist, and author of The Record Keeper: The Unfolding of a Family Secret in the Age of Genetic Genealogy, Allison Lawrentz Barnhart. — The Record Keeper News — First Podcast Episode Last week, I had the opportunity to speak with the Ohio Genealogical Society's Executive Director, Noel Poirier about my journey from my interest in family history as a young kid to publishing a book about my recent...

Hello, Reader! Welcome to the Get a Clue Newsletter, from your red-headed genealogy enthusiast, artist, and author of The Record Keeper: The Unfolding of a Family Secret in the Age of Genetic Genealogy, Allison Lawrentz Barnhart. — The Record Keeper News — Thank you to all who came to the Author Visit at the Ashland Public Library on July 24th. It was so fun, and it means a lot that you were engaged in the story, bought books, and wanted me to sign them! What a privilege to talk to each of...

Hello, Reader! Welcome to the Get a Clue Newsletter, from your red-headed genealogy enthusiast, artist, and author of The Record Keeper: The Unfolding of a Family Secret in the Age of Genetic Genealogy, Allison Lawrentz Barnhart. — Book Release Update — Get Your Copy Here! » Now that the book is published, I am going to have a wee bit more mental space to get back to my normal family research rhythms and personal art as free time allows. In other book news, there are a few wonderful...

Hello, Reader! Welcome to the Get a Clue Newsletter, from your red-headed genealogy enthusiast, artist, and author of The Record Keeper: The Unfolding of a Family Secret in the Age of Genetic Genealogy, Allison Lawrentz Barnhart. — Book Release Update — Release Week! It's here tomorrow. This is not a drill. I might throw up. 🤯 'til release day! REVISITED ARTICLE on Get a Clue: "The Tragedy of Michael Nevins: Part I" M.N. to E.F. All we knew about the man named Michael J. Nevins was this: he...

Hello, Reader! Welcome to the Get a Clue Newsletter, from your red-headed genealogy enthusiast, artist, and author of The Record Keeper: The Unfolding of a Family Secret in the Age of Genetic Genealogy, Allison Lawrentz Barnhart. — Book Release Update — One week. I'm excited to see this seven-year endeavor come to fruition!. Maybe my eye will finally stop twitching due to lack of sleep! 'til release day! RECENT ARTICLE on Get a Clue: "Make the World Go Away" From 15 rejections, no reply from...