Life From The Roots

The Life From The Roots blog topics have changed several times since I began this blog in 2009. I initially wrote only about the family history I had been working on for 20 years. Years later, I was into visiting gardens, historical homes, churches, libraries that had genealogical collections, historical societies, war memorials, and travel/tourism places. I also enjoy posting autographs and photos of famous people I've met or have seen.

Along with my New England roots, other areas include New York, New Jersey, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin, and the Eastern Townships of Quebec, Canada.

Please check out the labels on the right side for topics (please note, they need work). Below the labels and pageviews is a listing of my top nine posts, according to Google. Four of them pertain to Lowell, MA. These posts change often because they are based on what people are reading.

Friday, September 25, 2026

2. My Genealogy Club and Doing Genealogy in Lowell, Massachusetts.

A Genealogy Reflection of 2017

Doing Genealogy in Lowell, Massachusetts? Here is Help

Thursday, September 24, 2026

1. The days in Fall are getting shorter, and so isn't my Blog.

Greetings to those who are reading this blog. I have decided to end my Blog in the near future because of my eye problems. I even wrote about this 10 years ago (see that post below), and I stopped doing genealogy many months ago. I have decided that since I use this blog as a sort of diary, I have decided to pick the best stories or posts that I want to remember and share the ones that might be of interest to you. Many of the older ones I completely forgot about, until I read all 1500 posts. Every several days, I will post a selection/s . Please note that some posts might be outdated, due to their posting date. Please click on the title.

What Do You do if Your Eyes Fail You?

I received my first pair of glasses at age 3.

These are my last 70 Lowell, Massachusetts pictures.

2017 Folk Festival, 2 photos.

A lot of these pictures came from my Dropbox account that I started using in 2001. I was glad to find a lot of my older pictures that I had forgotten about.