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.

Sunday, October 11, 2026

36 Last one October 15

Well, it's been a fun 17 years. I'm closing my blog on the exact date I began it, that is October 15. You can see that first post below and what the topics were as my guest posts. My first guest one was in 2006. I haven't decided when to take this down from the internet. There doesn't seem to be a way for you to let me know your thoughts about that.

I I hope to check all the links I've done recently and work on the Library on the legend. Will I ever post again, I don't know.

My first posting was Sept. 24 when I wrote about fall days getting shorter #1 abd si usb;t my blog

I will post any new Lowell photos to my "last 70 Lowell... Sept. 24''

The Essex Society of Genealogists

Oct 15 (8)

For a short time, the above photo was used for my blog heading. I had to wait until summer to take the one I still use. My iPads (5 different ones) took about 99% of the photos you see.

34 How Do You Say Goodbye to your Genealogy Research? This is What I Did.

The below is the one post I spent the most time on. But for some reason I must have deleted it from the internet. Fortunately, I made a copy and that is shown below. I enlarged the pages so anybody interested in what I wrote could read it. The pages cover information about the Schrambling / Scramlin family. The amount of time I spent on this family aged me! Truth be told, I also deleted another post from the internet, but I don't remember which one. Of all my 1,500 posts, I only printed about 10 of them.

33 CVS , Movies, Boott Mills, Jack Kerouac, Lovely Museum, and the 9-11 Memorial all in Lowell, Massachusetts.

CVS and Lowell, a Real History, UPDATE, Part of the History Has Come to an End

Seven Movies Made in Lowell, Massachusetts

https://lifefromtheroots.blogspot.com/2018/09/four-movies-made-in-lowell.html

The Boott Cotton Mills of Lowell, Massachusetts -- Before and After

There Is A Lot to Like About Lowell -- Jack Kerouac, Life and Times, Birth and Death

https://lifefromtheroots.blogspot.com/2014/10/there-is-lot-to-like-about-lowell.html

Art, Antiques, and A Whistler Room Fill this Lovely Old House

9-11-2001 We Will Never Forget Memorial in Lowell, Massachusetts

Saturday, October 10, 2026

32 Anne Dudley Bradstreet, America's First Poetress, A Dedication

Anne Dudley Bradstreet, America's First Poetress, A Dedication

https://lifefromtheroots.blogspot.com/2019/11/anne-dudley-bradstreet-americas-first.html

31 Thank you to MyHeritage, Marian Pierre-Louis, Cari Taplin and All the ones who gave me Awards.

Thank you to MyHeritage.com for the Award ?

At the time and even today, I received each of the three messages below, these people don't know how much they helped me continue on writing. I was so new to the bloging world (one year) and many times had thoughts of dropping out.Whenever I almost did, I reread these messages and gained much confidence. I never knew I had something to say. Now, this week, I will hit 4 million hits to this old 17 year old blog!

Thank you to MyHeritage.com for the Award

On May 12th I received a huge surprise, that of being listed in MyHeritage.coms Top 100 Genealogy Sites for 2010. The news came early in the day, and I spent the entire day in shock. Every blog I’ve written has come easily, but this one is difficult. I am not an award type person, not competitive and haven't accepted any of the 23 awards I've received in the past from fellow bloggers. That being said, I would be a poor sport for not accepting this one, so from the bottom of my heart, I thank you. Somebody was kind enough to suggest my Life From the Roots, and through their voting, I was selected to be among the 99 others, many of whom I already follow and feel as though I know personally.

Please visit MyHeritage.com, the home page for the company, and the quick link to the list to the blogs at MyHeritage.coms Top 100 Genealogy Sites. In their letter to me, they stated the following: “Our expert judging panel has set three criteria:

1) high quality content;
2) originality in topic choice, approach and design; and
3) frequently updated content.”

"Barbara - You have earned a worthy standing in the genealogy community many times over. I only wish I could have started many years earlier and accomplished what you have. And I think of you as a "civility exemplar," which we will always need. BTW, I don't tweet either. It is all I can do to research and blog."

Cari Taplin

(I have the original copy, but not the date nor her name typed on it. Fortunately I wrote it down.)