tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350318808703965214.post8578500927477368040..comments2024-03-17T12:34:47.729-07:00Comments on Ancestral Discoveries: A Passport Goes HomeJanice M. Sellershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08466785140555595069noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350318808703965214.post-49033366508969427012017-09-29T15:15:46.248-07:002017-09-29T15:15:46.248-07:00Thank you! I was particularly happy to be able to...Thank you! I was particularly happy to be able to return it to the person whose photo was on it.Janice M. Sellershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08466785140555595069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350318808703965214.post-54763453908993222862017-09-29T14:57:30.832-07:002017-09-29T14:57:30.832-07:00What a wonderful story! I'm so glad that you ...What a wonderful story! I'm so glad that you were able to find the right family and return the passport to the person.<br />Melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13311557694307825428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350318808703965214.post-82600231980181067242011-12-29T16:10:46.462-08:002011-12-29T16:10:46.462-08:00I'm happy to hear you like my analogy. It has...I'm happy to hear you like my analogy. It has certainly been the best way I have found to describe to people what it's like to do family history research. Sorry to hear you forced some of your old pieces to fit, but the best of luck in finding the right pieces!Janice M. Sellershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08466785140555595069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350318808703965214.post-67895031422378596172011-12-29T15:16:20.483-08:002011-12-29T15:16:20.483-08:00thank you for returning the passport and for shari...thank you for returning the passport and for sharing the story.<br /><br />i'm going to take<br />Genealogy is like a jigsaw puzzle, but you don't have the box top, so you don't know what the picture is supposed to look like. As you start putting the puzzle together, you realize some pieces are missing, and eventually you figure out that some of the pieces you started with don't rmwilliamsjrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14145136391007698642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350318808703965214.post-39383617977684809732011-12-28T12:16:38.187-08:002011-12-28T12:16:38.187-08:00Update on the passport: I talked to the "bab...Update on the passport: I talked to the "baby" today! She is 89 years old and lives here in Oakland. She was so excited to receive the passport that she called to say thank you. She also confirmed that the passport is the only document she knows of from the time period that verifies her birth in Peking. I feel all warm and fuzzy now. :)Janice M. Sellershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08466785140555595069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350318808703965214.post-40805762904423489102011-11-29T16:20:42.503-08:002011-11-29T16:20:42.503-08:00Sharon, thank you! I am happy to hear you enjoy m...Sharon, thank you! I am happy to hear you enjoy my blog. You have a beautiful passport yourself. I like the timeline you created to explain Nathan's travels. His passport has a lot more stamps than the orphaned one I returned yesterday (and since the visa stamps are in Chinese characters, I can't tell where they went anyway)!<br /><br />I know of only one old passport in my family. AJanice M. Sellershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08466785140555595069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350318808703965214.post-45983701939522535792011-11-29T14:30:28.357-08:002011-11-29T14:30:28.357-08:00nice post-nice post-Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350318808703965214.post-91796232678004418052011-11-29T12:49:50.279-08:002011-11-29T12:49:50.279-08:00It's wonderful that you could get the passport...It's wonderful that you could get the passport back to the family and I've enjoyed following your blog since I found it. Unfortunately my blog posting has slowed as my research has (temporarily) slowed. If you're interested in another passport, see http://sharon-genealogy.blogspot.com/search/label/Nathan%20Lutzky%20US%20Passport . Nathan Lutzky is my great-grandfather's brother Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11353198824122537801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350318808703965214.post-39310049077971230292011-11-26T10:27:58.847-08:002011-11-26T10:27:58.847-08:00Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak has been returning orpha...Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak has been returning orphaned heirlooms for many more years than I: http://www.honoringourancestors.com/library_orphan.html .Janice M. Sellershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08466785140555595069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350318808703965214.post-12390237237366488382011-11-26T09:30:30.486-08:002011-11-26T09:30:30.486-08:00Who is Megan Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak? Or should...Who is Megan Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak? Or should I know this and have just missed too many of your posts?Carol Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04062588763657870062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350318808703965214.post-32977253928378719192011-11-26T07:43:56.756-08:002011-11-26T07:43:56.756-08:00That is a great title, Carol! Who knows, Megan Sm...That is a great title, Carol! Who knows, Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak may decide she likes it and ask to use it.Janice M. Sellershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08466785140555595069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350318808703965214.post-39171457671890168942011-11-26T06:43:54.038-08:002011-11-26T06:43:54.038-08:00That's a great title for a book: "Orphane...That's a great title for a book: "Orphaned Heirlooms: Returning the past to those who are present."Carol Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04062588763657870062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350318808703965214.post-37974967598390815502011-11-26T01:51:32.973-08:002011-11-26T01:51:32.973-08:00Thank you, Sheri! I do have more orphan heirlooms...Thank you, Sheri! I do have more orphan heirlooms I am trying to send home.Janice M. Sellershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08466785140555595069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350318808703965214.post-21457272909725147512011-11-26T01:30:28.190-08:002011-11-26T01:30:28.190-08:00This is such a great story! More like this and yo...This is such a great story! More like this and you will have another great speaking gig!Sheri Fenleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01720122119370691488noreply@blogger.com