The former Russian Countess turned Writer – she found romance to be eternal
In 1932 my grandmother, Olga Woronoff, was interviewed about romance for The Public Ledger newspaper in Philadelphia. In the article she spoke about her views
Writing about my family, history and moments in time.
Were they the best days of his life?
As the saying goes, school days are the best days of our lives – or are they? I tend to think the days we spend
Coat of Arms – Fircks Family – Curiouser and Curiouser
I thought this would be a relatively straightforward post when I began to write it. A picture of the Fircks family Coat of Arms, a
How families are like trees – a metaphor still used today
I love family trees. One can gather so much information from them if they have been done correctly. And if there are blanks, that just
Starting over – could he forge a new life?
After writing the final chapter of the story of my great-grandmother’s escape from Russia with her second husband, which you can start reading here, I
At long last they made their escape Final
In this final episode, we learn how my great-grandmother and her husband finally was able to leave Russia to be with her daughter, my grandmother.
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