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I promised myself to start a blog in 2016, so here it is. Stay tuned while I work my way through the process!

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Alex de Fircks is a writer of memoir and short fiction. She blogs about family, moments in time, memories and travel. Alex is passionate about history, genealogy and family stories.

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