Linda Stufflebean created Empty Branches on the Family Tree on 14 January 2014 and has kept blogging at a steady pace ever since. Her husband thought she’d never stick with it! She has kept true to her original goal of sharing ancestral stories along with genealogy tips, tricks and resources.
She was born in Passaic, New Jersey and lived in Rhode Island and Mexico City, Mexico before settling in Southern California for 31 years. After retirement, she and husband Dave moved to Oro Valley, Arizona, just north of Tucson.
Linda is not only our Premium Membership Chair, but also a member of Virtual Genealogical Association, Utah Genealogical Association, American Ancestors and her local Pima County Genealogical Society.
Three recent posts which she’d like to share are
- It’s Not Online? Maybe It is! Accessing Unindexed Records
- Saturday Night Genealogy Fun: December Genea-Meme
- Methods to Sort Men of the Same Name: A Baker’s Dozen
Linda maintains a very low profile on social media, but visit Empty Branches on the Family Tree, leave a comment and she’ll get in touch.
Happy 9th Blogiversary to Empty Branches on the Family Tree! We appreciate your leadership at GeneaBloggers. Thanks for being a premium member.
Submitted by Linda Stufflebean
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Hi Linda,
My name is Fairly Land Tull. My husband and I live in the Tanque Verde area. We moved here 4 years ago this month from Los Angeles. We retired from our second careers of acting. Prior to that, my husband retired as a full colonel from the Army. I retired as a real estate broker and property manager.
I started my journey through my family’s history and genealogy in 1997 as we left Fort Knox, Kentucky, our last assignment. I met a cousin that I did not know I had as we travelled through North Carolina in our motorcoach. She was the Land family historian, had published a book that included our family history to the early 1600s in Virginia, and taught genealogy courses at the university. After spending a day with her, I was hooked.
My husband and I spent 5 weeks in England and Scotland last April and May researching our families in archives and going to the places they lived. Now, I would like to do something with all that I have learned so far.
Would you be willing to meet with me for lunch or coffee, my treat? I would like to know about your path on this journey, how and why you started blogging, . . . .
Best wishes,
Fairly