Legacy Carvers

Finding Roger

How a DNA match email I almost deleted led to a family reunion in the Wild West.

Sep 16 • 

Nancy G. Carver

The Hand-Me-Down Guitar That Changed Everything

How my cousin saved me from a 6:30 bedtime.

Sep 13 • 

Nancy G. Carver

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How I Turned My Grandson's Fridge Art into a DIY Book

Meet the Rainbow Ducks, who love to dance and sing, according to Google Veo.

Sep 1 • 

Nancy G. Carver

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August 2025

Georgia Thunderstorms in the Key of Doris Day

What do you do with a 30-year-old poem and the memory of a farting dog?

Aug 26 • 

Nancy G. Carver

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On Waiting Rooms, AI, and the History of Toilet Paper

Getting to the bottom ... of a very important topic.

Aug 15 • 

Nancy G. Carver

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July 2025

The Old Way of Sharing Stories? Toss It.

Experimenting with rapid feedback for clearer stories.

Jul 8 • 

Nancy G. Carver

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June 2025

Carolina Cottontail's Pattern

A letter arrives forty-one years late.

Jun 30 • 

Nancy G. Carver

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I Tried the "One Good Prompt"

Will It Help Me Find Uncle Orin?

Jun 23 • 

Nancy G. Carver

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Happy Father’s Day, Dad. I Made You a Music Video

How small habits and one old tape became a fast, meaningful gift.

Jun 15 • 

Nancy G. Carver

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Roots Cellar, 1989, and the Cousin Who Was Waiting for Me

How a classified ad in a 1980s magazine taught me everything about leaving a legacy.

Jun 8 • 

Nancy G. Carver

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A Reunion, a Sanitarium, and Some Very Flammable Pants

It started with a nurse’s goodbye and ended with a question for Grandma.

Jun 2 • 

Nancy G. Carver

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May 2025

My Brain on Grief - From "Super Swirl" to "What Would the Aunties Do?"

A family historian’s flight through shock, connection, and the surprisingly helpful art of scribbling.

May 28 • 

Nancy G. Carver

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