FamilyStoriesbyKAD combines genealogy, family history, and historical research with narrative storytelling to bring ancestors to life.
Explore family histories from medieval Norway and Viking-era legends to colonial New England and 19th-century immigrants, with research that connects people, places, and stories across generations.
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- Doherty
- Michigan
Doherty Family History in Alaska: Lynn Twigg, Pilot & Guide in Talkeetna, and Karen Tillinghast in Juneau
Two Dohertys lived in Alaska in the mid-1970s. They were Lynn Twigg, a guide and pilot, and Karen (Doherty) Tillinghast, a Sierra Club activist and state employee. They both loved…
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The Families
Pick a family. Each family page starts you at its newest story, or at the beginning of its series.
Andersen/
Anderson Aust-Agder, Norway, Denmark, Iceland & New Jersey
Barber
Connecticut, Massachusetts & New York
Curtis
Vermont, Connecticut, New York & Indiana
Doherty
Ireland, Michigan & New Jersey
Godfrey
Rhode Island, New York, Pennsylvania & Indiana
Historical DNA Connections
Iron Age Scandinavia, Pannonian Avars, St. Brice's Day Massacre victims, Greenland settlers, and many more links to history
Molbone/
Malbone England, Virginia, Rhode Island & New York
Nason
England, Maine, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, Indiana & New Jersey
Pawlowski/
Paloske/ Pavlosk Germany, Eastern Europe & New Jersey
Rossman
Germany, New York & Michigan
Van Buren
The Netherlands, New York & Massachusetts
Latest stories
- Imagined
- Andersen/Anderson
- Norway
Lars Torkelsen Lindtveit (1648–1710): Timber Baron and Storebonder of Øyestad Parish, Aust-Agder, Norway
Lars Torkelsen Lindtveit was born about 1648. He died in 1710 at Lindtveit, Oyestad Parish, Aust-Agder, Norway. An extremely wealthy farm owner and timber baron, he appears to have been…
- Imagined
- Nason
- England
- Maine
Lt. John Baker (1592–1663): From Massachusetts Bay Colony Rebel to Cromwell’s Horse Guards
John Baker was a volatile troublemaker who emigrated from England with his family to the Massachusetts Bay Colony during the beginning of the Great Migration in 1630. What’s notable is…
- Doherty
- New York
The Importance of Being Who We Are: Finding Authenticity as Catholic Lesbians
The attached article is about the founding of the Conference for Catholic Lesbians, my own story, and some of the experiences of the women who were involved or inspired by…
Follow a story in order
Some of Karen’s histories run over several stories. Each is best read from part 1.
Series · 5 parts · 2022–2024
Richard Nason (1606-1696) Biography
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About Karen
Karen A. Doherty, family historian, genealogy researcher & writer
I created FamilyStoriesbyKAD.com to share the stories of my ancestors and explore the people behind the names and dates in a family tree.