This blog was meant as a primer on “How to Research Your Family Tree.” Hah! That’s not going to happen. I was going to interview my husband which turned out to be a lot more difficult than interviewing Vera or Alla. After chasing him around the house for this interview, and then finally getting him to sit down with me, I was struck by the déjà-vu of this experience. It is identical to asking Harry for a recipe. He is so inventive and spontaneous that it is nearly impossible for him to limit his recipe to a set of directions. Most of the instructions begin with “If you’re in the mood…” or “If you have this on hand…” Heaven forbid, we should ever repeat a procedure in our home twice in the same way.
So, all I can offer is a set of impressions from watching Harry over these past few...



