Heritage & Identity
The Saranduk / Shore Family: An Overview
Apr 21, 2026 10 minutesA findings-focused guide to three years of Saranduk / Shore family research — what we now know, what was newly discovered, and what remains open.
Dew of Your Youth
Language. Faith. Memory. Systems.
A blog about overthinking everything that matters (and some things that don't).
Dew of Your Youth is about thought, memory, matters of faith, and the systems we build to keep our thinking from dissolving.
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Heritage & Identity
The Saranduk / Shore Family: An Overview
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Categorically Wrong
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What Duolingo Doesn't Teach You About Turkish
Jan 14, 2026 4 minutesA beginner-friendly Turkish phrase list with IPA cues, early pronunciation notes, and why Duolingo basics miss what you actually need first.
Heritage & Identity
Fred Green and the Rambach Photograph
Jan 9, 2026 2 minutesFamily recollections about a missing Rambach portrait by Fred Green, his early work with Boston police photography, and his boxing ties, recorded as oral history pending documentation.
Heritage & Identity
Fredrick Philip Green (1865–1939)
Jan 1, 2026 5 minutesA genealogical and family-history note on Fredrick Philip Green (Shraga Feivel), tracing his origins from Lithuania to Sweden and the United States, and distinguishing between documented records and family memory.