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Blog 18: Genealogy of Serial Killers, Cult Leaders, Murderers and Miscreants - Jim Jones
Trigger Warning: Family Violence, Emotional Abuse, Substance Abuse, Physical Abuse, Mental Abuse, Childhood Abuse, Infanticide. Please...
Nicole Joseph
Sep 2924 min read


Blog17: Genealogy of Serial Killers, Cult Leaders, Murderers and Miscreants - Lydia Sherman, the "Poison Fiend"
Trigger Warning: Family Violence, Emotional Abuse, Physical Abuse, Mental Abuse, Childhood Abuse, Infanticide. Please do not continue if...
Nicole Joseph
Aug 1425 min read


Blog16: Genealogy of Serial Killers, Cult Leaders, Murderers and Miscreants - Methodology: Organizing Information in Complex Cases
Trigger Warning: Family Violence, Emotional Abuse, Physical Abuse, Mental Abuse, Childhood Abuse, Sexual Assault, Substance Use and...
Nicole Joseph
Nov 13, 20243 min read


Blog15: John Wayne Gacy, Genealogy of a Serial Killer
Trigger Warning: Family Violence, Emotional Abuse, Physical Abuse, Mental Abuse, Childhood Abuse, Sexual Assault, Substance Use and...
Nicole Joseph
Oct 12, 202419 min read


Blog 14: Familial Patterns of Killers, Genealogy and John Wayne Gacy’s Maternal Grandparents
Trigger Warning: Family Violence, Emotional Abuse, Physical Abuse, Mental Abuse, Childhood Abuse, Sexual Assault, Substance Use and...
Nicole Joseph
Aug 30, 202419 min read


Blog 13: Genealogy of Serial Killers, Cult Leaders, Murderers, and Miscreants: John Wayne Gacy’s Paternal Grandparents
Trigger Warning: Family Violence, Emotional Abuse, Physical Abuse, Mental Abuse, Childhood Abuse, Sexual Assault, Substance Use and...
Nicole Joseph
Aug 16, 202416 min read


Blog 12: Trauma Begets Trauma Series: Using Genograms to Display Complex Information
This blog explores using Genograms in a genealogical context with an example.
Nicole Joseph
Apr 23, 20244 min read


Blog 11: Trauma Begets Trauma Series
This blog takes a deeper look into the methodology used in gathering information for the Podcast: Lisa Next Gen.
Nicole Joseph
Apr 4, 20246 min read


Blog 10: Trauma Begets Trauma - Shootout
Trigger Warning: Family Violence, Emotional Abuse, Physical Abuse, Mental Abuse, Incest, Childhood Abuse, Sexual Assault, Substance Use...
Nicole Joseph
Feb 11, 202415 min read


Blog 9 - Trauma Begets Trauma: Percy's Family Life
Trigger Warning: Family Violence, Emotional Abuse, Physical Abuse, Mental Abuse, Incest, Childhood Abuse, Sexual Assault, Substance Use...
Nicole Joseph
Jan 30, 20249 min read


Blog 8 – Trauma Begets Trauma: Percy’s Early Years
Trigger Warning: Family Violence, Emotional Abuse, Physical Abuse, Mental Abuse, Incest, Childhood Abuse, Sexual Assault, Substance Use...
Nicole Joseph
Jan 4, 20249 min read


Blog 7: Trauma Begets Trauma Series: Finding Iris - Iris Wright's Adult Years
Trigger Warning: Family Violence, Emotional Abuse, Physical Abuse, Mental Abuse, Incest, Childhood Abuse, Sexual Assault, Substance Use...
Nicole Joseph
Nov 30, 202310 min read


Blog 6: Trauma Begets Trauma: Finding Iris
Linking Vasper Leo Wright to his daughter Iris Wright Using Genealogical Records Trigger Warning: Family Violence, Emotional Abuse,...
Nicole Joseph
Nov 15, 202311 min read


Blog 5: Trauma Begets Trauma Series: Vasper Wright part II
Trigger Warning: Family Violence, Emotional Abuse, Physical Abuse, Mental Abuse, Incest, Childhood Abuse, Sexual Assault, Substance Use...
Nicole Joseph
Oct 23, 202311 min read


Blog 4: Trauma Begets Trauma Series - Vasper Wright
Trigger Warning: Family Violence, Physical/Emotional Abuse, Incest, Childhood Abuse, Domestic Violence, and Sexual Assault. Please do not...
Nicole Joseph
Oct 11, 202311 min read


Cherokee Princess Part II
All census data in the table below was taken directly from the associated U.S. Federal Census, retrieved from Ancestry.com [1]. The...
Nicole Joseph
Sep 26, 20238 min read


Cherokee Princess?
Like many in the United States, I was told I had Native American ancestry passed down to me by an elusive Native American “Princess” in...
Nicole Joseph
Sep 12, 20234 min read


Introduction and Welcome
My interest in genealogy began at quite a young age. I was always the child asking questions to the elders around me, seeking stories and...
Nicole Joseph
Sep 11, 20233 min read
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