DebSpindle
@debspindle.bsky.social
Forensic Genealogist, professional snoop, searcher for Christopher Osborne (~1732-1879) NC, PhD, coffee, retired Oklahoma librarian, adoptee helper, mystery-lover, mom, grandmother, wife
L💕VE school librarians!
October 25, 2025 at 4:40 PM
L💕VE school librarians!
She was wonderful. I miss the days of Susan, Cokie, and Nina.
October 17, 2025 at 7:50 PM
She was wonderful. I miss the days of Susan, Cokie, and Nina.
Love Richard Scarry books—so did my kids and now my grand.
October 1, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Love Richard Scarry books—so did my kids and now my grand.
“Little Women” +2.
September 1, 2025 at 3:12 PM
“Little Women” +2.
I’ve done that puzzle! It was fun imagining being there and a difficult task.
June 23, 2025 at 8:02 PM
I’ve done that puzzle! It was fun imagining being there and a difficult task.
I’ve done that in waiting rooms. 😁
June 17, 2025 at 1:25 AM
I’ve done that in waiting rooms. 😁
These are wonderful! My husband wants to know if his dog could be incorporated into a couple of these. (They are codependent.) Thank you for sharing—I needed to see them. And of course am glad Bridget made it safely home from her time travels.
April 6, 2025 at 5:29 PM
These are wonderful! My husband wants to know if his dog could be incorporated into a couple of these. (They are codependent.) Thank you for sharing—I needed to see them. And of course am glad Bridget made it safely home from her time travels.
Oklahoma—American Indians, (mainly the 5 tribes), early settlement in Ok, land recs, early marriages, Germans from Russia in OK, African Americans in Ok—it’s a fascinating place!
January 27, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Oklahoma—American Indians, (mainly the 5 tribes), early settlement in Ok, land recs, early marriages, Germans from Russia in OK, African Americans in Ok—it’s a fascinating place!
Agreed. I used to see them out in the Tx panhandle where I grew up but they aren’t so prolific in OKC. 😁 Have you painted one yet?
January 26, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Agreed. I used to see them out in the Tx panhandle where I grew up but they aren’t so prolific in OKC. 😁 Have you painted one yet?
I researched a family that had a “Doratha.” My first time to encounter that name—it became “Dorothy” toward the end of her life.
January 26, 2025 at 8:22 PM
I researched a family that had a “Doratha.” My first time to encounter that name—it became “Dorothy” toward the end of her life.
How cool to have a neighborhood road runner.
January 26, 2025 at 8:11 PM
How cool to have a neighborhood road runner.
Truth! I have a PhD in communication. I KNOW that’s how information works—so why was this so surprising to me when I started doing genealogical research?!!
January 26, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Truth! I have a PhD in communication. I KNOW that’s how information works—so why was this so surprising to me when I started doing genealogical research?!!
I had some delicious pizzia from Prairie Gypsies for dinner and it was enough. Deeelicious! (Any doc has sadly banned me from alcohol)
January 25, 2025 at 12:19 AM
I had some delicious pizzia from Prairie Gypsies for dinner and it was enough. Deeelicious! (Any doc has sadly banned me from alcohol)
One of my best research trips ever was to Iowa. Researching a country doctor who originated in NYC and ended up in Indianola. Have a great time!!
January 5, 2025 at 10:56 PM
One of my best research trips ever was to Iowa. Researching a country doctor who originated in NYC and ended up in Indianola. Have a great time!!
My great uncle who spent time in a prison camp was not indexed either. I requested anyway. Here’s hoping. For both of us. 😊
January 5, 2025 at 10:48 PM
My great uncle who spent time in a prison camp was not indexed either. I requested anyway. Here’s hoping. For both of us. 😊
I always tell people it doesn’t have to be my family for a find to thrill me. Congrats!
December 27, 2024 at 7:21 AM
I always tell people it doesn’t have to be my family for a find to thrill me. Congrats!
Children’s librarians are heroes!!
December 27, 2024 at 7:19 AM
Children’s librarians are heroes!!
The Murphys were my relatives. :-(
December 26, 2024 at 8:18 PM
The Murphys were my relatives. :-(
Isn’t it wonderful? Already ordered some for my uncles.
December 25, 2024 at 6:54 PM
Isn’t it wonderful? Already ordered some for my uncles.
A woman asked for one for Christmas. She matched a woman I was helping find a birth father for. The woman’s brother was the father. Neither was pleased.
December 9, 2024 at 10:05 PM
A woman asked for one for Christmas. She matched a woman I was helping find a birth father for. The woman’s brother was the father. Neither was pleased.
My bidet is still working, thankfully.
December 7, 2024 at 2:38 AM
My bidet is still working, thankfully.
Yes. What Josh said. 😊
December 3, 2024 at 6:58 PM
Yes. What Josh said. 😊
I have 2 of these those cases—a 2x grandmother who marries in 1847 and proceeds to bear 10 children. But who were her parents? And a 4x ggrandfather who appears on a 1754 militia roll, lives a full life, leaves a will naming his 8 children, but who were his parents? And so it goes. #genealogy
November 30, 2024 at 6:37 PM
I have 2 of these those cases—a 2x grandmother who marries in 1847 and proceeds to bear 10 children. But who were her parents? And a 4x ggrandfather who appears on a 1754 militia roll, lives a full life, leaves a will naming his 8 children, but who were his parents? And so it goes. #genealogy