Lisa E Oakley

Why This Family’s Story, Where it Started

In my April 7, 2026, Substack article, I spoke about my genealogical hunt for information about my great grandfather.

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October 2026

How I discovered MY George

Searching for an ancestor who’s difficult to identify

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Solving A Genealogical Mystery...

And choosing empathy for people from the past

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September 2026

Learning to Stay with the Work

October 2023 – That is when my education in writing historical fiction began.

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August 2026

Don’t Underestimate the National Park Service in Your Historical Research

Did you know the National Park Service has one of the largest collections of cultural objects, natural history objects and archives spread across…

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Channeling Emotion for your Historical Fiction Characters

While writing my historical fiction novel I have found that dropping into my own memories and the feelings of particular moments in time, allow me to…

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July 2026

Make that Call Part Three - Making the Ask

How to Reach Out, Follow Up, and Build Lasting Research Relationships

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Make that Call – Part Two

In part one I encouraged you to make that call but before you do it’s time to do a bit of homework to know where to go to locate records.

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June 2026

Make that Call

Reaching Out to Strangers in your historical Research Part One

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History You Didn’t Learn in School.

Every family historian eventually asks at the same question: What was the world like for the people whose names fill our family tree?

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April 2026

What a Flea Market Taught Me About Memory and Legacy

My Mom adopted her from a local flea market.

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The Genealogy Hunt

It was the summer of 1979 (every good story starts out that way right?

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