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Hazel Thornton

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Hazel Thornton was working as a telecommunications engineer in Pasadena, California in 1993 when she was summoned to jury duty. She served for 7 months as Juror #9 on the 1st Menendez brothers' murder trial, which ended with two hung juries. Her 1995 book, Hung Jury: The Diary of a Menendez Juror, was republished in 2018 with updated material.

She is now a retired professional organizer and active genealogist living in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Her 2021 book, What's a Photo Without the Story? How to Create Your Family Legacy, will help you tell the stories of your photos, family, and things at your choice of effort level. Her 2023 book, Go With the Flow! The Clutter Flow Chart Workbook, will help clutter FLOW right out of your home, office, ...more

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	Hung Jury: The Diary of a Menendez Juror 3.90 avg rating — 221 ratings — published 1995 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	What's a Photo Without the Story? How to Create Your Family Legacy 4.72 avg rating — 25 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Go With the Flow! The Clutter Flow Chart Workbook it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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We’re All Immigrants

As a genealogist, and as a U.S. citizen living in politically stressful times, I think about immigrants kind of a lot. Especially around Thanksgiving time, which is right now, as I write.

NOTE: If you do nothing else, scroll down and watch the video I have provided for you. Thanks!

The first Thanksgiving

The Pilgrims were pioneers. And colonists. And refugees. And immigrants — illegal immigra

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