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More Psychic Roots
Like the original volume, More Psychic Roots contains a collection of stories and experiences of synchronicity, intuition, genetic memory, and serendipity contributed by genealogists the world over.
- GenresSpiritualityNonfiction
276 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1999
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Henry Z. Jones Jr.
13 books7 followersFellow of the American Society of Genealogists.
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March 10, 2025I read the first book of this series Psychic Roots: Serendipity and Intuition in Genealogy and enjoyed it so much that I immediately found a used copy of More Psychic Roots: Further Adventures in Serendipity & Intuition in Genealogy by Henry Z. Jones, Jr.
Once again, like the first, this sat on my shelf, unread. 2025, a new year and I said "hey, what are you waiting for?" Read the book or set it free.
I seem to be one of a few that really enjoyed reading this second trip down serendipity lane.
I used my special bookmarks for the many stories that struck me right in my genealogy soul. I say special bookmarks as I have many and I save the special ones, those that I love, for pages to revisit in books that really entice me.
So let's begin with this one:
"My favorite story occurred in my research on my mother's family. My Uncle Carl, his wife Jessie, and friends of theirs toured Florida in the the 1950's. They pulled off the interstate for lunch at Clearwater in the Tampa/St. Petersburg area of perhaps a million people. While siting at the table, Uncle Carl mentioned that he had a cousin living in the area...a cousin he had never met...who had moved from Valentine, Nebraska to the Tampa Bay area in the 1920's. He mentioned her name and wondered how he would go about finding her
He looked up and the waitress had tears in her eyes. She said, "She is my mother, and she will be here in fifteen minutes to pick me up form work!" pg.106-107
Now what do you think of that! Just meant to be.
The very next story was even better. Daniel J. Hay had the most poignant overheard story in The Family History Learning Library. Doing some of his own research, he noticed a mother and her newborn baby close by. An elderly lady sat next to them and told the young mother hearted stories of her ancestors. The elder woman picked up the baby and admired this little one. When leaving she told the young mother the baby looked a lot like her granddaughter whom she had not seen in 20 years. She gave the young woman her address and name on a slip of paper and said "When you're in town researching, give me a call , and I'll help with the baby." The mother smiled and looked at the paper and read the name. She turned pale and cried "Oh, my God! Grandma!" Call it what you will.
These are just two of many stories, when ancestors, somehow or other, found ways to guide their relations in finding them.
In addition, the author, Henry Z. Jones, includes an epilogue which shares what he calls Memories Haunt The Corners Of My Mind. Though I wondered where some of this bio came from and how it fit in the book, I read it for what it was worth, things Henry A. Jones Jr. needed to put down on paper and I hope it served its purpose to the author.
He tells a really good story that started with Tennessee Ernie Ford asking the cast of the Ford Show of which Jones was one, "Of all the great people of history, who would you like to spend an hour with, if you had the chance?" I was surprised at the answer and where it led. Maybe this too had a bit of serendipity rearing its magical head.
If any of my ancestors are listening, I'm here and listening too.
Once again, like the first, this sat on my shelf, unread. 2025, a new year and I said "hey, what are you waiting for?" Read the book or set it free.
I seem to be one of a few that really enjoyed reading this second trip down serendipity lane.
I used my special bookmarks for the many stories that struck me right in my genealogy soul. I say special bookmarks as I have many and I save the special ones, those that I love, for pages to revisit in books that really entice me.
So let's begin with this one:
"My favorite story occurred in my research on my mother's family. My Uncle Carl, his wife Jessie, and friends of theirs toured Florida in the the 1950's. They pulled off the interstate for lunch at Clearwater in the Tampa/St. Petersburg area of perhaps a million people. While siting at the table, Uncle Carl mentioned that he had a cousin living in the area...a cousin he had never met...who had moved from Valentine, Nebraska to the Tampa Bay area in the 1920's. He mentioned her name and wondered how he would go about finding her
He looked up and the waitress had tears in her eyes. She said, "She is my mother, and she will be here in fifteen minutes to pick me up form work!" pg.106-107
Now what do you think of that! Just meant to be.
The very next story was even better. Daniel J. Hay had the most poignant overheard story in The Family History Learning Library. Doing some of his own research, he noticed a mother and her newborn baby close by. An elderly lady sat next to them and told the young mother hearted stories of her ancestors. The elder woman picked up the baby and admired this little one. When leaving she told the young mother the baby looked a lot like her granddaughter whom she had not seen in 20 years. She gave the young woman her address and name on a slip of paper and said "When you're in town researching, give me a call , and I'll help with the baby." The mother smiled and looked at the paper and read the name. She turned pale and cried "Oh, my God! Grandma!" Call it what you will.
These are just two of many stories, when ancestors, somehow or other, found ways to guide their relations in finding them.
In addition, the author, Henry Z. Jones, includes an epilogue which shares what he calls Memories Haunt The Corners Of My Mind. Though I wondered where some of this bio came from and how it fit in the book, I read it for what it was worth, things Henry A. Jones Jr. needed to put down on paper and I hope it served its purpose to the author.
He tells a really good story that started with Tennessee Ernie Ford asking the cast of the Ford Show of which Jones was one, "Of all the great people of history, who would you like to spend an hour with, if you had the chance?" I was surprised at the answer and where it led. Maybe this too had a bit of serendipity rearing its magical head.
If any of my ancestors are listening, I'm here and listening too.
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June 7, 2015Didn't finish. Thought it got too repetitive
October 6, 2023
It was really, really dry. Full of cute anecdotal stories, but I had to really push myself to get thru this book. I liked the first book (Psychic Roots) much better than this sequel.
February 3, 2025
It could have been much shorter. A lot of the stories were redundant. I purchased the next volume, but I am debating if I want to rehash the same information again.
March 11, 2017
This is a very interesting group of stories that I certainly fit into. Hank has covered most kinds of special ways that researchers "find" or discover information about ancestors. But, it can be any kind of research that just sort of jumps off the shelf or trips you to get your attention. It's well worth reading for people who try to be to technical about genealogical research.
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