Tag: Magill

  • Tracing Eliza: From Harris Neck to New York

    Tracing Eliza: From Harris Neck to New York

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    Part III: Movement, Constraint, and Adaptation Finding Eliza Huguenin Thomas Magill in the Record In this third part of my second great-aunt Eliza Huguenin Thomas Magill’s life, I return to a question that has followed me through every document and every attempt to piece her together: how do I find her within the record that… Read more

  • Chasing Shapeshifters: John W. Magill

    Chasing Shapeshifters: John W. Magill

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    Fragments of a Family Story About a year ago, I began creating folders for individual family members, gathering whatever evidence surfaced as my research intensified. What started in 2023 as a vague, single folder—with a Word document summarizing what I thought was my family tree—quickly unraveled. That document went through multiple rewrites, additions, and hard… Read more