Publications
A Tale of Three Cousins, by Jan Mackie, published September 2012 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 20 no. 3, article, pp.125-129) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/508852] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.
Preview:This is a tale of three cousins and begins with the PASKINS family of Sussex, back in the mists of time. My cousin and I were independently researching our families, and in our frustration about not finding baptism records for family members and whose father was who, we met on RootsChat in April 2011. We began sharing our thoughts about brick walls and what we had found, and began exchanging certificates we had purchased. We've found many answers and exciting things in our collaboration and, best of all, we've found we were cousins. The third cousin of this tale, Albert Nye PASKINS, born on 28 Jul 1855 in Brighton, and baptized at Brighton St. Nicholas on 7 Oct 1855, has led us on a merry chase. Before we tell you the tale of his life, here's a bit of background.
Rooted In England, by Jan Mackie, published September 2013 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 20 no. 7, article, pp.315-320) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/508978] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.
Preview:My English roots arise in two counties - Sussex and Shropshire - and converge in Highwood, Illinois in 1898 in a way none of the participants could ever have imagined. Daily life and the choices we make can sometimes end in high drama. This is really a story of two NORRIS sisters and the twists and turns their lives took, both marrying the same man, Samuel James BREAKWELL, from Shropshire.