As it is Thanksgiving, I’d like to take a moment to say thanks for a few things in my life and my genealogy world. I am thankful that angioplasty has worked so well for my Mom and two weeks later she is pain free. I am thankful for the family that I laugh with, share…
Category: About Me
Book of Me, Prompt 12: The Year that I was Born
[This week the Book of Me, Written by You explores the year that we were born.] The Beginning of My Life I was born in January 1964 on a Tuesday. I was the last grandchild on the Lassalle side of the tree–the youngest of that generation. I was christened in June of the same year…
SNGF: Where on the map?
Randy’s latest Saturday Night Genealogy Fun challenge asks us to create maps using the interface at defocus.net showing where we’ve lived and where we have visited. Then, we’re supposed to do the same for our ancestors. I have only been in two US States. I’ve lived in California all my life and I’ve been to…
Book of Me, Prompt 10: Unexplained Memories
[This is my entry for week 10 of the Book of Me, Written by You series created by Julie Goucher] It took me sometime to think of something to write for this one. I have two memories that stick out as “only I remember them” moments. Memory number 1. When I was about 7 or…
Book of Me, Prompt 9: Trick or Treat Smell My Feet…
This is part of the Book of Me, Written by You series. This week Julie Goucher has asked us to write about Halloween, whether we celebrated it, and the costumes we wore. This is me in 1967. I imagine this is the first Halloween I participated in. I was 3 years old. Halloween was a…