This week in the 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks challenge I’m suppose to write about my favorite photograph. How does one pick one favorite??? It shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone that at the top of my list is this photograph of the Pacheco men. It adorns my website, my blog, and has its own…
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52 Ancestors: What Harry Jackson Did That Estranged Him From His Daughters
This week’s theme in the 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks challenge is Different. It could be interpreted as an ancestor who is different from me or one who acted in a way that he or she shouldn’t have. I’m going with the latter, which happens to be a way I would not have acted either….
52 Ancestors, Week 12: We’re All Short
The theme for week 12 in the 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks series is “Same”. I had a rough time finding something that I shared with an ancestor. Then, it hit me. It was so obvious! We’re all short. By “all”, I mean my Dad’s side of the family. My Mom’s side was not short. …
52 Ancestors, Week 10: Killed in a Wind Storm
It is time for the next 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks post. This week the theme is weather. I have written about this story before, but as I can think of no other weather related event that affected my ancestors at this time, I’ll repeat it. San Francisco and San Mateo are known for their…
52 Ancestors: Grandma Moved After Grandpa Died
The theme for this week’s 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge is “Close To Home”. All of my great grandparents ended up in the San Francisco Bay Area, so they were all fairly close to the home I grew up in. But, this is about my Grandma Lassalle, Anna (Mazeres) Lassalle, and how she moved…