Randy has his new Saturday Night Genealogy Fun challenge up at Genea-Musings.com. This week it’s Ancestor Roulette. Take a great grandmother’s birth year and divide it by 90. Then, find this person on an ahnentafel chart, provide their vitals, and share three facts about them. I chose my great grandmother, Elizabeth (Segalas) Lassalle. She was…
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SNGF: Ancestral Tombstones
Randy Seaver is at it again! He’s got his Saturday Night Genealogy Fun challenge posted for this week. This week the challenge is to see how far back I can go with my ancestry with tombstones. This must be a continuous line. This may be a very short post. First, most of my ancestors were…
SNGF: Three Degrees of Separation
Randy’s newest challenge for Saturday Night Genealogy Fun involves the three degrees of separation concept. I’m supposed to take myself back to the last ancestor who I knew, then take that person back to the last ancestor they knew, and finally one more time. This proved to be a tricky assignment for me. I knew…
SNGF: What’s Your Genealogist Type?
Randy’s challenge is up for Saturday Night Genealogy Fun over at his blog, GeneaMusings. This week we’re supposed to read “What Type of Genealogist Are You?” by Lorine McGinnis over at the Olive Tree Genealogy Blog. Then, we’re supposed to write about what type we are. As a dutiful participant, I read the blog post. …
SNGF: Ancestor Roulette #38
Randy’s challenge for Saturday Night Genealogy Fun is to play Ancestor Roulette. I’m to pick one of my great grandfathers. Then, take his birthday and divide it by 50. The end results is what I look up on my ahnentafel chart. Once I have my person, I’m to tell you all three facts about that…