It’s time for Saturday Night Genealogy Fun, Randy’s fun weekly genealogy challenge! This week I’m supposed to identify my TMRUA–third most recent unknown ancestor and supply some information on him or her. I am able to go out to my 4th greats for most of my lines (except the Jackson’s) I have to go out…
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SNGF: Ancestor Roulette
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…
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. …