Category Archives: Women’s History Month
Fearless Females: The Gift of Laughter
[Women's History Month Fearless Females Prompt, 24th of March, Shared Traits] My Grandma Shellabarger lived through alot. Her life was a rough road, one that might have crippled others very easily. Through it all, Grandma could still laugh. The trait I share with her is the gift of laughter. Not just any kind of laughter…hysterical …
My Great Grandmother Registered to Vote?
[Another repost...Fearless Females-Women's History Month, March 19th: A Surprising Fact] While looking through the voter registration books for 1937, I came upon a surprising entry. My Great Grandmother, Maria (de Braga) Pacheco Smith, was listed. This might not have been so surprising had my Great Grandmother been a US Citizen. But, she wasn’t. In fact, …
Auntie Cosma: A Woman of Many Talents
[Reposted for Fearless Females-Women's History Month. March 18th, Shining Star] I originally wrote this for Women’s History Month. Marie Cosma was the family midwife, seamstress, a woman many referred to as Grandma. I think she is probably the woman in my tree that most people remembered and remarked on her many talents… Every genealogist has …