Hey family historians! We get a month all for ourselves 😀 October is officially Family History Month in the US. The President proclaims this to be the month that we get in touch with our ancestry and heritage. Genealogists accomplish this task on a regular bases. By researching our tree and sharing information, we keep…
Invaded By Wasps
I want to apologize for a slow week in blogging. I only managed to get one post out of this ol’ brain after a pretty stressful weekend. This is the story. All Summer we’ve been plagued by wasps. Periodically, we’d find them in the house. I never put much thought behind it. I figure they…
Wordless Wednesday: Dressed Up For Winter
This is me, ca 1966. San Francisco Bay Area not Nome, Alaska.
Treasure Chest Thursday: Will of Thomas A. Jones
I was going through my binder and found my great great grandfather’s will. I thought I would post it for today. This is the outer sheet: This is the will of Thomas Augustine Jones who died in 1923. The probate file is several pages long, so I’ll post the last page which is his actual…
Worldless Wednesday: Joe and Minnie
My Great Aunt and Uncle, Minnie (Ventura) and Joe P. Smith (aka Jose Pacheco), ca 1925, E. 25th Street, Oakland, CA