I found this picture after my grandma, Anna (Jackson) Shellabarger, passed away, so I never got to ask her about it. All I know is she is at work in San Diego, California at the Naval Air Station where worked as a supply clerk. And, she’s having a good time. Why the silly hat? I…
52 Ancestors: A Branch Of My French Tree In Spain
A few years ago, I found a Casaux/Lacrouts family tree on MyHeritage which I believed was related to me. Unfortunately, the tree was private and I got no response to my PM. I found a snippet of this tree and it intrigued me because it lead from France to Spain. My French ancestors all lived…
52 Ancestors: Martin Kelly’s Will
From day one, I was told that my ancestor, Martin Kelly, owned a boardinghouse, maybe two. Family lore was that he and his wife made a living renting rooms to people coming up to the city of San Francisco. They owned a “mile” house which marked how many miles the traveler had to go to…
RootsTech 2023: Virtual Day Three Wrap Up
RootsTech 2023 is over. I tried to cram in as many live sessions as I could so I could have the feel of being there. Now I have a whole slate of sessions to watch in my spare time. So, let’s get on with the wrap up. I sat in on these genetic genealogy sessions……
RootsTech 2023: Virtual Day Two Wrap Up
It’s day 2 of RootsTech. It seems I have a habit of logging on just as the conference breaks up for lunch. No matter, I was able to watch a session on DNA from yesterday that I missed and one on the Portuguese of the East Coast from this morning before seeing some live sessions….