Genealogy, History, Heritage, How To
This week’s 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks challenge by Amy Johnson Crow focuses on the Black Sheep in the family. I have a few relatives who are black sheep. Pinpointing a direct line ancestors is a bit more tricky. I don’t know that much about them. After some information surfaced recently, I have to wonder. …
This week’s theme in the 52 Ancestors challenge is “There’s a Way”. I’d like to relay a funny story that my grandmother told me from her childhood. Anna was the third child of Harry Jackson and Marguerite “Margaret” (Jones) Jackson. She was a bit of handful as a child, getting herself and her friends into…
We all know the exhilaration of finding our ancestors on a census sheet or getting a packet in the mail with wonderful old photographs. That excitement we feel is what compels us to move forward with family tree research. Sometimes it can overwhelm us. Emotions Flying High Do you remember your first big find? The…
Since it’s Mother’s Day tomorrow, Randy has given us an easy challenge. Post a favorite photo of our Mom and tell why it’s our favorite. This one was taken around 1940. My mom was 4 or 5 years old. I love this photo. It is one of a handful of my mom’s childhood photos that…
It’s week 18 of the 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge and I’m still here. LOL This week the theme is Where There’s a Will. I had a little trouble with this theme because I only have one ancestor’s will in my collection. Rather then presenting that one will again (I’ve posted about it in…