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Catering to the College Crowd
Feeding thousands of hungry college students was all in a day’s work for my great-grand uncle.… Continue reading Catering to the College Crowd →
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War and Peace
What would it be like to have lived your entire life without your country ever being involved in war?… Continue reading War and Peace →
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Deceptive Cadences
It may not give one bragging rights, but it’s still thrilling to find out you’re related to someone famous. … Continue reading Deceptive Cadences →
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Addition by Substraction
52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks: Week 14-A Brick Wall Revisited Prompt: Sometimes it takes a set of fresh eyes to solve a problem. Has that happened with you in your genealogy? (Of course, there…
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Mad About Plaid
52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks: Week 13-A Family Pattern Prompt: There are so many ways this theme could go! Naming patterns, behavior, migration, following an occupation for several generations, even sewing! Before I ever…
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Winds of Time
52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks: Week 12-An Address With a Story. Prompt: So many stories are tied to a place. (For me, it would be my Grandma’s house.) What is a place that has…
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When a Wound Led to a Wedding
52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks: Week 11-A Turning Point Prompt: In storytelling, there’s the pivotal moment – something happens and nothing is the same afterward. Think of a turning point in the life of…
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Houses Divided
52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks: Week 10- Changed My Thinking Prompt: Genealogy is all about discovery. What is something you’ve found about an ancestor that changed your way of thinking about them? Perhaps genealogy…
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Bothered and Bewildered
52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks: Week 9 – Conflicting Clues Prompt: The theme for Week 9 is “Conflicting Clues.” Sources don’t always agree, and it’s up to us as genealogists to sort out what…
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