E unum pluribus. Out of one organized religion, many ancestors have I found. I've written many different essays on my maternal ancestors' Scots-Irish heritage and, in particular, their Scottish Covenanter beliefs and religious practices. Here are just a few of the topics related to my ancestors' involvement in the Covenanter/Reformed Presbyterian communities in which they… Continue reading Mystic Sweet Communion
Learning of an ancestor's conscription by the British Navy brings to mind…opera. One of my favorite things about genealogy research is how, in the course of trying to better understand the context of the records I find, it then becomes necessary to do even more research, often about American or European history. Learning or refreshing… Continue reading James Cathcart in the Darbies
They had no children of their own, but these three sisters mentored countless children. 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks: Week 19-"A Question the Records Can’t Answer” Prompt: Outside of letters and diaries, most of the records we use in genealogy don’t tell us the “why” and “how” of our ancestors’ lives. We can read the… Continue reading It Takes a Village
