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Dec 07, 2023
I can't count the times that I've made the statement, "Don't
poke the bear." in the course of my genealogical research. If
you don't want to know, don't go...
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You
accumulate a lot of paper when you have been researching for as
long as I have, 46 years. Unfortunately, things sometimes get
lost. Such was the case...
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DNA - The
hereditary material in humans
I
remember when I first started hearing about DNA testing for
genealogy purposes. That was well over 20 years ago...
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After much too long of a break, I'm hoping to
finish this project this year. What better way to get "back
in the saddle" than a Murder Mystery.....
In
1998, my...
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"If there’s a
downside, it’s that “time and
tide wait for no man” and so opportunities have been lost as
cousins have passed away. If I could offer only...
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Any new beginning is forged from the shards
of the past, not from the abandonment of the
past. Craig D. Lounsbrough
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...He is
the darling of my heart, My Southern soldier boy. Oh, if in
battle he were slain, I know that I would die, But I am sure he'll
come again, To cheer my...
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So,
when I first saw this prompt I thought, "Wow, I have nothing to write about, no
one really speaks a foreign language and I've had to do virtually
no document...
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“But
there's a story behind everything. How a picture got on a wall. How
a scar got on your face. Sometimes the stories are simple, and
sometimes they are hard and...
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I grew
up in the town where my ancestors settled in 1875. By the
time I was 18, my two older sisters and maternal grandmother lived
on the same block we grew up...
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Storms take many forms, lightning, tornados,
rain, snow, tragedy...........
What greater storm could a parent face, than the
death of a child?
Pheobe Ophelia Grantham,...
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"'Tis
impossible to be sure of any thing but Death and
Taxes,"
The Cobbler of Preston by Christopher Bullock
(1716)
I'll
admit that when it comes to using tax records...
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Albert
Ichabod Driver, Uncle Albert, died in 1951, 11 years before I was
born. While I never knew him, I've heard about him all my
life.
Albert
was the oldest...
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I've
always loved cemeteries. A fun outing for me is prowling
around in a graveyard, hunting dead relatives. I've also
always had a "sixth sense" of where...
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Thomas
Jefferson Walling (1811-1902) was born in White County, Tennessee,
to John Walling, Sr and Ann Chisum. In 1832, he married his
first wife, Nancy Ann...
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Definition of
misfortune
1 :
an unhappy
situation
2 :
a distressing or unfortunate
incident or event
My daddy's family has been a mystery
throughout the...
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I don't
recall anyone in my family named Lucky or, for that matter,
anyone who was particularly lucky. However, I can think of
dozens of people who were and...
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“A woman
is like a tea bag – you never know how strong she is until she gets
in hot water.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
It is
nearly impossible to choose one woman in...
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"Where there's a will, there are 500
relatives....."
The
Will of Giles Driver, Jr. offers a window into his family
dynamic. Giles is very detailed in how he...
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A few
years ago, I came across an item I didn't even realize I had.
Forty-plus years of research will do that to you. I found my
Momma's Baby Book. ...
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My
husband gave me the first of many heart shaped pieces of jewelry 22
years ago. A simple sterling heart necklace that I wore
constantly until about a year...
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"A name, of course is like a piece of clothing,
isn't it? It gives you an impression right
away."
James Salter
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Since 1996, I've theorized about why my husband's Uncle Wiley
had the middle name Green. Was it a family name? Maybe
it was a place name? If it was...
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Around
my house, dinner is the noon or mid-day meal. While what you
call a particular mealtime isn't overly important, in this
instance, it is.
It
seems like...
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Definition of Longevity
1
a : a long
duration of individual life
b :
length of life
2 : long
continuance...
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When I saw what the prompt was for week two, I
had a small panic attack. “How in the world am I going to choose a
favorite photo?”
Now, normally that might not be...
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When I first read about the 52 Ancestors in 52
Weeks Challenge, I thought, “Wow, what a great idea, for someone
else.” After all, my projects are bigger...
