There are two stories that come to mind with regard to the theme of “naughty” for this week and my great-grandmother, Mary M. Denman.  Either might have been cause to find coal in her stocking at Christmas. Mary L. Minor …

Mary Minor Denman (1868-1930) – 52 Ancestors # 50 Naughty Read more »

It turns out that finding pictures, and therefore visual confirmation of beard vs clean shaven, wasn’t easy.  There are more male (and female too) relatives that I don’t have an identified pictures of than I had thought.  To start with …

How Many of My Ancestors Had a Beard? – 52 Ancestors #45 Read more »