My Sister and I Reunited
This is an appropriate time to jump in to the 2025 52 Ancestors challenge, since my sister and I are in the process of being reunited in a way this week. She and I (and our three younger brothers) haven’t …
Author: Pat
In the Beginning – Denman Family line
I have decided to take the first 52 Ancestors challenge from Amy Johnson Crow’s list for 2025 and use it to write about the first ancestral family for each of my family lines this year. I am choosing to start …
Catherine J. Coffin Portrait
This portrait of my great-great grandmother, Catherine Justice Coffin has been a bit of a mystery. It looks like a painting, but there is no evidence, no record, that her portrait was ever painted. She died at the age of …
Charles E. Minor – Civil War service
My 3g grandfather, Charles Minor, is an ancestor I have written about before (here and here) but in the spirit of Veterans Day, I want to write a little about his overall service in the Civil War. He enlisted on …
At The Library – Then and Now
I love my library! I always have liked libraries and learned at an early age how important they can be. Our family did not own many books, although a few from my mother’s youth and some left over from my …