Going to the Chapel – 52 Ancestors # 23
I am of the age that my first two responses for this topic were to think about ancestors getting married and then to hear the old song “Going to the Chapel” in my head – and the song has been …
Category: Miscellaneous
Stephen Hussey (c 1643-1718), So Far Away and Yet So Near – 52 Ancestors #22
When I started thinking about the topic of “far away” I thought I would look in my database to see how far back, how far away in time, I have direct ancestors, knowing that some of my lines do go …
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Joseph M. Justice (1839-1863) – 52 Ancestors #21, Military and Memorial Day
When I was a little girl in Indiana back in the Dark Ages, May 30 was still sometimes called Decoration Day as well as Memorial Day. As a schoolgirl, it marked the beginning of our summer vacation, and for my …
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Another Language – 52 Ancestors # 20
I have learned over my years of researching family lines (both direct and collateral, for my families as well as my husband’s), that there are many points in our history where other languages were mother-tongue or parents’ language or the …
Elizabeth Denman Salt (1919-1991) – 52 Ancestors # 19, Mother’s Day
Since Mother’s Day was last weekend in the United States, and I’m still running behind in the 52 Ancestors challenge to myself, I am focusing on my mother, Elizabeth Denman Salt. Elizabeth was the first child of Lyle Denman and …
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