When Did Edward Salt Migrate from Virginia to Kentucky? Using Taxes to Find Him – 52 Ancestors # 15
In my quest to track Edward Salt, my first Salt ancestor in the U.S., I have …
Miscellaneous
Jessie Louise Schenk (1897-1995) – 52 Ancestors # 14
Although the theme for this week was Maiden Aunt, Cousin Jessie came to mind. She was …
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The Old Home Place – 52 Ancestors # 13
Two very different places come to mind when I think about the term “the old homestead” …
Sarah Riddner Greenberg (1908-1969), Misfortune and Mystery – 52 Ancestors # 12
My mother-in-law, Sarah Greenberg, might easily be said to have lived a life of misfortunes, starting …
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Luck Is Why I’m Here – 52 Ancestors # 11
I think all of us can say that luck is how we got to be here. …
National Women’s History Month–Strong Women – 52 Ancestors #10
I would venture to say that in most family trees many or most of the women …
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Too Many Wills, Not Enough Wills – 52 Ancestors #9
My emigrant ancestors on my mother’s paternal side were William Denman and Ann Boorman (my 4-g …
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Thinking About Heirlooms–52 Ancestors # 8
As my mother aged and started thinking about retiring and downsizing and all that, she began …
A Family Event on February 14, Valentine’s Day – 52 Ancestors # 7
Having figured out how to get my RootsMagic program to generate lists of different things, I …
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My Favorite Ancestral Name is Ruhama – 52 Ancestors #6
Although I would not have said that Ruhama is my favorite ancestral name, it turns out …
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