Since Sunday June 17th is designated as Father’s Day in the U.S. I will focus on Lyle M. Denman, my maternal grandfather. I have written about my paternal grandfather previously, and although I have written a number of times about …
Lyle Minor Denman (1896-1997) – 52 Ancestors # 24 Father’s Day Read more »
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 …
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 …
Stephen Hussey (c 1643-1718), So Far Away and Yet So Near – 52 Ancestors #22 Read more »
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 …
Joseph M. Justice (1839-1863) – 52 Ancestors #21, Military and Memorial Day Read more »
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 …