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 …
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 …
Elizabeth Denman Salt (1919-1991) – 52 Ancestors # 19, Mother’s Day Read more »
This is my mother, Elizabeth Ann Denman Salt. This picture was taken in her senior year of college, so she wasn’t my mother yet. I am writing about her for the next topic, Mother’s Day, which I will post …