Having figured out how to get my RootsMagic program to generate lists of different things, I now know what life events (birth, marriage, death) occurred in my families on Valentine’s Day (February 14). Even before running this list I remembered …
A Family Event on February 14, Valentine’s Day – 52 Ancestors # 7 Read more »
Although I would not have said that Ruhama is my favorite ancestral name, it turns out that I use it for various pseudonyms and handles and have done so for a long time. So I guess it is my favorite! …
My Favorite Ancestral Name is Ruhama – 52 Ancestors #6 Read more »
In thinking about how I use the various population censuses available, I am aware that I tend to collect census information early in my exploration of an ancestor but I also go back and look at them when I get …
There are lots of possible criteria for choosing which ancestor I’d like to have dinner with – my first thought was my brick wall great grandmother, Mary Elizabeth Hockman. However, I’ve written several times about the obstacles I run into …
When I saw that the third theme for the 52 Ancestors challenge is longevity, I immediately thought of my grandpa Lyle who lived to the day before his 101st birthday. However, before I started to write about him I decided …
William Eberle Thompson (1835-1940) – 52 Ancestors #3 Read more »