Although I started school in Illinois (Decatur), halfway through my first grade school year the family moved back to Lebanon, Indiana and that is where I have memories of school. My sister and I have reminisced about the Decatur school, …
I Remember Going Back to School – 52 Ancestors # 35 Read more »
There are a variety of non-population census schedules, some of which are accessible online these days (and some have actually been available for more than ten years). I think the first one I ran across was the mortality schedule for …
The Mortality Schedule, a Non-Population Census – 52 Ancestors # 34 Read more »
Since I have written about Edward (my emigrant Salt ancestor) a couple of times before, I will try not to repeat myself too much. There are two parts to the legend of Edward and how he came to be in …
The Origin Legend of Edward Salt in America – 52 Ancestors # 33 Read more »
The theme for this one is Colorful, and I’ve had difficulty thinking of how to approach it. I finally decided to write about Ann J. Salt’s afghan. I think colorful is a reasonable description for it because I would not …
When I first read the theme for week 26, Black Sheep, I thought I knew who I would write about and why. Then I started thinking about the meaning of a black sheep. I saw in my mind’s eye an …