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. Our ancestors chose to do something or go someplace, and survived so that they had descendants. I have written earlier the story of my …
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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 are found to be strong in some way or another. Many of our earlier ancestors were, by definition, very strong women both emotionally and …
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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 that I use it for various pseudonyms and handles and have done so for a long time. So I guess it is my favorite! …
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Who to Invite for Dinner–52 Ancestors #4
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 …
Visiting Our Denman Cousins for the First Time in Forever
In the last couple of years or so I (and some of my siblings) have started re-connecting with my only first cousins, on Facebook. We had all been completely out of touch for many (many!) years, only occasionally hearing via …
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