When I began my genealogy journey, my mom was telling me the things she knew about her family. One of the things was that her “52 Ancestors: Large Family”
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Chocolate Wacky Cake with Buttercream Frosting
A few months ago I was craving chocolate cake, but lacked most of the necessary ingredients. My mom then suggested this cake, which has no “Chocolate Wacky Cake with Buttercream Frosting”
Etta’s Eats: Snickerdoodles
This snickerdoodle recipe is from my great grandma Etta’s recipe box. This cookie is light and pillowy, easy to make, and oh-so-delicious. I had never “Etta’s Eats: Snickerdoodles”
Etta’s Eats: Orange Bread
A recipe from 1930, this orange bread is a dense, poundcake-like dessert, perfect for serving with tea or a scoop of ice cream.
52 Ancestors: Road Trip
As I have mentioned numerous times, newspapers are my favorite tool in genealogy. It’s amazing the information you can find in a newspaper! One evening, “52 Ancestors: Road Trip”
Apple Sauce Cake
Another recipe from my great-grandma Etta’s recipe box. I chose this recipe because it seemed like a light dessert, which would be nice after all “Apple Sauce Cake”
52 Ancestors: In The Paper
This is the story of two women, who used a photo, a marriage certificate, and the newspaper to learn about a wedding. (Bonus points if “52 Ancestors: In The Paper”
52 Ancestors: 12
This week’s prompt is 12, so I decided to focus on a place with 12 letters: South Windsor (and the surrounding area), in Connecticut, along “52 Ancestors: 12”
52 Ancestors: Bachelor Uncle
The subject of this week’s post is my 3rd great uncle and oldest brother of my 2nd great-grandfather, John Nelson Crow. I stumbled upon him “52 Ancestors: Bachelor Uncle”
52 Ancestors: Love
When I think of love, I think of hearts, so I thought for this week I would highlight my 9x great-grandfather and one of the “52 Ancestors: Love”