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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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”
52 Ancestors: Surprise
One of my favorite places to research my family history is newspapers. You never know what kind of surprise you may find! Recently, I was “52 Ancestors: Surprise”
52 Ancestors: At The Library
One of my goals this year is to learn more about my ancestors’ everyday lives. I began with my grandfather William Gordon McCallum, who served “52 Ancestors: At The Library”
52 Ancestors: I’d Like to Meet
I landed on the ancestor I would like to meet fairly quickly. Although I wish I could meet each of my ancestors, especially those with “52 Ancestors: I’d Like to Meet”
52 Ancestors: Unusual Name
A short post for the week, to highlight that sometimes it is the pronunciation of a name that makes it unusual. At first glance, my “52 Ancestors: Unusual Name”
52 Ancestors: First
It’s another year of 52 Ancestors! Last year I learned so much from this exercise and I am excited about the upcoming prompts. This weeks “52 Ancestors: First”
52 Ancestors: Thankful
One thing this project has taught me is how lucky I am to exist. Writing down stories of ancestors who survived wars, unfortunate accidents, and “52 Ancestors: Thankful”
52 Ancestors: Random Fact
I have written quite a bit about my great-grandfather Chester Crowe, but the most surprised I have been in my research was learning where he “52 Ancestors: Random Fact”