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”
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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: Large Family
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”
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”