The closest thing to an Old Homestead is my maternal grandparent’s house. My grandpa died when I was 4, and my grandma when I was 9, “52 Ancestors: The Old Homestead”
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52 Ancestors: Maiden Aunt
This was another tough one for me. I debated telling one family story, but instead decided to take this prompt in a different way. Let “52 Ancestors: Maiden Aunt”
52 Ancestors: Misfortune
One of my favorite family history finds was a newspaper article about my great-grandfather being sentenced to prison. No one in my family knew this. “52 Ancestors: Misfortune”
52 Ancestors: Lucky
On 6 April 1917, the United States declared war on Germany. My great-grandfather, Chester Crowe, had just turned 22. I doubt the war had little “52 Ancestors: Lucky”
52 Ancestors: Strong Woman
Let me introduce you to my great-great-grandmother, Dorothea Wilhemine Alder, Dora for short. Dora was born on 10 December 1858 in Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, the “52 Ancestors: Strong Woman”
52 Ancestors: Where There’s A Will
When I research my family history, I run into various people who make the same mistake: confusing my maternal great-grandfather William McCallum with someone of “52 Ancestors: Where There’s A Will”
52 Ancestors: Heirloom
I was looking at old pictures, and came across a picture of my maternal grandma, Pauline Gall. For her senior picture, she had a lovely “52 Ancestors: Heirloom”
52 Ancestors: Favorite Name
This week’s prompt – Favorite Name – was a tough one for me. I come from a long line of boring names. (I told my “52 Ancestors: Favorite Name”
52 Ancestors: Invite to Dinner
When I think of family dinners growing up, dinners where other family members came to our house, I think of our dining room. The dining “52 Ancestors: Invite to Dinner”
52 Ancestors: Longevity
In 1993, my parents took us on a road trip through California. We stopped in little towns, spent days at Disneyland, and visited San Diego “52 Ancestors: Longevity”