The theme for week 28 of 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks is character. I chose to write about the character I found inscribed on my great grandfathers tombstone. Benjamin Cook died 27 June 1900 at the age of about 37. He was a bridge builder for the railroad so originally we thought it might haveContinue reading “Week 28 Character”
Category Archives: 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks
Week 27: Extended Family
Minnie and Grandma Marion
Week 23 Mistakes
Janet Cook Hartje fan chart
Week 22 Conflict
My grandfather was a fighter!
Week 21 Yearbook
I am loving all the yearbook photos that come up as hints on Ancestry. It’s fun to see photos of family from ‘back in the day.’ Some ancestors I wouldn’t have a photo of it weren’t for these hints. I have to be careful and check where they were living at the time the photoContinue reading “Week 21 Yearbook”
Week 20 Textile
Did you have a milliner in your family?
Week 19 Food & Drink
Slightly sweet and dense and very aromatic…
Week 18 Social
In loving memory of a life ended to soon.
Week 17 Document
Minnesota Official Marriage System Record
Week 16 Negatives
Hein and Rebecka Hartje