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Week 15: 2023 Solitude

Is there someone in your family tree who lived by themselves or would seek out time to be alone? Celebrate them this week by writing part of their story. Prompt from Amy Johnson Crow for Week 15 of 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks. I have to admit I have been stumped on this one. IContinue reading “Week 15: 2023 Solitude”

Week 11: 2023 Lucky?

“Were any of your ancestors lucky? Maybe someone won the Georgia Land Lottery? Do you consider yourself lucky to have discovered a particular ancestor or document?” prompt from Amy Johnson Crow for 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks. I feel lucky just to be here when I learn about many of the situations my family haveContinue reading “Week 11: 2023 Lucky?”

Week 6: 2023 Social Media

“Have you found an ancestor via social media? How about the social column of an old newspaper? (Those were basically the Facebook of the day!) How about imagining what an ancestor would say on social media?” prompt given by Amy Johnson Crow for 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks. For this topic the person who immediatelyContinue reading “Week 6: 2023 Social Media”

Week 51 Perserverence

Who is an ancestor who had to persevere? Who is an ancestor you had to persevere in order to find?! Share their story this week. Feel free to leave your links and stories in the comments. In looking at the stories of my and my husbands ancestors I can’t name one who didn’t have toContinue reading “Week 51 Perserverence”

Week 28 Character

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”