52 Ancestors 2021 – Week # 31 Over the years, I’ve read my maternal Grandmother’s memoirs so many times searching for clues. She wrote that she knew that her people came from a little Jewish village or shtetl just outside of Minsk. The question I had was how would we ever know which town? A…
I’d have to say that this week, what I’ve been thinking about is how KINDNESS is FREE. I’m participating in Amy Johnson-Crow’s 52 Ancestor Challenge. The writing prompt for this week is FREE. I’ve truly have had the most amazing luck and so much kindness shown to me recently with my family history research and…
Week # 26 – Conflict (June 28-July 4) Almost exactly 89 years ago a young English student bore witness to rioting at the university she was attending in Frankfurt, Germany. She wrote into the editor of the Manchester Guardian to provide an eye-witness account of the day. Here is her letter to the editor. This…
Did you know that there are many groups on Facebook specifically for genealogy? The list is endless! Here are a few of my favourites that I have found to be invaluable in researching family history. The very first I can recommend is called UNIDENTIFIED PHOTOS OF THE BRITISH ISLES GROUP. This one is my absolute…
52 Ancestors Challenge (June 14-20) I have to admit that for the first time, I am not looking forward to Father’s Day. That’s because this Sunday will be my first Father’s Day without my Dad. Wow, that was a difficult sentence to write. My father passed away from Esophogeal Cancer just 4 short months…
Cousin Bait that worked on me! One great source of cousin bait that I have used successfully in my research is to search out family history societies. Where better to find someone eager to help with your research, than with someone who shares a common interest or hobby, Genealogy?! My suggestion for starting to fish…
I don’t know why this post has been so difficult for me. I think it’s likely because when I think of Mother’s Day I think about my own Mom of course. Only I haven’t seen her in so, so long. What year are we in now? Gosh 2021. I haven’t seen her this year at…
Crime and Punishment – 52 Ancestors Challenge Week # 18 Although I am sure I have my share of criminals in my family tree, I have chosen to write about my 2x Great-Grandfather, Henry William APPS. On Find A Grave I have a profile set up for him and in 2019 I was contacted through…
I’m participating in Amy Johnson Crow’s 52 Ancestor’s Challenge and this week’s writing prompt is Favourite Place. Her suggestions reads “So many records that we use (and memories that we have) are tied to a place. What is a favorite place to research? What is a favorite ancestral home? Feel free to interpret this theme…
I thought that in order to try and learn a bit more about my husband’s RAMSAY side of his family tree, I would look into AncestryDNA’s ThruLines to try and seek out some cousins on his RAMSAY line. It’s always good to reach out and ask for help, so why not try with other people…
