Here we are, already at week # 26. Half-way through the 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge from Amy Johnson Crow. We are in the MIDDLE. So for me, this is a post about gratitude. I’m grateful because this challenge has pushed me to delve a little deeper into my family history. Partially by holding…
52 Ancestors : Week # 25 – Unexpected Welcome to those of you who are finding your way here from Amy Johnson Crow’s weekly email! I’m so happy that you are here! Please feel free to like this post, leave a comment or follow my blog. Isn’t it true that sometimes in life you just…
The writing prompt for Amy Johnson-Crow’s 52 Ancestors Challenge this week is HANDED DOWN. Looking around the house, I don’t have a whole lot of treasures that have been handed down to me. However, the things I do have I want to ensure that they are handed down to the next generation, if they are…
Being that tomorrow is June 6th, I felt like it would be appropriate to repost this, which was one of the very first blog posts I did in January of 2019. Hard to believe I’ve been working at this blog for over a year now! I also did another post on the 75th Anniversary of…
I wrote previously about the famed explorer and journalist, Henry Morton Stanley. On July 12th 1890, at two o’clock precisely, he was married to my 1st Cousin (4x removed), Dorothy Tennant. The Stanley-Tennant wedding was a sight to behold. The Illustrated American describes the event well, “no wedding, not even a royal one, has created…
