Genealogy… Are We Related? A Tale of 3 Johns 27 Oct 2014March 7, 2021 As I review the working title, it sounds like three clients from a Red Light District, doesn't it? I just wanted a short title that would be memorable and I…
Sir Leprechaun Rabbit (Nostalgia Has) Gone to Texas! #FGS2014 24 Aug 2014May 3, 2018 It's too late now, she's gone. Gone like an overwhelming whirlwind of graceful etiquette and disorganized chaos. At the aeroport, I thought it would be interesting to watch (from a…
Sir Leprechaun Rabbit Presenting: Nostalgia! #FGS2014 2 Aug 2014March 29, 2018 It was the first weekend in August -- a long weekend, where Monday is a statutory holiday (in Canada, not certain about in the U.S. though.). And what made it so special, you…
Your Roots Are Showing Our Ancestry: By The Numbers 4 Jun 2014April 5, 2018 This is a brief outline for my relatives, curious of our ancestry and how we were a part of history, or more properly how we missed history. ===================================== Our earliest…
Genealogy… The Wall of Smiling Young Men 23 May 2014May 3, 2018 Today, (Friday May 23rd, 2014), Chef's high school graduation photos finally arrived! After MiLady finished looking over "the Time-Stop Momento," I changed Chef's picture from last year and put up…
Sir Leprechaun Rabbit I Long for Old San Antonio #FGS2014 21 May 2014April 18, 2018 I was reading the special events page of the FGS2014 Conference website, one night. Those that know me exceptionally well, are aware that I am a big history buff. So,…
Your Roots Are Showing #52Ancestors (20) “HE” was a witch! 13 May 2014April 18, 2018 BLUE = DAR PATRIOTs John CARRINGTON resided in Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut (on Sandy Lane near the corner of Fort Street) with his second wife, Joan(ne) -- some resources list her…
Your Roots Are Showing #52Ancestors (11): 2nd Great Grands are 2nd Cousins 16 Mar 2014April 5, 2018 Some of you may recall Emily, my paternal grandmother, as I have mentioned her many times during the Family History Writing Challenge 2013. She was a widowed mother raising seven…
Your Roots Are Showing #52Ancestors (10, 13, 14): She was not his daughter 17 Feb 2014April 18, 2018 While researching the 1921 Canadian Census (on Ancestry.com) to update information on a relative for my weekly post for 52Ancestors, I stumbled upon a transcription for a slightly familiar family.…
Your Roots Are Showing #52Ancestors (6) William G. BEYER – Lawyer and Freemason 3 Feb 2014May 15, 2018 WILLIAM G. BEYER, was born 24OCT1911 to unknown parents in Buffalo, Erie County, NY. He was a lawyer by occupation and a 32nd degree Mason. In 1943, he married the…
Genealogy… #52Ancestors (4): Darling 29 Jan 2014May 5, 2018 This stone is situated in the Brandon Cemetery of Brandon, Manitoba, Canada. The photograph was taken August 2010 by my cousin, Linda MILLER from Calgary, Alberta. The inscription reads: Darling…
Sir Leprechaun Rabbit What is #GenChat? 13 Jan 2014May 6, 2018 Every fortnight (two weeks), they gather for sixty minutes of rapid-fire conversation about #genealogy: it's #genchat -- the original Power Hour! It's a strange atmosphere (to say the least) that…
Sir Leprechaun Rabbit This Isn’t A Visit – It’s An Invasion!!! 12 Nov 2013April 5, 2018 Twelve Days Ago: General (later U.S. President) Eisenhower would have been proud of her. She waltzed in, landed in my La-Z-boy chair, put her tired feet up, and calmly announced…
Sir Leprechaun Rabbit Find a Friend with the Answers in #GenChat 15 Oct 2013May 6, 2018 For those of you with research questions today that needed the answers YESTERDAY, you want to investigate GenChat. You will find it in the Twitter world as #genchat It is…
Genealogy… Why Genealogists Should Hate Moving … 7 May 2013January 27, 2018 Well, here I/we go again ... Yep, moving to another location that is closer to Edmonton, Alberta -- this time it's actually IN Edmonton! I just hate moving, in general.…
Fearless Females Fearless Females (30): Mother Knows Best 30 Mar 2013March 8, 2022 "March 30: Did you receive any advice or words of wisdom from your mother or another female ancestor?" ================= "Listen to your wife, she's a mother!" the Old Girl whispered…
Fearless Females Fearless Females (29): Trade Ya 3 Aunties for A Gramma! 29 Mar 2013March 8, 2022 [PLEASE NOTE: There is no post for Fearless Females (Day 28) SUBJ - Best Friends.]. Trading cards. Every boy had them growing up. Any "doubles" were traded for cards…
BLOG PARTY… Fearless Females (27): Big Sister 27 Mar 2013March 8, 2022 March 2022 Women's History submission to Family Heart Blog Party I do not possess any documentation of their journey, nor proof of their lands and losses, but stories exist of…
Fearless Females Fearless Females (24): You’ve Got Her Eyes, Dearie 24 Mar 2013March 8, 2022 "Do you share any physical resemblance or personality trait with one of your female ancestors?" Physical resemblance? I got somebody's brown eyes, but I forget whose -- although, MiLady was mistaken…
Fearless Females Fearless Females (10): Aunt E 10 Mar 2013March 8, 2022 PLEASE NOTE: There is no post for Fearless Females (Day 9) SUBJ: Narrative from Document ========================= Religion was a big thing in our house. Allow me to explain: Gramma Rabbit…