Genealogy… #52Ancestors (3) Floyd Reginald ROSS WWII [2C2R] 16 Jan 2016May 2, 2018 FLOYD REGINALD ROSS, born 17APR1921 to Dr. John Arthur ROSS, M.D. (1885-1959) and the former IDA MAUD MAW (1884-1973) in Antler, Saskatchewan, was the fifth of ten children (6 boys, 4…
Sir Leprechaun Rabbit The Response (to War): Canada’s National War Memorial 11 Nov 2015April 1, 2018 "The Response" was the title given to the entry submitted for consideration to be Canada's National War Memorial (Ottawa, Ontario.). The British sculptor, Vernon March was chosen from 7 finalists in…
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 #FHWC2013 (12): They Were Typical Boys? (LOL, No!) 12 Feb 2013May 3, 2018 It was 1939. Papa John was dead, and Emily now had seven young boys and a nine-month-old daughter to care for ... alone. Christmas was just over a fortnight…
Genealogy Those Places Thursday: Lost in London 15 Nov 2012March 4, 2016 Those Places Thursday: Lost in London. Remembering sacrifices of family serving in uniform, all week
Genealogy… Tombstone Tuesday: the Star Man of Burma 13 Nov 2012January 28, 2018 I was working on Remembrance Day (11/11) memorial pages for my relatives who fought in WWI and WWII, but I only got two done; so, even though it's late
Genealogy Military Monday: She was Daddy’s Girl 12 Nov 2012March 4, 2016 Military Monday: She was Daddy's Girl.
Your Roots Are Showing Holding Heroes Dear to Your Heart 27 Nov 2011March 28, 2018 Welcome to the first post of "Your Roots Are Showing!" This blog (my second in less than a year) will focus on subjects and ideas that can be used to…
Sir Leprechaun Rabbit Heard No More 11 Nov 2011December 2, 2011 Freedom and Sacrifice. For many Canadians it is difficult to imagine one without the other. Canada's last veteran of the First World War died in 2010; those stories will be…
Sir Leprechaun Rabbit Battle of Britian: First Flyer 28 Mar 2011May 7, 2018 When Flying Officer Robert Leslie EDWARDS was killed, military records reported he was 44 years old. He was flying a Hurricane aircraft with #1 RCAF Squadron against German Dornier DO-17…