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I wonder how many genealogy journeys begin at funerals? Mine was one such journey that began in the early 1990’s at my grandmother’s wake...

Week 15 is all about taxes. I recently came across an 1895 entry for Walter Norman Mague in the transcription of the Plainfield [New Jers...

I am not especially comfortable writing about Week 12’s topic of misfortune. I think every life has times that seem either lucky or unluc...

This week’s topic is “Lucky” and the one person I can think of who was really lucky was my maternal grandmother, Big Grandma, who I intro...

When I read that the Week 10 topic was “Strong Woman” my immediate thought was that all the women in my family have been strong. Maybe I ...

Week 9, “Where there’s a Will,” brings to mind a story of family and friendship. The good thing about my great, great grandfather, Sebast...

Week 8 of the 52 Ancestors challenge asks about “heirlooms.” This is difficult simply because I have so many inherited mementos, it’s imp...

Week 7 is all about Valentines. My great grand aunt, Josephine Conrad (1839 – 1905) had her own personal valentine … her husband, Valenti...

Week 6 is all about your “favorite name.” There are many that could fall into this category for me, but I don’t think I’ve any way around...

Week 5 has us thinking about the Census; one of the key resources for any genealogist to track family composition and change through time...

Week 4: This week’s inspiration is “out to dinner.” The topic reminds me that we do not have a strong food tradition in my family on eith...

Week 3: This week’s inspiration for the 52 Ancestors blog is “Longevity,” something I’ve never really thought much about in genealogy. Now...

Week 2: Inspiration this week was "Favorite Photo." This created a bit of a dilemma because of my commitment to feature collateral lines....

Week 1: This week's inspiration for 52 Ancestors was "Start," so I'm starting with some of the sweet treats found in the Candy Box File. ...

This year I am participating in the 52 Ancestors challenge from Amy Johnson Crow. I'm writing primarily about my collateral lines ... tho...