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Diane Mague Stanley
- Apr 12, 2018
- 2 min
All Paid Up
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...
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Diane Mague Stanley
- Mar 16, 2018
- 3 min
"There goes your mother"
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...
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Diane Mague Stanley
- Mar 8, 2018
- 3 min
Big Grandma
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 ...
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Diane Mague Stanley
- Feb 28, 2018
- 3 min
My Trusty Friend
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...
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Diane Mague Stanley
- Feb 22, 2018
- 3 min
Lavinia's Chair
Week 8 of the 52 Ancestors challenge asks about “heirlooms.” This is difficult simply because I have so many inherited mementos, it’s imp...
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Diane Mague Stanley
- Feb 18, 2018
- 3 min
Valentine Ott
Week 7 is all about Valentines. My great grand aunt, Josephine Conrad (1839 – 1905) had her own personal valentine … her husband, Valenti...
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Diane Mague Stanley
- Jan 23, 2018
- 2 min
53 Years and Counting
Week 3: This week’s inspiration for the 52 Ancestors blog is “Longevity,” something I’ve never really thought much about in genealogy. Now...
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Diane Mague Stanley
- Jan 14, 2018
- 1 min
52 Ancestors Challenge
This year I am participating in the 52 Ancestors challenge from Amy Johnson Crow. I'm writing primarily about my collateral lines ... tho...
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