Sharing ancestors, one person at a time. Genealogy and history.
I had written an entire article about Squire Batey, who rode in a goat-drawn cart. But I had already written about him and his unique photo in a 2020 52 Ancestors topic, Large – In life and in death. So at the last minute, I had to quickly draft a new post about some new … Continue reading Week 2 – Favorite Photo
Well, family, 2024 was not a very active blogging year for me. I struggled to find ancestors and stories to share with you. I guess on the one hand I feel like I have accomplished covering most of the ancestors who I have marked “complete” and developed a biography for each of them that could … Continue reading Week 1 – In the beginning
I was perusing the musings of other family bloggers and came across one post on Chiddicks Family Tree by Paul Chiddicks about the “Sixteen Challenge”. This challenge is to name all 16 of your 2x great-grandparents. When I started out on this little blog project several years ago, I tried to write about each ancestor from youngest to … Continue reading Thankful for Ideas – Rhoades 2x greats
Let’s start this post with a review of Rosetta’s obituary… Mrs. Rosetta Rhoades, 78, of Big Rapids, Mich., died Sunday afternoon at 12:30 o'clock at the home of her son, Clarence Rhoads, on the Illinois road in Aboite township. Mrs. Rhoads and her husband, Daniel, had been visiting at the home of their son when she … Continue reading Rosetta’s Lost Sister
It seems like it takes me longer each time to come up with a topic to write about. Well, I may be back on it. At least, I intend to be back on it. And what better topic to write about on Veterans Day than one of our military veterans? After the passing of my … Continue reading Ken Rhoades: A Veterans Ditty Box
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