Sharing ancestors, one person at a time. Genealogy and history.
I have written about Eleanor Cobe and a little about Kenneth W. Rhoades in Family in the Great War. I have now received a request to write more about Ken. I had already considered writing about Kenneth and Eleanor in an attempt to make this week’s writing topic about their wedding. But…I don’t know anything … Continue reading Weddings – Ken and Eleanor
There are so many possibilities for the topic of uncertain. Uncertain about evidence I am uncertain about some connections I’ve made when a lack of evidence is available. But this has taught me to seek new methods and use analytical skills to put together indirect evidence, and sometimes negative evidence. Yet, even when I think … Continue reading 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks – Uncertain
I once lived in Arizona, not far from Tombstone (relatively). But I’m not going to write about that. I feel I must begin with what I think of when I hear “tombstone.” I consider tombstones to be a slab of stone over a tomb or sealing a tomb; headstones as the marker placed at the head … Continue reading 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks – Tombstone
I have fallen back into the bad habit of missing some weeks. I had Service all queued up and ready to go on time...then I found out Ancestry had opened up international records for the month of May and just like that, I was distracted (I had a laundry list of foreign records I wanted … Continue reading 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks – Service
Generally, I don’t like to venture into genealogy research beyond the shores of the United States. It’s not due to disinterest in our immigrant ancestors; it’s more a matter of time, effort, and cost. I am not yet familiar enough with old world records, micro-geography, or history. And I can’t read German, French, or Thai. To put it bluntly, … Continue reading Stockfords of Oxfordshire
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