Sharing ancestors, one person at a time. Genealogy and history.
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
It seems that I have little to write about these days. But hopefully, that will change soon. I continue to go through some of the family treasures I have recently inherited through both mine and my husband’s family. Mostly it’s trying to organize old photos, identify the people in some of the older ones, and … Continue reading Betty: The Most Remarkable Lady
Well, my visit with Cousin K was very exciting and everything I had hoped for. I now have my Great Aunt E’s research notes along with all the original photos she used for her publication The Smart Aleck…and more. Even better, I have photos of family that I have never seen. Photos of a young … Continue reading New Treasure Trove
As I continue to work on cleaning up my tree and source citations, I will continue to transcribe write-ups for certain ancestors covered by Great-Aunt Eileen in The Smart Aleck. I have transcribed the articles for Charles Aleck, his father, Xaver, and grandfather, Lorenz. So let's see what Eileen had on Charles' wife, Christiane Friedericka … Continue reading The Smart Aleck – Christiane Friedericka Geiger
Here I am again…another week and not enough information to put together on a new ancestor. So I am dipping into The Smart Aleck by Vivetta Aleck Jorgensen Emmer and Eileen Aleck Albert (1986). Riegel, Baden, Germany view from the South East taken in August 2020. Photo accessed from Google Maps. Laurentius (Lorenz) Aleck (1785-1842) Zaver’s … Continue reading The Smart Aleck – Lorenz Aleck
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