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
While validating some of Calista Emery’s dates and places, I finally made some progress on William W. Emery/Emory, and Hannah Merrifield; the parents of Calista and Carrie Emory Gage. I was musing about the timing of William’s probate filed in 1864. I never did nail down an exact death date and place, I had just … Continue reading William W. Emery – More Questions than Answers
Among the treasures passed along to me by Cousin K was an American Revolution Bicentennial publication by Whiteside County, IA Genealogists. This was a compilation of stories from many of the older residents recounting life and experiences in their youth. Great Aunt E was a member of the group of genealogist who compiled and published … Continue reading Epidemics – Before there was Zoom
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
I have recently taken closer notice of a neat (albeit, questionable) feature of WikTree called Connections. This feature tells you who you are related to by direct “most recent common ancestor” (MRCA), as cousins through marriage, and directly descended from (this would be the most questionable to be taken with a grain of salt…read on). I … Continue reading Famous Family Connections
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