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As with the letters, I have unintentionally left a large gap in time since my last letters home series. Though, Kenny's letter didn't have quite the gap in time that I have. Well, I am trying. The next letter in our collection is actually from Kenny's dad, Ken Sr. It's been nearly a year between … Continue reading Letters home: a gap in time
Welp…I made it to week 4 and flopped! So, to catch up… Week 5 - Challenge Boy am I challenged to keep up the writing. I have been banging my head on two lines, Tucker and DeJean. I don’t know how long my stubbornness will last before I throw my hands in the air and … Continue reading Weeks 5 – 9 – Challenge and More
My father-in-law always tells me, the ancestors don’t matter; tell me where all the descendants are. He’s more of a forward thinker than a backward thinker. So, I was on the hunt to track down the descendants of Philip Batey. This, at first, seemed a daunting concept. I mean how many descendants are possible for … Continue reading Week 4 – Overlooked
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