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
Ok, so, the obvious thing to write about with the topic of newsworthy is ancestors in the news. Interestingly, the only two families that made it into the newspapers with any frequency were Hugh Coomer (he who started the paint store c. 1890) and the grandchildren of Daniel Rhoades (through Clarence's line) in Fort Wayne...but … Continue reading Newsworthy – A consolidated history
I consider many of my maternal ancestors as nearly forgotten. The fact of the matter is, we live in a patriarchal society. That seems to infuriate some women. Despite their best efforts, however, genealogy is still predominantly about researching our [insert surname] ancestors. This means, we research the father’s of the father’s to track that … Continue reading 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks – Nearly Forgotten
One of these days, I will be back on track. Here are three weeks of 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks. So Far Away I have written before about my mother’s side of the family. They come from Thailand. They are my ancestors who are so far away in so many ways. The most obvious is the distance, … Continue reading 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks – still behind
This year, I’m going to try to participate in 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks. That’s pretty aggressive this year considering I have essentially been doing that for two years, give or take a week here and there. So, here goes… This week is Fresh Start. Last week, I wrote about how I am regrouping and … Continue reading Fresh Starts – 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks
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