Celebrating 11 Years of Genealogy Blogging!

Another year has passed, making this my eleventh year of genealogy blogging! Thanks to all my loyal followers who have stuck with me through some ups and downs!! Photo by Adi Goldstein on Unsplash

52 Ancestors #30: Easy Peasy

Week 30 Prompt: Easy This week’s 52 Ancestors theme is”Easy.” Not much in genealogy is easy. But there are times when the pieces come together simply because many of the records needed are readily available and easy to access. For me, it’s my Michigan ancestors […]

52 Ancestors #29: German Brick Walls Revisited

Week 29 Prompt: Challenging This week’s 52 Ancestors theme is”Challenging.” First thought—brick walls! Ten years ago (almost to the date!), I wrote about all of my German brick walls at that time. They were all tied to an immigrant ancestor, and were mainly self-imposed due […]

52 Ancestors #28: Two Marriages

Week 28 Prompt: Reunion This week’s 52 Ancestors theme is”Reunion.” My initial reaction to this prompt was family reunions. One of my family lines held annual reunions in the past, but I’ve already blogged about it. So, thinking outside the box, I decided to write […]

52 Ancestors #27: Second War of Independence

Week 27 Prompt: Independent This week’s 52 Ancestors theme is”Independent.” Of course my first instinct, with it being the week of Independence Day here in the US, was to write about my American Revolutionary War ancestors. But, I’ve done that already, and really have nothing […]

52 Ancestors #26: Governor John Webster

Week 26 Prompt: Legend This week’s 52 Ancestors theme is”Legend.” While I tend to make mention that I am related to Noah Webster, of dictionary fame, I often neglect another Webster legend—Governor John Webster. Gov. John Webster is my eleventh great-grandfather, with an impressive resume […]

Book Review — The Family Tree Irish Genealogy Guide

Title: The Family Tree Irish Genealogy Guide Author: Claire Santry Format: Paperback, Kindle Published: 2017 My Rating: The following review first appeared in the Federation of Genealogical Societies FORUM magazine (Summer 2018); reprinted with permission. The Family Tree Irish Genealogy Guide provides a wealth of […]

52 Ancestors #25: 1757 Marriage

Week 25 Prompt: Earliest This week’s 52 Ancestors theme is”Earliest.” I decided to look for the earliest record I have on my Luxembourg side of the family. So far, the earliest record is a 1757 marriage for my sixth great-grandparents, Nicolaus Sinnen and Anna Lentz. […]