Thanksgiving Meme & a Game of Tag

Thanksgiving Day is approaching fast.  In honor of this day (and coincidentally my mom’s birthday) I wanted to take a moment to give thanks to all of those who came before us and built this wonderful country we live in. I thought I’d start a […]

Family Events – Week of November 17 to November 23

Weekly column sharing birth, marriage, and death events for people in my family tree.

Family Events – Week of November 10 to November 16

Weekly column sharing birth, marriage, and death events for people in my family tree.

Saturday in the Attic – 11/15/08

I’m going to try a new “column” called Saturday in the Attic, where each week I will post some sort of memento. I’m kicking this column off with something I wanted to post last week, in honor of what would have been my paternal grandparent’s […]

Busy Week and Genea-Finds

I’ve had quite a week. I’ve been busy working on my business, but I also managed to get in some genealogy research. First, being a County Coordinator isn’t all bad…I found a cousin for my husband. I got an email a few days ago from […]

A Day of Remembrance – Part III

My grandfather, John Francis CAHILL served in World War II.  Part of my active research is to learn more about his time in the service.  I have lots of papers and photos, but I don’t know much about his experience.  Here’s what I do know: […]

A Day of Remembrance – Part II

The following photos are of the Civil War Memorial (U.S. Grant Post No. 28 G.A.R, 1861-1865), taken at Elmwood Park Cemetery in River Grove, Illinois.

A Day of Remembrance – Part I

There are so many brave men and women who have put themselves in harms way to fight for our liberties and freedom.  Each and every one should be remembered everyday, not just Veteran’s Day.  My deepest gratitude to all of these wonderful people, today, tomorrow, […]