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Week 18 Prompt: Road Trip This week’s 52 Ancestors theme is Road Trip.” After wrestling with ideas for this theme, I decided to focus on my maternal grandmother. My nana loved to take road trips. Her and papa would go all sorts of places. Even […]

Week 17 Prompt: At Worship This week’s 52 Ancestors theme is “At Worship.” The first thing that came to mind were church records (I love church records!). And, since it’s my cousin’s birthday this week, I thought I’d share a recently-found baptism record for his […]

Week 16 Prompt: Out of Place This week’s 52 Ancestors theme is “Out of Place.” The one family that comes to mind is my Rottman clan, that seemed to roam the country starting in 1870. Philip Rottman and Mary Eva Reeder (or Lasser) are second […]

Week 15 Prompt: DNA This week’s 52 Ancestors theme is “DNA.” I have various DNA-related stories, but I thought I’d share something fun (read, ADDICTIVE!). I’ve known about DNA Painter for awhile, but I never really had the time to investigate it. During RootsTech 2019, […]

Week 14 Prompt: Brick Wall This week’s 52 Ancestors theme is “Brick Wall.” Like any genealogist, I have several so-called brick walls. The majority are self-imposed either for lack of effort/time or lack of knowledge in a particular area. In some cases, it’s a problem […]

Week 13 Prompt: In the Paper This week’s 52 Ancestors theme is “In the Paper.” I love newspapers and I blog about my finds often. Here are two related newspaper items about my dad, that I haven’t yet posted. I remember that trophy, but like […]

The Connecticut Society of Genealogists is now accepting entries for both the Essay Contest and Literary Awards. Submission deadline for both is July 15, 2019. Winners for both will be notified by September 1, 2019.  Details for each are below. 8th Annual “Tell Me Your […]

Week 12 Prompt: 12 This week’s 52 Ancestors theme is the number 12. My brain went to the year 1912, and I was curious to see who in my family died in 1912.