Tag Archives: Theme: 52 Ancestors

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 […]

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.

Week 11 Prompt: Large Family This week’s 52 Ancestors theme is “Large Family.”Coming from lines where the recent generations were small families, a “large family” to me is anything over three children! But I digress. When I saw this prompt, I immediately thought of one […]

Week 10 Prompt: Bachelor Uncle This week’s 52 Ancestors theme is “Bachelor Uncle.” My great-granduncle Joseph Webster Garrison holds a special place in my heart. Even though I didn’t know him, it was because of him that I learned about my eligibility for the Daughters […]

Week 9 Prompt: At the Courthouse This week’s 52 Ancestors theme is “At the Courthouse.” I have various court-related events among my family. But one in particular has always made me wonder…why? My second great-grandparents Timothy McMahon and Sarah Jane Ward were both living in […]

Week 8 Prompt: Family Photo This week’s 52 Ancestors theme is “family photo.” Here are some of my favorites. Me with My Parents

Week 7 Prompt: Love This week’s 52 Ancestors theme is “love.” I thought it would be interesting to see if anyone in my family married on Valentine’s Day, since that’s tomorrow. As it turns out, I do have relatives that married on that special day.

Week 6 Prompt: Surprise This week’s 52 Ancestors theme is “surprise.” While there have been many surprises in my research (I actually just wrote about one for this series), the biggest and most fascinating surprise was learning that I have Luxembourg roots. I always thought […]