Category Archives: Genealogy

Mistake – Generations Cafe Ancestry Challenge

Posted on June 11, 2022 by Jacque

Assumptions: the Bane of Genealogy Research A huge mistake that I have made when conducting research is to find documentation but not saving it immediately, assuming that I can just go back and retrieve it later. Unfortunately, research is not … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesday 6/8/22

Posted on June 8, 2022 by Jacque
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Conflict – Month 6 of 12 Ancestors in 12 Months

Posted on June 3, 2022 by Jacque

What’s a Pacifist to do? Sometimes life is complicated. Is it possible to be both a pacifist and a patriot? This was certainly a struggle that a Quaker such as Timothy Smith had during the American Revolutionary War. As a … Continue reading →

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Yearbook – Generations Cafe Ancestry Challenge

Posted on May 27, 2022 by Jacque

“Memories Frozen in Time” The end of the school year is upon us. Yearbooks are hot off the presses and it’s a chance to autograph each other’s books and relive the memories of the year. Down the road, it’s fun … Continue reading →

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Social – Month 5 of 12 Ancestors in 12 Months

Posted on May 21, 2022 by Jacque

“I Know a Guy who Knows a Guy” “I know a guy who knows a guy.” And that’s how we ended up in Boston May 7 – 11, 2022. It’s also how my 9th great grandfather, Anthony Colby, ended up … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesday 5/18/22

Posted on May 18, 2022 by Jacque
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Wordless Wednesday 5/4/22

Posted on May 4, 2022 by Jacque
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Check It Out – Month 4 of 12 Ancestors in 12 Months

Posted on April 29, 2022 by Jacque

The Meckley Connection One of my DNA matches on MyHeritage has the surname of Meckley. Meckley is a well known name to me. My husband Gary’s paternal grandmother was born Anna Mae Meckley on March 3, 1911 in Elizabethtown, Lancaster … Continue reading →

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Sisters – Generations Cafe Ancestry Challenge

Posted on April 3, 2022 by Jacque

The Many Daughters of Maria Christina Schaefer Schmidt Ten girls, eight boys…my great, great grandmother, Maria Christine Schaefer Schmidt gave birth to eighteen children. My great grandmother, Gertrude, was the first born child of Maria and her husband Heinrich Joseph … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesday 3/30/22

Posted on March 30, 2022 by Jacque
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