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St. Patrick’s Day
Paying Homage to my Irish Ancestors While St. Patrick’s Day was originally celebrated in Ireland as a religious holiday, today it’s a holiday where everyone claims to be Irish, wears green, drinks green beer, bakes Irish soda bread, and has … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy, McLeod, Watkins
Tagged Elisabeth O'Rea, Oliver Ligget, Thomas McElroy
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Females – Month 3 of 12 Ancestors in 12 Months
Coffeyville Drum and Bugle Corps Being a member of the all girl Drum Corps was an important part of my high school years and had an impact on my life. I had the privilege to be part of this exemplary … Continue reading
Posted in Bernal, Genealogy, Padilla, Watkins
Tagged Coffeyville Drum and Bugle Corps, Coffeyville Drum Corps
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Maps – Generations Cafe Ancestry Challenge
Differentiating between the two John Calvins Multiple people having the same name can be a challenge to the amateur genealogist. Often the people are not related and it’s imperative to verify information in order to correctly identify the person who … Continue reading
Branching Out – Month 2 of 12 Ancestors in 12 Months
Searching for the Stephens How exciting! Several years ago when I was new to genealogy research (before I joined the Ardiente Genealogy Club and Generations Connection and before I upgraded my account at Ancestry and before I took any online … Continue reading
Favorite Photo – Generations Cafe Ancestry Challenge
Enjoying Memories My dad ran across this photo when I was in high school. We all got a kick out of it. My dad had a great sense of humor but was basically reserved and conservative so we enjoyed seeing … Continue reading
Holidays – Week 51 of 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks
A Magical Time Growing up, my mother had a challenging childhood. There was never any money and celebrations were scarce. When she had children, she made sure to create memories for us. Baking cookies was a special event. She used … Continue reading
Strength – Week 48 of 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks
Strength in the Face of Adversity Many of my ancestors exhibited strength in the face of adversity. There were those who fought in wars because they supported the causes and wanted a better world for their progeny. There were those … Continue reading
Birthdays – Week 46 of 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks
Sharing Birthdays Want to have a little fun? Check out the interactive map at https://www.vizwiz.com/2012/05/how-common-is-your-birthday-find-out.html. Just scroll down to the larger map and hover over any date to see the ranking. I was born on May 8 which is ranked … Continue reading
Posted in Coble, Genealogy, Vandyke, Watkins
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Wordless Wednesday 11/10/21
Posted in Watkins, Wordless Wednesday
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Voting – Week 44 of 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks
Passionate Voting Voters generally fall into two categories: habitual voters consistently vote in every election out of a sense of patriotic duty; others vote because they are motivated by a particular candidate or issue – their voting may be more … Continue reading
Posted in Bernal, Genealogy, Watkins
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