Posted by in 52ancestors, Daughters of the American Revolution, Witherwax I wasn’t originally going to use this post as a 52 Ancestors post. Then today I was sitting here going through the Deed books for Clinton and Essex Counties in New York State. To me this is the black hole of genealogy research. When I go through these books I look for family names. I…Read more »
Posted by in 52ancestors, Stewart, Witherwax There are so many Strong Women in my family. They tended to not sit on the sidelines but to dive right into the fray. From my Dr. Sarah Larkin Beardsley who went to medical school in 1880 and became a practicing doctor in Jonesville, Michigan before her untimely death in 1886. To Hannah Bartlett Kelly…Read more »
Posted by in 52ancestors, Beardsley, Daughters of the American Revolution Another prompt from the 52 Ancestors Challenge from Amy Johnson Crow. This one was pretty fun to do. I love reading old wills. There is something about old will books that speaks to my soul. Going to a court house and finding the original papers. Absolute joy. There is also a joy from finding wills online…Read more »
Posted by in 52ancestors Every Week Amy Johnson Crow provides a prompt for the 52 Ancestors challenge and I will be honest I get stuck on them and ponder them and then do not write anything here for weeks. My goal is to not ponder them so much anymore and get moving and stay caught up. So this prompt is for…Read more »
Posted by in 52ancestors, general, professional Life got a hold of me back near Valentine’s day with things going on. I decided to take a different take on the Love theme. Instead of speaking of the great love stories of relatives. I decided to tell you about a family I have fallen in love with. In heading toward a career in…Read more »
Posted by in 52ancestors, Beardsley I think this is one of my favorite prompts so far in the 52 Ancestors challenge. I love the use of family names. When I named each of my children my husband and I spent hours pouring over names. We never did use Zachary Tobias or Rebecca Lynn, neither of which has a family connection.…Read more »
Posted by in 52ancestors, Beardsley, DellaVecchia, Witherwax Week 5 of the challenge was In the Census. Census are one of the main records, I use when I look into the family history. Every now and then I will revisit a census record to see what other clues can be found. I also now go and read the enumerators instructions to better understand…Read more »
