Posted by in general, professional Day 1 of GRIP is in the books. It was a long day for me. Number 1, I did not sleep well and was up way before 6am. I was able to get a workout in way before 6:30. I was actually in the common area by 7am since I needed to get out of…Read more »
Posted by in general I am sitting in a dorm room at LaRoche College in outskirts of Pittsburgh, PA, struggling to stay awake. I had trouble sleeping last night as Jimmy (my son with non-verbal autism) did not want to settle down for the night and when he finally did he was snoring in my ear. Awwww, motherhood at…Read more »
Posted by in 52ancestors, Clinton County, NY, Uncategorized, Witherwax I am way behind on this project but hope to get moving on it again. This is Week 13. The prompt was the old homestead. My grandparents bought this farm in the early 1960s. It is not the house my Mom was raised in. They owned a farm in Harkness before this. This is the…Read more »
Posted by in general, professional Last week I sent off my first report binder, this week I am humbled. I received the following post on my facebook page. From the absolute bottom of my heart thank you! You have given him the most precious gift. I cannot thank you enough. ❤️❤️❤️ I had the honor to trace my friends family back…Read more »
Posted by in 52ancestors, Beardsley, Clinton County, NY, Daughters of the American Revolution, Uncategorized Growing up I thought I had been to almost every cemetery in Plattsburgh and Peru. Nope not even close. In 2016, while awaiting my applications approval from the Daughters of the American Revolution, I joined their Facebook Group and I learned about supplemental applications for other patriots you descend from. One of the tips was…Read more »
Posted by in 52ancestors, DellaVecchia, Witherwax There are families who stay in their homes for generations upon generations, but not mine. Growing up my grandparents had a farm in Peru, NY but they were the first family to live there. My grandfather’s family had a farm that their family was on for over 100 years and then his family decided to…Read more »
Posted by in general, professional When the show Who Do You Think You Are? first premiered, I always thought how I would love to be a professional genealogist, I never really thought it was possible. I LOVE researching family history and it doesn’t even need to be my own family. I fall in love with each and every person I…Read more »
