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Monthly Archives: July 2020
#Genealogy: The Day My Maternal Grandmother Was Born
This post is a response to a question posted by Randy Seavers at Genea-Musings. He asked, “What happened in the world on the day your maternal grandmother was born?” My maternal grandmother was born on January 13, 1909, in Muscogee, … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy, Pensacola
Tagged Escambia County, Florida, history, Hotel San Carlos
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#52Ancestors in 52 Weeks: Newsworthy
The first time I heard about what happened, I was in the living room with my mom and a movie was on in which someone accidentally shot someone and killed them. I made a comment about how stupid that was, … Continue reading
#52Ancestors in 52 Weeks: Multiple
The trouble with family history research today, more than ever, is that for any given person in one’s family tree, one can find multiple ancestors. Not multiple in the sense of two parents, four grandparents, eight great-grandparents. Multiple in the … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy, My Life
Tagged Ball, family history, Kentucky, Lee County, Missouri, Rainey, Raney, Stephens, Virginia
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#52Ancestors in 52 Weeks: Solo
If you know me at all, you must realize that when Amy Johnson Crow announced the Week 27 prompt for her 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge, my first thought was Han Solo. However, I haven’t found any familial connection … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy
Tagged Alabama, Chitty, Conecuh, family history, Stephens, Stevens
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Rhyme Schemes and Daydreams 
Compromise
I think a lot of people today don’t really understand what compromise means. Merriam-Webster has two definitions for the noun…. 1a : settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions 1b : something intermediate between or … Continue reading →