Monthly Archives: August 2020

#52Ancestors in 52 Weeks: Unforgettable (#Genealogy)

Posted on August 31, 2020 by Taminar

The 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge is one word or a short phrase that’s intended to prompt participants into recounting and recording a memory or discovery about an ancestor or relative. Most of the time, something comes instantly to … Continue reading →

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#52Ancestors in 52 Weeks: Chosen (#Genealogy)

Posted on August 23, 2020 by Taminar

This has been a tough prompt to crack. I don’t know of many adoptions in my family tree, at least not off the bat. I’ve already written about my great-granduncle George Herman Hahn and his wife Elsie Mae, who formed … Continue reading →

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#52Ancestors in 52 Weeks: Troublemaker (#Genealogy)

Posted on August 13, 2020 by Taminar

The Cook family had a couple of troublemakers – or at least they associated with troublemakers – and they were killed in shootouts 19 years apart. This pair was father and son. John Cook – my great-great grandfather – was … Continue reading →

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#52Ancestors in 52 Weeks: Small (#Genealogy)

Posted on August 8, 2020 by Taminar

Most of my second-great-grandparents had big families, with between five and eleven children.  Grandma Muterspaugh, as I always heard her called growing up, was the exception. She had a small family, with only two children, as far as I know. … Continue reading →

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#52Ancestors in 52 Weeks: Large

Posted on August 3, 2020 by Taminar

I thought about trying to find the largest family in the family tree, and a quick search showed 14 children in the family of John Raney and Mary Anna Yaden, on my husband’s side. Among my ancestors, I found 13 … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The First to Lie

Posted on August 2, 2020 by Taminar

Hank Phillippi Ryan has a new book out. “The First to Lie” is a pretty terrific mystery, but this isn’t going to be so much a book review as an author review. I just love Hank’s books. The first ones … Continue reading →

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#52Ancestors in 52 Weeks: The Old Country

Posted on August 1, 2020 by Taminar

My genealogy quest has not taken me outside the U.S., except for one line. My dad’s great-grandfather, William F. Hahn was born in Germany. I’ve known this since I was a child (although I would get confused about whether it … Continue reading →

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