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Tag Archives: Florida
#52Ancestors in 52 Weeks: Education
There was never any doubt in my mind that I would graduate from high school and then go on to college. My experience in school, however, was a bit different from day one. We lived in Scotland the year I … Continue reading
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Tagged #52ancestors, Brentwood Elementary School, Cook, family history, Florida, Pensacola, Stevens
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#52Ancestors in 52 Weeks: Out of Place
This week, I scanned a bunch of photos that my mom had taped onto 8.5″x11″ paper to take to a copy shop years ago. This was when home scanners were rare, and office supply stores didn’t offer color copies. She … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy, My Life
Tagged #52ancestors, Cinotto, Dilzer, family history, family photos, Florida, Ough, Silcox
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#52Ancestors in 52 Weeks: I’d Like to Meet
This week, our topic has us fantasizing about which of our ancestors we’d like to meet. For me, it’s a relative that has intrigued me for most of my life. I learned when I was a child that my great-grandfather … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy, Pensacola
Tagged #52ancestors, Escambia County, family history, Florida, Genealogy, Hahn, Pensacola
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#52Ancestors in 52 Weeks: Free Space
The day was April 28th, 1989. I had been living in Central Florida for seven months, and finally, my day off coincided with a scheduled launch of the space shuttle. That morning, I got in my car for the approximately … Continue reading
#52Ancestors in 52 Weeks: At the Library
I miss going to the library. It’s one of the things I’ve been avoiding since the plague arrived. I used to love going and picking out books when I was a child, and then years later, and a few years … Continue reading
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Tagged #52ancestors, Escambia County, Florida, library, Pensacola
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#52Ancestors in 52 Weeks: Timeline
My mother’s paternal grandmother is Dollie Cook, born Dorcas Elizabeth Allison, in Marion County, Georgia, on October 8th, 1890. As far as I know, no one has ever found a birth record for Dollie, but that is the date she … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy, Pensacola
Tagged #52ancestors, Escambia County, family history, Florida, Genealogy
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#52Ancestors in 52 Weeks: Popular Name
Back in the olden days, everyone had the same first names. It can sure feel like that sometimes. Here’s a brief look at a couple of the common first names (also known as given names or Christian names) in my … Continue reading
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Tagged #52ancestors, Alabama, Cook, family history, Florida, Genealogy, Hahn, Lindsey, Pittman, Stevens
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#52Ancestors in 52 Weeks: Social
Today, many of us use social media to share details about our lives – celebrations, announcements, tragedies, or even just a good joke. A hundred years ago, newspapers provided social media. I must admit, I never thought I’d find my … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy, Pensacola
Tagged #52ancestors, Baldwin County, Escambia County, family history, Florida, Genealogy, Hahn
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#52Ancestors in 52 Weeks: Check It Out
Faithful readers, I’ve told you before that my mother instilled in me a love of books and reading. It’s one of the best gifts a parent can give a child, I think. This week’s #52Ancestors prompt got me thinking about … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Genealogy, My Life, Pensacola
Tagged #52ancestors, Florida, Library Books, Pensacola
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#52Ancestors in 52 Weeks: Flowers
The century plant, aka Agave Americana, blooms only rarely. My Mam-ma had one at her home in Midway, which is just east of Gulf Breeze, Florida. The plant grew by the front door of the cabin – the original cinder … Continue reading
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Tagged #52ancestors, Century Plant, Egg Carton Flowers, family history, Florida, Genealogy, Gulf Breeze
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