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#52Ancestors in 52 Weeks: Brick Wall

Posted on May 28, 2023 by Taminar

I have brick walls that I’m more focused on trying to break through, but I’ve written about them before. Today, my focus will be on my 3rd great-grandfather on my dad’s side, John Ross Parker. Going forward in time, my … Continue reading →

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#52Ancestors in 52 Weeks: Should Be a Movie

Posted on May 7, 2023 by Taminar

The first story this prompt brought to mind was that of a first cousin, four times removed on my dad’s side of the family. As a young bride, Sarah Jane Hall John’s farm near the Jacksonville area was attacked by … Continue reading →

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#52Ancestors in 52 Weeks: Membership

Posted on April 9, 2023 by Taminar

This has been one of the tougher prompts for Amy Johnson Crow’s 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks project. I’ve already written about some of my memberships and my parents’. The next organizations that come to mind are the ones I … Continue reading →

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#52Ancestors in 52 Weeks: Education

Posted on January 22, 2023 by Taminar

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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#52Ancestors in 52 Weeks: Out of Place

Posted on January 15, 2023 by Taminar

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 →

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#52Ancestors in 52 Weeks: I’d Like to Meet

Posted on January 2, 2023 by Taminar

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 →

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#52Ancestors in 52 Weeks: Free Space

Posted on September 18, 2022 by Taminar

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 →

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#52Ancestors in 52 Weeks: At the Library

Posted on September 18, 2022 by Taminar

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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#52Ancestors in 52 Weeks: Timeline

Posted on August 28, 2022 by Taminar

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 →

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#52Ancestors in 52 Weeks: Popular Name

Posted on July 31, 2022 by Taminar

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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