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#52Ancestors in 52 Weeks: Foundations

Posted on January 10, 2022 by Taminar

It’s a new year for 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks, Amy Johnson Crow’s weekly challenge to write and share family history information and discoveries. When I saw the prompt for week one, my first thought was construction, and that reminded … Continue reading →

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#52Ancestors in 52 Weeks: Thankful

Posted on November 27, 2021 by Taminar

This year, I give genealogical thanks once again for my mother and her memories that have helped me to make good progress on the family tree. I’m also grateful for the growing number of online resources that allow me to … Continue reading →

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#52Ancestors in 52 Weeks: Voting

Posted on November 8, 2021 by Taminar

My mom’s dad is the first person I thought of when I saw this week’s prompt in Amy Johnson Crow’s 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge. Hoyt Cook ran for county commissioner when my mom was growing up. I have … Continue reading →

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#52Ancestors in 52 Weeks: Preservation

Posted on October 17, 2021 by Taminar

I’m not doing a very good job of preservation lately. I have stacks of photos and photo albums that my mother has handed over to me to be scanned. Somehow, when I sit down at the computer I end up … Continue reading →

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#52Ancestors in 52 Weeks: Character

Posted on September 5, 2021 by Taminar

I’m about 95% sure that Wade Warren Silcox is my 3x Great Grandfather, and if he is not, then he is my 3x Great Grandfather’s brother. He most definitely had an interesting life. Wade’s story actually begins with his father, … Continue reading →

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#52Ancestors in 52 Weeks: Tragedy

Posted on August 23, 2021 by Taminar

Every family endures its share of tragedies, from severe illnesses and early deaths to disaster-related losses of property. In many cases, the tragedy is that we don’t even really know what we’ve lost, because our loved ones failed to keep … Continue reading →

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#52Ancestors in 52 Weeks: In the City

Posted on August 15, 2021 by Taminar

My 3rd great-grandmother Mary Ann Delaney Pippin was born, according to family records, in Montgomery County, Alabama. Not in the city of Montgomery, which was created from two smaller communities in 1819, six years before Mary Ann’s birth, but in … Continue reading →

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#52Ancestors in 52 Weeks: Groups

Posted on June 27, 2021 by Taminar

I dropped off some groceries at my mom’s house yesterday, and she traded me a small bag of photos. Three of them are photos taken at the Muscogee Sawmill in Escambia County. A whole group of my ancestors and other … Continue reading →

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#52Ancestors in 52 Weeks: At the Cemetery

Posted on May 30, 2021 by Taminar

I remember going to the cemetery – Clopton Cemetery in Pensacola, Florida – a few times with my maternal grandmother, Willie Stevens Cook. Clopton is near a church, but it’s not affiliated with that church. My mother is still in … Continue reading →

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#52Ancestors in 52 Weeks: Mother’s Day

Posted on May 15, 2021 by Taminar

Usually, I take my mom out for lunch or dinner on Mother’s Day. For the second year running, we skipped that, because of COVID-19, but we talked on the phone and I did some grocery shopping for her. Since I’ve … Continue reading →

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