Tag Archives: Pensacola

#52Ancestors in 52 Weeks: Solitude

Posted on May 7, 2023 by Taminar

This prompt reminded me of my Great Granduncle Tom Pittman. Isaac Pittman and his wife Elizabeth (née Thompson) had four living children when Thomas Edward Pittman was born, as recorded in his sister’s Bible, on 18 January 1894. The family … Continue reading →

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#52Ancestors in 52 Weeks: Light a Candle

Posted on April 17, 2023 by Taminar

This prompt reminds me of my mother. She’s a collector, like her mother before her, and just as I am today. One of the things my mother collected was candle holders. I don’t have a picture of the collection. I … 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: Favorite Photo (2023)

Posted on January 8, 2023 by Taminar

It’s good that this topic comes up every year in the 52 Ancestors project, because there’s always another photo that needs its story told. Here’s my favorite for this year: I took this photo on Easter Sunday, 16 April 2006, … 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: 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: Help

Posted on September 18, 2022 by Taminar

This prompt, from Amy Johnson Crow’s 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge, reminds me of a story that my parents’ minister told at my dad’s funeral. He recalled the time that he and my dad were outside of the church … Continue reading →

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#52Ancestors in 52 Weeks: Yearbook

Posted on July 3, 2022 by Taminar

While I’ve had access to Ancestry.com, I looked up my parents and a few other more recent relatives in their yearbook collection. I learned something I didn’t know about my dad. Until I saw the photos, I never knew – … Continue reading →

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#52Ancestors in 52 Weeks: Check It Out

Posted on April 11, 2022 by Taminar

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 →

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