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#52Ancestors in 52 Weeks: How Do You Spell That?

Posted on April 17, 2022 by Taminar

This prompt (from Amy Johnson Crow’s #52Ancestors Challenge) immediately conjured up several thoughts. Typing it, I remembered the old riddle: Railroad crossing, look out for the cars. Can you spell that without any Rs?* I’m also reminded of people chuckling … Continue reading →

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#52Ancestors in 52 Weeks: Military

Posted on May 31, 2021 by Taminar

This week’s prompt in Amy Johnson Crow’s 52 Ancestors project is “Military.” I’ve already written about my dad and my War of 1812 ancestor George Cook. so I’m jumping over to my husband’s side of the family. John A. Raney … Continue reading →

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#52Ancestors in 52 Weeks: Multiple

Posted on July 14, 2020 by Taminar

The trouble with family history research today, more than ever, is that for any given person in one’s family tree, one can find multiple ancestors. Not multiple in the sense of two parents, four grandparents, eight great-grandparents. Multiple in the … Continue reading →

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#52Ancestors in 52 Weeks: Water

Posted on April 5, 2020 by Taminar

The prompt for week 14 of Amy Johnson Crow’s 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge is “water.” I thought about my dad’s career in the U.S. Navy and my maternal grandfather’s love of fishing, but then I had another idea. … Continue reading →

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