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#52Ancestors in 52 Weeks: DNA

Posted on May 10, 2023 by Taminar

DNA holds the key to identifying my 3x great-grandfather. I continually watch webinars, and I’m grateful to have received a scholarship for the Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh (GRIP) DNA intensive in June. I have my uncle’s Y-DNA (currently waiting … Continue reading →

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#52Ancestors in 52 Weeks: Outcast

Posted on February 13, 2023 by Taminar

Don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater. That’s what my Mam-ma, Willie Stevens Cook, used to say. She had sayings for everything. A stitch in time saves nine. Knee high to a grasshopper. You’ve got to take the bitter … Continue reading →

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#52Ancestors in 52 Weeks: Social Media

Posted on February 11, 2023 by Taminar

Genealogists know to use social media to help locate living descendants of our relatives, or to learn enough about a DNA match to build a tree. Yes, I feel like a stalker when I do this, but when DNA matches … 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: Identity

Posted on August 7, 2022 by Taminar

This post is adapted from a letter I wrote to my mom’s brother about my research into their maternal grandfather’s family. When I started researching the family tree, I knew the name of my great-grandfather Billie Stevens from hearing him … 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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#52Ancestors in 52 Weeks: Document

Posted on May 22, 2022 by Taminar

I envy people whose ancestors saved pages and pages of letters and diaries documenting their lives and their associations with others. As my mom and I go through old papers and scrapbooks, I find that I do have a few … Continue reading →

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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: Worship

Posted on March 9, 2022 by Taminar

The Beginnings of Brentwood Methodist Church My mother, Zenova Cook Hahn, has always been proud of her community church. Brentwood Methodist Church started with a group of people meeting in a house or in Brentwood School across the street. Zenova … Continue reading →

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#52Ancestors in 52 Weeks: Curious

Posted on February 1, 2022 by Taminar

In my quest to fill in the family tree, I have found many documents for some ancestors, few for others. Many of those sources record vital statistics – birth, marriage, death. Others provide a little bit of information about what … Continue reading →

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