#52Ancestors Favorite Photo
My favorite photo is of my Dad, Robert Loehwing Horner, in 1926. He was 3 years old. I always knew my Dad to be a big, burly…
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When the Neighbors are Rich
My grandmother, Jeanette Shrum Willett, left us a wonderful handwritten manuscript of her life which she wrote in the mid 1980’s. She was born August 4, 1897…
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The Manuscript of Jenny Shrum
When my grandmother, Jenny, was in her 80’s, my cousin Leigh encouraged her to write down her personal stories so that the family would always have…
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Seeing the Stars – at the Cemetery
I came out to California for a few extra days before attending the Southern California Genealogical Society’s annual Genealogy Jamboree, because I was doing some genealogy look-ups…
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#52 Ancestors: A number of “Firsts” with Joel Halbert
Deciding what to write using Amy Johnson Crow’s prompt, “First” was a challenge. My goal for 2019 is to profile certain ancestors that my girls would not…
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Grandad and Walter Brennan
As I was sitting up late one night tucked into our family room couch with my computer, I was multi-tasking as I usually do by doing some…