Yellow Fever in Virginia – Family Legend or Truth?
To anyone other than a genealogist, getting excited when you learn about a tragedy in your family history is kind of morbid. But I wouldn’t say the…
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It Is The Little Things In Life
A few weeks ago, we moved my older sister out of the apartment she and Mom shared for the past 3 years. Mom died this past December. …
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“HEIRLOOM” CHALLENGE – #52ANCESTORS
What exactly constitutes an heirloom? I have my grandmother’s beautiful art-deco engagement ring I was entrusted with because I was named for her. I wear it every…
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My Wednesday at RootsTech
The days are chock full here at RootsTech, but it adds up to really fun stuff! Sessions I attended three sessions Wednesday and would have done a…
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My Tuesday at RootsTech
I hit a wall around 7pm Tuesday while Amy Johnson Crow and I were comparing cat photos on our phone. I had been up since 4:30am Eastern…
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“FAVORITE NAME” CHALLENGE – #52ANCESTORS
In 1926, Mrs. G. J. Wilkins of Atlanta Georgia wrote to the Office of Indian Affairs, “My great-grandfather on my father’s side was a full-blooded Indian with…