A Virginia Goldminer – The Sad End
David Shrum left Virginia in 1855 to mine gold in Grass Valley, California. In September 1858 he wrote back home to his brother, Orlando, who is my…
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A Virginia Goldminer Part 3
While my second great-grandfather, Orlando Shrum, was a young man living in Shenandoah County, Virginia with his parents and siblings in September of 1858, he received a…
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A Virginia Goldminer Part 2
I’m sharing more of the letter my 16-year-old second great-grandfather, Orlando Shrum, received from his 27-year-old brother David in 1858. David left Indiana in 1855 and traveled…
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What’s so hard about writing your family history?
I’m no stranger to writing. I write every day in my job. I started this blog to write. I joined Amy Johnson Crowe’s genealogy writing challenge to…
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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 last day at RootsTech 2018
Real life obligations can sometimes get in the way of my genealogy fun and my best intentions to post about my last day at RootsTech2018. Almost a…