Keeping Grandma Alive...and all the others, too (including yourself)
A recent theme for 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks was Large. I thought my 3rd great-grandfather, Renatus THOMAS of Richland County, South Carolina (1799-1874), won the prize in my family tree for having the largest number of sons who served in the Civil War. Five in total: James S. (1828-1912), Renatus Jr. (1832-1863), Shadrack (1835-?), John (1836-1931), and Jesse (1843-1932)….
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Arthur James Terry was born 4 October 1901 in South Carolina, most likely in Richland County. His parents were John TERRY (1868-1942) and Maria MARTIN TERRY (1874-1950). Maria was a sister of my great-grandfather, Adolphus Burdine MARTIN (1687-1917) which makes Arthur my first cousin, twice removed. Early Life Arthur’s family lived on the Fort Jackson property in Richland County along…
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A few months ago, MyHeritage.com introduced a colorization tool for photos. I blogged about it here and showed examples of photos I used the tool on and the amazing results. Now MyHeritage.com has introduced an enhancement tool for photos, too. I couldn’t wait to try it out after watching this webinar about what the tool can do: New Ways to…
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You may have just gotten an email from me about me doing a test to see if a fix worked. I didn’t mean for it to go out to everyone but it did. The good thing is that the fix worked! Thanks for understanding about the unintended post and have a wonderful day. Nancy
A recent theme for 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks was ‘Hand Me Downs‘. Most of the hand-me-downs in my life were clothes. Most of the family heirlooms didn’t come to me until after my loved ones passed. But one piece of furniture that originally belonged to my paternal grandmother’s first cousin was handed down and not inherited. Myrtle and Goldie…
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When I saw the prompt for 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks was Marriage, I knew I had the perfect topic to write about. As you can see in the chart below, 13 couples in my family tree had married in Blaney, South Carolina (now known as Elgin) even though none of them were from Blaney or Kershaw County, the location…
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