Keeping Grandma Alive...and all the others, too (including yourself)
The prompt this week is Next to Last Jeremiah M. THOMAS (1852-1930) was the next to the last child of my 3rd great-grandfather, Renatus THOMAS (1799-1874). Jerry, as he was called, was born and raised on his daddy’s farm in Richland County, South Carolina. In 1870, when he was about 19, Jerry was a farm laborer on the family farm….
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The prompt for this week is Thankful, to write about what or who are I thankful for finding in my genealogy research. When I was teenager and my mom, Gladys MARTIN HEISER (1921-1999) would talk about serious things like boys, I would always say, “Oh, Mom. Things are different than when you were a girl.” My mom would respond with…
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The prompt this week for 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks is Random Fact. I was excited about this prompt as I know a random fact about my paternal grandfather, Daniel W. HEISER (1882-1974). But when I re-examined the document, I was in for a surprise. I found Dan HEISER’s WW2 draft registration several years ago. That’s where the random fact…
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Last Friday we had a snake encounter. I smiled as my grandmother, mother, and sister came to mind. They had snake encounters, too. Florrie and the snakes My grandmother, Florrie THOMAS MARTIN (1894-1979) was the wife of a tenant farmer. They moved from farm to farm, sometimes only staying for one growing season at a time. One swampy farm…
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The prompt this week is to write a frightening story about an ancestor. Well, I have a scary story where my ancestor did the scaring instead of being the one scared. Read on! Trick-or-Treat was a favorite thing in my suburban Vienna, Virginia neighborhood in the 1960’s and 70’s. My dad took me out when I was young, and my…
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Conflict is this week’s prompt. Conflict makes novels interesting, but sometimes it makes real life scary. My mom, Gladys MARTIN HEISER (1921-1999) had seven siblings. The oldest one was Carlisle E. MARTIN (1915-1977). Carlisle’s wife, Millie, loved Chihuahuas. She had as many as three at one time, and they went with her wherever she went. One time when I was…
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