This week’s prompt for 52 Ancestors in 52 Week is: Harvest. I’m writing about my 2nd cousin, twice removed William…
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School Days
A recent prompt for 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks is School Days. My grandmother, Florrie THOMAS MARTIN (1894-1979) was a…
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Joseph Cushing: a brick wall revisited
One of my 3rd great-grandfathers on my dad’s side, Joseph CUSHING, was born in 1790 supposedly in what is now…
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Brother Against Brother: A Civil War Family Legend
My father, Charles L. HEISER (1913-2001), was raised in Frederick, Maryland by his maternal grandparents, Montgomery PRICE (1859-1847) and Sally…
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Jeremiah Grant: Preacher, Probate Judge, and Radical Republican
This week’s prompt for 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks is: Earliest. I decided to look at the earliest newspaper clippings…
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Dear Diary: a quiet autumn morning
The prompt for 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks is Dear Diary. For those that don’t have actually diary entries from…
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