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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Romance in the 1910’s
Love is this week’s theme for 52 Ancestors in 52 weeks. I wrote about the courtship of my maternal grandparents,…
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Unusual Middle Names
Unusual Name was a recent prompt for 52 Ancestors in 52 weeks. I wrote about the most unusual name in…
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