Ancestor Soup

This blog post was inspired by Amy Johnson Crow 's " 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks " challenge.  Learn more at her blog. *****...

Many of us have one - an ancestor who was a stinker, put quite frankly.  And this can be quite a can of worms when writing and documenting o...

These items, nestled together with the note, in a small box, belonged to Myrtle Lair.  The note reads, “The little baby’s hair brush belong...

This note, written by my great-grandmother, Elvirta Knutz Graves, explains the significance of these collars she had tucked away.  The lac...

The last time I visited the DAR database was years ago.  Tonight, as part of the 52 Weeks to Better Genealogy challenge, I took another loo...

When I bought this Bible from an historical society years and years ago, I assumed it was probably not the Bible of my ancestor Catharine ...