The theme for Week 39 is “Road Trip.” I love a good road trip! Have you ever taken an ancestral road trip? What did you discover? Maybe you have stories of an ancestor who took to the open road. Share the stories this week! In 1973 while we were in Continue Reading
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2022 – #52 Ancestors Challenge – Week 36 – Exploration
The theme for Week 36 and September is “Exploration.” Where did your ancestors explore? Who moved around a lot? You could also share records, libraries, or archives that you’ve explored in. There used to be a slogan that said, “Join the Army and see the World.” At Ancestry, I found Continue Reading
2022 – #52 Ancestors Challenge – Week 30 – Teams
This week’s theme is “Teams.” Did any ancestors play on a team (or root for one)? Don’t forget about teams at work. There are also teams of horses and oxen. Training camp started this week for the pro football teams, and my favorite team is the Philadelphia Eagles. My husband Continue Reading
2022 – #52 Ancestors Challenge – Week 29 – Fun Fact
This week’s theme is “Fun Fact.” Not everything in family history has to be serious. July 24th was our 51st Wedding Anniversary. We celebrated it with a couple of our friends. Fun fact #1 is I only knew my husband five weeks before we married. We met on June Continue Reading
2022 – #52 Ancestors Challenge – Week 23 – Mistakes
This week’s theme is Mistakes. We all make them — and that includes us and our ancestors. Sometimes mistakes are out of our control, and sometimes, mistakes are a blessing. Here are some of the things that happen to me: [1] The students lined up alphabetically during my high school Continue Reading
2022 – #52 Ancestors Challenge – Week 15 – How do you spell that?
William A Faulk was born on 1 March 1895 in Summerfield, Claiborne County, Louisiana. He first appeared in the 1900 U.S. Federal Census on 13 June, living in Police Jury Ward 1, Claiborne, Louisiana. Also living in the household were his father, Shep Folk [Faulk], 24, mother, Mary, 23, sister Adie, Continue Reading
2022 – #52 Ancestors Challenge – Week 10 – Worship
My husband was a preacher’s kid; he was a stepson of a preacher. I know he spent all day Sunday in church, and he played the piano for the church services. I believe Rev. Davis set the foundation for my husband’s religious faith. Rev Davis served as senior pastor at Continue Reading
2022 – #52 Ancestors Challenge – Week 07 – Landed
My daughter and I landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1976. My husband had accepted a job with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and arrived in January of that year. We had arrived in time to celebrate the Bicentennial Anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence. Pennsylvania sponsored the Bicentennial Continue Reading
2022 – 52 Ancestors Challenge – Week 05 – Branching Out
The NFL Super Bowl LVI will be coming up in a couple of days. It will be the Cincinnati Bengals vs. the Los Angeles Rams. One of my favorite players was Marshall Faulk, who played for the St. Louis Rams and Indianapolis Colts. He was a seven-time Pro Bowl and Continue Reading