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2022 – #52 Ancestors Challenge – Week 33 – Service

Posted on August 23, 2022August 23, 2022 by Diane Faulk

Week 33’s theme is “Service.” Military service. Service stations. In service to others. Even good or bad service at a restaurant. My first cousin once removed, Frank E. Westmoreland, was identified for this theme because of his military service. In 1930 he was an eight-year-old, living with his maternal grandparents, Continue Reading

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2022 – #52 Ancestors Challenge – Week 26 – Identity

Posted on July 2, 2022July 3, 2022 by Diane Faulk

The theme for Week 26 (June 28-July 4) is “Identity.” In genealogy, we seek out the identities of our ancestors. But they were more than just names. I believe we develop our values, beliefs, and our personality in childhood. My values come from my upbringing with my maternal grandparents. They were Continue Reading

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2022 – #52 Ancestors Challenge – Week 14 – Check It Out

Posted on April 10, 2022April 11, 2022 by Diane Faulk

The theme for Week 14 (and the monthly theme for April) is “Check It Out.” We often use this phrase when we want someone to pay attention to something neat. (“Hey! Check it out!”) It’s also something you do with some library books. My college work-study job was at the Continue Reading

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2022 – 52 Ancestors Challenge – Week 04 – Curious

Posted on January 30, 2022January 30, 2022 by Diane Faulk

I know I would have a problem with this one. I am not the curious type. I am more like whatever comes my way than the direction I would go. I guess I wouldn’t say I like the pressure. Recently, I received a DNA match back to my 2nd great-grandmother Continue Reading

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2022 – 52 ANCESTORS CHALLENGE – WEEK 01 – FOUNDATIONS

Posted on January 10, 2022January 10, 2022 by admin

For me, the bedrock of our family was my maternal grandmother, Cozelle Sloss Taylor. She raised me as an infant. Her burial was on the day of my eighteenth birthday. She only had one job away from the house, and that was during the ’40s to support the war effort. Continue Reading

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