This week’s theme is “Textile.” Clothing, quilts, weaving — there are so many ways to talk about textiles in our family history! Be creative with this week’s theme! My father was living with his mother and grandmother in 1930. His grandmother Lillie was a dressmaker. She was also listed in Continue Reading
2022 – #52 Ancestors Challenge – Week 19 – FOOD & DRINK
My grand uncle, Frank Miller, owned and operated the Chick-n-Roast Restaurant and Tavern at 126th and Kinsman Roads in Cleveland, Ohio, from abt. 1956 until 1976. It was a popular place in Cleveland where celebrities and civic leaders liked to hang out.The U.S. City Directories (1822 – 1995), on Ancestry.com, Continue Reading
2022 – #52 Ancestors Challenge – Week 18 – SOCIAL
Week 18 (May 3-9): Social Maybe you have a story or photo of an ancestor at an ice cream social. Maybe your ancestor was part of a society, like the Masons or Odd Fellows. Maybe you’ve made a connection with a cousin or made a great discovery thanks to social Continue Reading
2022 – #52 Ancestors Challenge – Week 17 – DOCUMENT
“Document” can be a noun or a verb and, as genealogists, we should be using it as both! Perhaps this week you share a neat document you’ve found or write about your efforts to document an ancestor.One of my favorite sources is the pension file. I have a copy of Continue Reading
2022 – #52 Ancestors Challenge – Week 16 – Negative
When I think of “negative” genealogy, I think of the 1992 movie “A Few Good Men” with Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson, and Demi Moore. Remember when Jack said, “You can’t handle the truth?” I can’t handle it when someone in my family has done something terrible (or negative) to someone 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 14 – Check It Out
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
2022 – #52 Ancestors Challenge – Week 13 – Sisters
Last year, my sister passed away from cancer, but I can’t get over her passing. I am the eldest sibling, but she was the bridge that kept our family together. I spoke at her home going: A song by Beyonce says, “Take care of your Mother” and “Look out for Continue Reading
2022 – #52 Ancestors Challenge – Week 12 – Joined Together
Week 12 (Mar. 22-28): Joined Together Could it be a marriage? Could it be an organization? Could it be a carpenter/mason/builder? It can be whatever you make it out to be! Growing up, I wanted to be a registered nurse like my mother. Unfortunately, it did not happen, but I Continue Reading
2022 – #52 Ancestors Challenge – Week 11 – Flowers
We have at least a half dozen Lillies and Rosa’s and one Violet in our family, but this theme makes me think of my father’s Aunt Lillie. Did you know that lilies come in white, yellow, pink, red, and orange, and each color means something different? My Aunt Lillie is Continue Reading