Month: January 2018

If anyone wants to follow along the original!  Enjoy! Full disclosure here - these prompts are really challenging.  To say the least, you think you have done a lot of research, and then the question comes up - (like this one for this week) "talk about what is IN THE CENSUS."  The question I ask … Continue reading 52 Ancestors, 52 Weeks #5

The proverbial "Brick Wall" and the opportunity to knock it down! Assignment / topic for this session is "Who (which ancestor) would you have dinner with?" Weeeeeelllll, do I have to pick just one??!!  NO, absolutely not (since you ask)! So, I'm inviting them all over together in one place - a room, if you … Continue reading 52 Ancestors, 52 Weeks #4

I thought I would go ahead and continue from last week since I have more family stories to keep the LONGEVITY theme going.   This is from my English side of the family Woodworth(ward) and Irish side Powers. My grandmother was the youngest girl in a family of 10 children on the POWERS side: James "Jimmy", Francis, … Continue reading 52 Ancestors, 52 Weeks Cajun Style #3b

(family names: Daddy = William James Sutherland  (from previous post #2) mamma = Beulah Begnaud Ban =  Marie Lourdes Trahan) OK, so far so good.  This week's challenge is Longevity. Very interesting, don't you think? Could be time spent on a job, could be age one lives to, could be the amount of time you spend actually looking … Continue reading 52 Ancestors, 52 Weeks, Cajun Style #3

The assignment for 2nd week is a favorite photo.  I don't know about you guys but if you are a genealogist, it is REALLY hard to pic a favorite.... it's like trying to pick a favorite movie, or song, when there are different ones that fit different moods.  So, I will continue this theme in … Continue reading 52 Ancestors, 52 Weeks Cajun Style #2

Please forgive - This is a HUGE learning curve for me.  But I REALLY loved the idea that Amy from 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks put out there (still finding her blog so I can attach it for anyone else to see).   This is my Cajun and English/Irish/Scottish version.  Each week as I come across … Continue reading 52 Ancestors, Cajun Style #1