The most recent U.S. Census (1940) was released in 2012. Due to privacy concerns, censuses are not released to the public until after 72 years have passed. (Other countries wait 100 years.) So, it was with great excitement that I sat down to glean facts about my grandparents from the newly released images. I don’t know […]
Read MoreThe topic for this week’s 52 Ancestor’s in 52 Weeks is “Invite to Dinner.” This year, I am trying to focus on the stories of my generation. Honestly, I don’t remember too much about dinners before my brother, Dean was born in 1964. I suspect that is because things got way more interesting when my […]
Read MoreI spend a good deal of time making sure the stories of our ancestors don’t get forgotten.It is sometimes easy to forget that my stories are important also. For that reason, I have decided to focus on my generation for this year’s 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks challenge. This is the (long) story of my […]
Read MoreMy first thought was, “This will be easy! There are so many pictures I can choose from.” The 1930s picture depicting 4 generations of my father’s family. The 1960s Christmas photograph of me and my sibs in which one sister is ironing and my brother is picking his nose. The 1970s photo of me and […]
Read MoreAs I type this, I am enjoying 80 degree weather in San Jose del Cabo, Mexico. Scott and I have been here almost a week, having come down to spend some post-Christmas time with our daughter, Caitlin, her two boys, her husband and his family. Tuesday, it’s back to Connecticut where the temperature has been hovering […]
Read MoreOne of the first tasks in the Genealogy Do-Over was to interview family members. Sadly, we have almost no one left in my parents’ generation to interview. My mother, Doris Lichtenthal Falcone passed away on Dec. 2, 2011. Today she would have been 83 years old. I spent some time regretting the fact that I […]
Read MoreEstelle Byk Kesner The theme for Week 7 was “Love.” Admittedly, I’m a tad bit behind. Blame that on the Genealogy Do-Over. Oh, and the IRS. I wanted to get our taxes filed in case the Anthem Hackers stole our identity. Looks like we’re safe!! (But this is serious business. Close friends of ours did, […]
Read MoreThis week’s 52 Ancestor Challenge was “So Far Away.” I have chosen to research my last name as I believe it has Biblical origins. That’s pretty far away! In addition, Moshe Jacob Samuel is the furthest ancestor I know of. His son, Lazarus was born in England in 1795. Commercial websites such as The Internet […]
Read MoreAgain this week I have combined the 52 Ancestors in 52 Weekschallenge with Thomas MacEntee’s Genealogy Do-Over. Week 5 of the Do-Over had us focusing on building a research toolbox and on citing sources. My poor citing skill was one of the main reasons I decided to participate in the do-over. I had about 950 […]
Read MoreThe theme this week is to write about an ancestor closest to your birthday. I am simultaneously participating in the Genealogy Do-Over. Week #2 of the Do-Over had us “interview” ourselves and then write a biography. I decided to combine the two tasks and write about MYSELF. WARNING: THIS IS A LONG POST. I won’t […]
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Who We Are and How We Got This Way 