52 Ancestors -Weeks 35 and 36 – Finding Job Patterns In My Family

October 7, 2018.Reading time 4 minutes.

Continuing with this year’s theme of chronicling my generation, I am combining two weeks of Amy Johnson Crow’s blog challenge 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks. Week #35 was “Back to School” and Week #36 was “Work.” The combination is obvious, considering my work IS school (teaching school, that is!) Recently, in my Careers class, I […]

52 Ancestors – Week Nine – Where There’s a Will …

February 28, 2018.Reading time 6 minutes.

If you follow my blog (or know me at all!) you are aware that I am THE KEEPER OF THE FAMILY TREASURES! As I mentioned in my post about family heirlooms, this is an awesome responsibility that I don’t take lightly. As part of my Genealogy Do-Over in 2015 (sponsored by Thomas MacEntee of High Definition Genealogy), I created an inventory […]

52 Ancestors – Week #8 – Heirlooms – Keeping Track of the Important Stuff – Create an Inventory!

February 19, 2018.Reading time 6 minutes.

My mom used to say she wasn’t hoarding stuff, she was “holding it” for us. She referred to herself as the manager of the family “museum.” Since her passing, I have inherited that role. I’ve tried to be diligent about tracking who has what and where our treasured items are. A situation this past week […]