This will be my entry for the theme of “Thankful” and it should become clear why I am thankful as this story unfolds. A few days ago I was finally able to do something that had long been on my genealogy wish list. My husband accompanied me to Mount Moriah Cemetery in Philadelphia to look…
Category: 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks
William Walton – GeneaStar Reveals an Unusual Relative – 52 Ancestors 2015 #39
I am going back now to pick up the week 39 theme of 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks. As I mentioned before, I am not doing these in order anymore. It is also unlikely that I will finish this year. That’s okay, I did the challenge last year and I have a lot of other…
Curt Gröschel – Finding Family in Saxony – 52 Ancestors 2015 #45
Week 45 of 52 Ancestors had no theme. We were free to write on any topic. It’s the perfect time for this as I made a huge discovery. I think it was right in front of my nose all along. This has been a great year for researching my Lindner family. The addition of the…
Edward Thomas Whipple – Large Family (of Girls) – 52 Ancestors 2015 #37
I am doing my posts for 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks 2015 out of order; this one should have been done is September. I have been traveling back and forth, to and from Pennsylvania to look after elderly family and blogging has had to take a back seat to family responsibilities. One of the themes…
Gustav Richard Max Lindner – “Gefallen” – 52 Ancestors 2015 #44
This past weekend was Halloween and the theme for 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks was “Frightening.” Unfortunately, no tales of the supernatural come to mind, so I will take a different route. I am probably more frightened of war than of ghosts, witches, zombies and vampires. War is about the most horrible thing I can…
Hans Luder (Luther) – An Ancestor with a Drive to Succeed – 52 Ancestors 2015 # 42
The theme for week 42 of 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks is “Proud” and it left me reflecting on what it means to be proud. I realized that it is difficult for me to feel proud of an ancestor, even if they have done great things. After all, I had nothing to do with their…
Hempe Maria Dierksen – Oops! How Old Was She? – 52 Ancestors 2015 # 43
Oops! Finally, a theme I can relate to, if you will pardon the pun. This week Amy Johnson Crow suggested that we write about “An ancestor who made an ‘oops,’ or one that you made while researching one of them.” Hempe Maria Dierksen (Dirksen, Dirxen) is my presumed 4th great-grandmother. She was born to Joannes…
Ormonde J. Merz and Ohio Caverns – How a Colorful Landmark Led to Bad Blood – 52 Ancestors 2015 #41
The theme suggested for week 41 of 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks was “Colorful.” I have already written about a number of colorful ancestors, so I needed to get even more creative than ever with the theme. I remembered a family story about Ohio Caverns in West Liberty, Ohio, and there is a fit. The…
Anna Schulte Beermann- Celebrating an October Birthday – 52 Ancestors 2015 #40
Week 40 of 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks is broadly themed “October.” I went back through my ancestors looking for the first October date for someone I have not yet written about. Anna Schulte Beermann came up first. You would think that I would know a lot about my great-grandmother. She was born in Cincinnati,…
Clara Pauline Minna Lindner Hache – She Lived in Two Dresdens – 52 Ancestors 2015 #38
Since I have fallen behind on my blog entries for 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks, I am giving myself permission to address the optional themes in the order that suits my research. I have half-evolved essays for the other themes that I haven’t completed. Sometimes the research just doesn’t cooperate. The theme for week 38…