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Recent Posts: Everyone Has a Story
2024: 52 Ancestors 52 Weeks: Week 19 (May 6 – 12) Preserving Mama’s Memories…
2024: 52 Ancestors 52 Weeks: Week 18 (April 29 – May 5) Love and Marriage…
2024: Z … A to Z of my DNA and Me: Zee DNA Results of the Granddaughter’s… Finally, In!
2024: Y … A to Z of DNA and Me: Y (Why) Did Ancestry Miss These “DNA” Traits?
2024: 52 Ancestors 52 Weeks: Week 17 (April 22 – 28) War Ancestors in My Family…
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2024: 52 Ancestors 52 Weeks: Week 18 (April 29 – May 5) Love and Marriage…
This is my 9th year of writing in the annual April A to Z… and I changed my topic a few times until settling on DNA. I’m also writing again in my 3rd year of 52 Weeks 52 Ancestors this … Continue reading →
Nancy Drew: Nancy Celebrating Birthday 94
Happy Birthday Nancy Drew In as my mother was born in April… and in 1930… and introduced me into reading Nancy Drew, I associate her always as my Nancy Drew hero! Nancy Drew was ideally born on April 28, 1930… … Continue reading →
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2024: X … A to Z of DNA and Me: Xtra Spicy Food Traits
This is my 9th year of writing in the annual April A to Z… and I changed my topic a few times until settling on DNA. I’m also writing again in my 3rd year of 52 Weeks 52 Ancestors this … Continue reading →
2024: 52 Ancestors 52 Weeks: Week 16 (April 15 – 21) Step…
I “first” joined Amy Johnson Crow’s 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks on its “first” year in 2014… and what a whirlwind year that was… writing, editing, researching daily for 365 days! As much as I wanted to continue the following year, I found that I didn’t … Continue reading →
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2024: O … A to Z of DNA and Me: Origins of Surnames and Migration Patterns
This is my 9th year of writing in the annual April A to Z… and I changed my topic a few times until settling on DNA. I’m also writing again in my 3rd year of 52 Weeks 52 Ancestors this … Continue reading →
Posted in 2024: A to Z of DNA and Me, Daily Writings and funnies..., DNA: My Results are in, Family Stories
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2024: J … A to Z of my DNA and Me: Just the Hair DNA Traits
This is my 9th year of writing in the annual April A to Z… and I changed my topic a few times until settling on DNA. I’m also writing again in my 3rd year of 52 Weeks 52 Ancestors this … Continue reading →
Posted in 2024: A to Z of DNA and Me, Daily Writings and funnies..., DNA: My Results are in, Family Stories
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2024: 52 Ancestors 52 Weeks: Week 12 (March 18 – 24) Technology…
I “first” joined Amy Johnson Crow’s 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks on its “first” year in 2014… and what a whirlwind year that was… writing, editing, researching daily for 365 days! As much as I wanted to continue the following year, I found that I didn’t … Continue reading →
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2024: 52 Ancestors 52 Weeks: Week 9 (Feb. 26 – March 3) … Changing Names
I “first” joined Amy Johnson Crow’s 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks on its “first” year in 2014… and what a whirlwind year that was… writing, editing, researching daily for 365 days! As much as I wanted to continue the following year, I found that I didn’t … Continue reading →
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2024: 52 Ancestors 52 Weeks: Week 6 (Feb. 5-11) … Earning a Living
I “first” joined Amy Johnson Crow’s 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks on its “first” year in 2014… and what a whirlwind year that was… writing, editing, researching daily for 365 days! As much as I wanted to continue the following year, I found that I didn’t … Continue reading →
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My Favorite Posts of 2023… and more
I always enjoy looking back through my posts at the end of the year… choosing favorites I truly enjoyed writing and remembering events that made my year. Maybe one day I won’t be remembering so much anymore… and then I … Continue reading →
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