Names: Finding the Secrets of the Past
A fun stroll through various surnames in our family trees, finding the lost meanings. Red, fire, and bright are prominent characteristics of several names.
Are You Intensely Curious?
Are You Intensely Curious?
Liz
Unbelievable Tragedy and Miraculous Survival
My sister died too young in 2022, but she came too close to dying in 1977. I don't think we have talked about her survival to anyone else.
A Quest To Identify Remarkable Carolina Family Locations
In preparation for the McGee-Parr Family Reunion, here are quests to investigate related to our ancestors. Each quest has hints.
Outcasts – Escaping The Great Hunger in Ireland
The McGee and Carney families are outcasts in County Down, Ulster. They flee the Great Hunger in Ireland for a new home in America.
Big and Little White Lies Cause Family Mysteries
Sometimes ancestors intentionally hide their history, as with Marie Callaghan Van Buskirk's lies. Marie was my great-grandmother's missing sister. This is week 5 of #52 Ancestors, and the topic is "oops."