Family Stories

May 30, 2016 Dana 2 Comments 3 min read

Memorial Day: Remembering Family Members Who Gave Their All

As our country remembers those who have founght and died for our freedom, I wanted to share stories of two

May 27, 2016 Dana 6 Comments 3 min read

My 6x great grandparents, Cornelius and Phebe (Ward) Vincent, both fought for freedom during the Revolutionary War. Over 100 years

May 18, 2016 Dana 6 Comments 7 min read

Recently, Michelle Ganus Taggart of A Southern Sleuth interviewed me for GeneaBlogger’s “May I Introduce You to…” series. With permission, here is

May 6, 2016 Dana 9 Comments 1 min read

I have chosen not to share the names of these family members for privacy reasons. The “he” in this post

April 30, 2016 Dana 6 Comments 1 min read

Randy Seaver, at Genea-Musings, posted this week’s Saturday Night Genealogy Fun challenge. This week, we are looking at our great,

April 27, 2016 Dana 6 Comments 3 min read

Have you ever looked for yourself in the newspaper? I always thought I was “never” in the newspaper – except

April 22, 2016 Dana 2 Comments 4 min read

I was pleasantly surprised to get the following message from another Ancestry.com member: I have a photo from my mother’s

April 7, 2016 Dana 0 Comments 0 min read

I’m late to join in the fun, but I’ve been traveling! Thanks to J. Paul Hawthorne for starting this project;

March 7, 2016 Dana 4 Comments 1 min read

As part of Women’s History Month, Lisa Alzo has created 31 blogging prompts which you can find on her blog,

March 4, 2016 Dana 3 Comments 2 min read

As part of Women’s History Month, Lisa Alzo has created 31 blogging prompts which you can find on her blog,