Family Lore: A Tale of Generational Beliefs in Our Family (#1 of 52)
My grandmother, Hazel, holding her baby sister Beulah, who got me interested in genealogy Do you have family lore or
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An 1822 Will Opens New Doors (Part 2)
A few days ago I shared the cover and first page of the 1822 will of Willoughby Randolph of Lee
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An 1822 Will Opens New Doors (Part 1)
When my Great Aunt Beulah first introduced me to genealogy twenty years ago, I was an eager student. While researching
Read MoreMy “Start” in Genealogy with Aunt Beulah (#1 of 52)
This post is based on Amy Johnson Crow’s “52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks” challenge. This week’s theme is: START. Beulah
Read MoreAn Unusual Name: Freelove “Lovey” Randolph (Fearless Female Day 3)
As part of Women’s History Month, Lisa Alzo has created 31 blogging prompts which you can find on her blog,
Read MoreFamily Lore: Related to Pocahontas
My great aunt, Beulah (Peters) Brewer, got me interested in genealogy about 18 years ago. One of our ancestral lines
Read MoreSaturday Night Genealogy Fun – Your Best Genea-Prize in August 2014
Randy posts a weekly Saturday Night Genealogy Fun challenge over at Genea-Musings. Tonight’s challenge is about your August genealogical “finds.”
Read MoreDivorce & Death (Learning about Lena, Part 2)
As I discussed in Part 1 about Lena, I found that the land being sold and partitioned between 32 members
Read MoreNeighbor Nuptials: HistoryGeo Puts Neighbors On the Map
Who did your early ancestors marry? Of course, it was often their neighbors! Last week I learned about HistoryGeo through
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