My Ancestor Score 2022

I cannot believe I am one day late although I really wanted to publish this on time for Valentine's Day. I even committed on Cathy Meder-Dempsey's blog on her Ancestor Score for 2022 I did make some progress in 2021 - and in the first month of 2022. But I also had a set back …

The family recipe collection in the making

I am still catching up with the weekly blopgosts of the 52 ancestors challenge and while going through the list of topics I stumbled over "In the kitchen" Thinking about our family tradition when it comes to food I realized that I do cook how I learnt it from my parents and how the learnt …

52 Ancestors – my most favourite photo

"I actually cannot decide on my most favourite photo as I have two!" Since I can remember, this picture as been in a photo album my grandfather created for my mother. It is my great grandmother (his mother) Agnes Klara Hedwig RIBBE, born October 8, 1878 in Staßfurt, Saxony-Anhaltina, Germany- she died way too young …

My Ancestor Score 2021

Well - almost on Valentine's Day. I am just 6 days late. I am keeping track of my ancestor score since 2014 and I still love to update my little table every year. It is a different kind of visualizing my family research. I was already nudged on Twitter about my Ancestory Score for 2021 …

52 ancestors – Namesake

I can't believe we are just 6 weeks into the 52 ancestors challenge from Amy Johnson Crow and I am already 3 weeks behind. It is amazing how time flies when you are busy. I am co organising the "Genealogica" the first ever virtual genealogy conference in the German speaking area and although it is …