It is time for a new ancestor score. Since I started it, I am hooked 🙂 You see there is not really a lot of "improvement" from last year. Although I was able to add 2 direct ancestors in my 6th and in my 7th generation, I had to remove two direct ancestors in my … Continue reading My ancestor score February 2018
It is time for week 4 of our "52 ancestors challenge". The prompt for this week is "invite to dinner" and I immediately knew what I wanted to write about. This is a letter from my grandmother which I found some time back while going through a box I brought back with me from the … Continue reading Invite to dinner – #52ancestors – the perfect red cabbage
Here it is, week three of the "52 ancestors challenge" by Amy Johnson Crow. Topic of the week: Longevity. You could see this topic from various different angles. Who was your most long living ancestor could be a great blogpost. But I immediately thought about my 3rd great-grandmother Anna Catharina Dorothea GROTH. Why? Well, she … Continue reading Longevity – my most stubborn brick wall
Every week we receive a prompt from Amy Johnson Crow for the 52 ancestors challenge. Favourite photo And this is a tough one. I have quite a few fascinating and interesting pictures. Not as many as I would like to have - I am always jealous when I see other researchers with their treasures of … Continue reading 52 ancestors – my most favourite photo
Sometimes it is all about the right amount of inspiration and an "a-ha moment". Mine was this video from Amy Johnson Crow which turned up in my timeline last week. It's an interview with the fantastic Janine Adams from OrganizeYourFamilyHistory.com. From the set up is done at last year's RootsTech, where I had the pleasure … Continue reading Learning from the pro’s
