We're already 14 weeks into 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks, and I'm late on this one because I was at ConStellation last weekend. Hooray for sci-fi/fantasy conventions and presenting a panel! But boo for catching up on everyday life again; it's certainly a chore. :) For my post, I'd like to talk about ...
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52 Ancestors, Week 13: Sisters
This week's topic for 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks is Sisters. Let's take a look at the relationship between my great-great grandmother, Ernesta Maddalena Pedemonte Bergamasco, and her sister, Angela Spiazzi. In the family history my great-grandmother and her sisters wrote about their parents, they ...
52 Ancestors, Week 12: Joined Together
Oh gosh, this week's topic gave me so many ideas, but making it genealogically relevant was hard! So I thought I would go for a how-to and why sort of post. Let's talk about merging duplicates on WikiTree! First of all, when I joined WikiTree, I wasn't entirely sure what I was getting into there. ...
52 Ancestors, Week 11: Flowers
The prompt for 52 Ancestors, Week 11 is Flowers, and I don't have any flower-centric family stories to share. I thought that, instead, I would talk about my Mayflower lines. When DNA testing revealed my maternal grandfather's paternity, I "lost" some Mayflower ancestors, but 56 lines remain. My ...
52 Ancestors, Week 8: Courting
For Week 8 of 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks, the topic is courting. Well, I have to say I'm not sure I have any romantic stories to tell. Many people in my family seem to do better the second (or third or fourth) time around in partnerships. That includes me. I am currently in a polyamorous ...
52 Ancestors, Week 6: Maps
I was a little stumped for 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks, Week 6. The only idea that came to mind was how much I loved looking at maps as a child when we went on our annual summer vacation, usually to a campground in New Hampshire or Vermont. But I couldn't think of a genealogical context until my mother ...