This week as part of the 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge we’ve been asked to write about a favourite photo. The photo I have chosen was sent to me by Maureen who discovered my blog via Facebook. She and I are connected through her great grandfather, Edward Cooper who was the second husband of … Continue reading A Surprise For My Mother
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My Favourite Find – Police Raid 1890 #52 Ancestors
The prompt for Week 2 of the 52 Ancestors Challenge is “favourite”. Some of the best finds come from newspapers. Yes the official records will tell you where an ancestor was born and died, who they married etc but those records won’t tell you much about the type of person they were. Newspaper articles can … Continue reading My Favourite Find – Police Raid 1890 #52 Ancestors
The 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge. Week 1 – Foundations
As I said in a previous post, I’m making no promises in relation to my blog or my family history in 2022 but I am going to give this challenge a go. To encourage folk to get writing, genealogist Amy Johnson Crow set a challenge of writing about an ancestor every week for a year. … Continue reading The 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge. Week 1 – Foundations
New Year, No Pressure!
2021 was not a great year. I’m sure many of you will feel the same. I started off the year with the fairly straightforward target of posting on my blog once a week. In the end I only managed 19 new posts. It’s not that I didn’t have the time as I was at home … Continue reading New Year, No Pressure!
Happy Birthday Granny Rae – Margaret Dalziel Dickson 1907-1966
Margaret Dalziel Dickson Today would have been my paternal granny’s birthday. I never met her as she died before I was born. I really didn’t know much about her. I do know that she and my mother didn’t get along and, as a result, I haven’t really heard any positive stories about her. Margaret was … Continue reading Happy Birthday Granny Rae – Margaret Dalziel Dickson 1907-1966
Born On This Day (In The USA?) – My Grand Uncle Daniel Brawley
My maternal grandfather’s eldest brother, Daniel was born in Pennsylvania, USA. His parents, while originally from Scotland, married in Scranton and the three lived there for a few years before returning to Scotland. Daniel had an American accent which caused him to be teased by the local children. Well, that was the story that was … Continue reading Born On This Day (In The USA?) – My Grand Uncle Daniel Brawley
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