GenChat… Why Do I Do, What I Do, Like That? 14 Jan 2014 I do not know how better to title this, other than what you see above. (I am open to suggestions, if you can think of something "catchy."). As to "Why"…
52Ancestors… #52Ancestors No.2: Wesley Wilbert ATKINSON [C3R] 14 Jan 201426 Apr 2014 WESLEY WILBERT ATKINSON, born 13AUG1898* to SOLOMON GEORGE ATKINSON (1856-1944) and the former Isabella Catherine SHEARDOWN (1862-1933) in York County, Ontario, was the seventh of nine children (4 boys, 5…
genealogy Last GenChat 2013 25 Dec 201325 Dec 2013 Still recovering from Christmas Thoughts turn to New Year's Eve; Making plans for genealogy With Hopes many believe -- To find their brickwall relatives And photos of them too; Then…
genealogy… Like Clockwork: A Canadian Remembrance 4 Nov 20138 Nov 2017 It has happened like clockwork since 1942. Every morning just before 11a.m. in Ottawa, Ontario, at the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill, after pinning on his service medals, he marches…
genealogy… Nostalgia to Meet the Pirate Queen? 14 Sep 201313 Mar 2014 It was during an e-mail exchange with my new found cousin, Patricia that the topic of cousins-however-many-times-removed came up. I told her that it was very confusing but to me,…
genealogy Social Media: Whatever Works, Do It! 14 Sep 201314 Sep 2013 Not too long ago, I heard from a couple of cousins. One from my mother's paternal line and the other from my father's elusive maternal side. The interesting thing about…
genealogy… Fearless Females (Day 20): She’s A Brick House 20 Mar 201318 Mar 2013 [I know The Commodores sang a song by that name, back in 1977, but the title fits my situation.]. Brick walls are commonly used as barriers or fences marking the…
genealogy… Fearless Females (Day 19): Surprise! Surprise! 19 Mar 201315 Mar 2013 Surprising facts are commonplace when doing genealogy; like children born out of wedlock. They exist in almost every generation of mine -- and quite possibly yours. They are commonplace now,…
genealogy… Fearless Females (Day 18): Mum is Sew Smart 18 Mar 201318 Mar 2013 PLEASE NOTE: There is no post for Fearless Females (Day 17) SUBJ: Social Butterfly ========================= It was the early 1980s and I had one year left of secondary school, when…
Your Roots Are Showing Dearie! 