Every Family has a story to tell……….Welcome to mine
Welcome to Week 44 of my Genealogy challenge, from the wonderful Amy Johnson Crow, of writing something about your Ancestors for a whole year, #52Ancestors in 52 weeks. This week's prompt is 'Scary Stuff'. This year has been like no other in my lifetime, with the unprecedented scenes that we have all witnessed around the … Continue reading #52Ancestors Week 44 ‘Scary Stuff’
If like me, you are a Family Historian or the keeper of your families stories, then the chances are, you are a “storyteller”. For me, there is nothing better than listening to a good story, beautifully told. In the last couple of years I have been introduced to the wonderful world of Podcasts and have … Continue reading The Airing Cupboard
Welcome to Week 43 of my Genealogy challenge, from the wonderful Amy Johnson Crow, of writing something about your Ancestors for a whole year, #52Ancestors in 52 weeks. This week's prompt is 'Quite The Character'. So let me tell you a little bit about ‘Uncle Albert’………….. People always use the term ‘He’s the Life and … Continue reading #52Ancestors Week 43 ‘Quite the Character’
Welcome to Week 42 of my Genealogy challenge, from the wonderful Amy Johnson Crow, of writing something about your Ancestors for a whole year, #52Ancestors in 52 weeks. This week's prompt is 'Proud'. So who am I proud of? Well of course, every single one of my Ancestors! From the old to the young, the … Continue reading #52Ancestors Week 42 ‘Proud’
Welcome to Week 41 of my Genealogy challenge, from the wonderful Amy Johnson Crow, of writing something about your Ancestors for a whole year, #52Ancestors in 52 weeks. This week's prompt is 'Newest'. An easy one for me this week, the 'Newest' Twig on my Tree is my Cousin's Daughter Sophia, shown here with proud … Continue reading #52Ancestors Week 41 ‘Newest’
Every Writer or Blogger will tell you that you should know your 'Target Audience' and who you are Writing for and I totally agree and I get that, but sometimes you just need to Write for 'you'. I Write because I enjoy it and I get a real sense of pleasure from sharing my stories, … Continue reading It’s Good to Write……..
Welcome to Week 39 of my Genealogy challenge, from the wonderful Amy Johnson Crow, of writing something about your Ancestors for a whole year, #52Ancestors in 52 weeks. This week's prompt is 'Should be a Movie'. This one is quite easy, as a lot of my recent research has centred around the Tragic Shooting at … Continue reading #52Ancestors Week 39 ‘Should be a Movie’
Welcome to Week 38 of my Genealogy challenge, from the wonderful Amy Johnson Crow, of writing something about your Ancestors for a whole year, #52Ancestors in 52 weeks. This week's prompt is 'On The Map'. This Week I just wanted to mention the value of The Tithe Maps and how much they can help you … Continue reading #52 Ancestors Week 38 ‘On The Map’
Welcome to Week 36 of my Genealogy challenge, from the wonderful Amy Johnson Crow, of writing something about your Ancestors for a whole year, #52Ancestors in 52 weeks. This week's prompt is 'Labor' The obvious choice this week is our dear old "Ag.Lab", we all have a few of those on our trees don't we? … Continue reading #52Ancestors Week 36 ‘Labor’
Welcome to Week 32 of my Genealogy challenge, from the wonderful Amy Johnson Crow, of writing something about your Ancestors for a whole year, #52Ancestors in 52 weeks. This week's prompt is 'Small'. Last week I introduced you to my largest Genealogical Family, so the obvious thing would be to look for the smallest, right? … Continue reading #52Ancestors Week 32 ‘Small’
The Chiddicks Family Tree 