The pain of being a parent.
All of us who are parents, at times, have dealt with some misery, that our children were responsible…
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Would you do this?
In 1778, this Kent newspaper ad surfaced and was recruiting ‘substitutes’ for Militia service. My ancestor, John Ashbee’s…
Would you believe a connection to George Washington?
To me, researching the family is fun and has its own entertainment built in! I’m always trying to…
Tilting at windmills?
Our 2011 visit to England generated many surprises, which were not expected. At the top of the list…
A heavy load for a ten year-old boy!
When Joseph Bielby and his wife Elizabeth both passed away at Kirkburn, Yorkshire in 1709, our Peter Bielby…
Woo Hoo! What a woman!!
Margaret Haffenden was my 7X great grandmother and for her era she lived an incredible life. She was…
All the Presidents men.
The little ancestral chart highlights a man named Thomas Hinckley, who was my 8X great grandfather from Harrietsham,…
The value of an obituary.
On Sept 3 1909, my 2X great grandfather, John Angel passed away at Swan Lake, Manitoba. At age…
Really? So just what was his given name?
Previously, I have mentioned the challenges with researching a popular surname like ‘Cooper’. There are 4 consecutive generations…
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