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Aunt Monie’s Butter Cookie Cutouts

by Jamie Gates24 Comments on Aunt Monie’s Butter Cookie Cutouts
Aunt Monie’s Butter Cookie Cutouts

This week's 52 Ancestors prompt is "Dear Diary," but I've only inherited one diary over the years. I wrote about it a few months ago, too: the diary belonged to Maude (Merrill) Hammond in 1948, and she penned a few lines each day about the weather or her shopping trips for the entire year. It's [...]

52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks, Ancestor Spotlight, Merrill Family Tree

Content, Content, Content &…Content

by Jamie Gates30 Comments on Content, Content, Content &…Content
Content, Content, Content &…Content

It's frustrating, sometimes: I have dozens--hundreds, even--of photos and stories and records pertaining to the men in my family tree, but as I trace further back, the stories of the women in my family become fewer and far between. I'm sure that's every genealogist's experience, though; if you took an account of the stories shared [...]

Ancestor Spotlight, Merrill Family Tree

There’s Another Musician in the Family, After All

by Jamie Gates10 Comments on There’s Another Musician in the Family, After All
There’s Another Musician in the Family, After All

I love to sing; I wouldn't say I'll be famous anytime soon, but I took all of the music theory classes offered in school and am always singing around the house. I'm the only one, though: the music gene seems to have skipped everyone in my family, and they've never been interested in reading music [...]