The Next-to-Last Cook Sister

Leonard & Florence (Cook) Monette, 1910 Some 52 Ancestors prompts have immediately reminded me of a family story: "Frightening" sparked the memory of my grandmother telling us kids her favorite ghost story, and the obvious choice for "Independence" was my Revolutionary War ancestor's journey to clear his name a year before his passing. Some prompts [...]

The Scamps

This week's 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks theme is "So Far Away," and I've decided to write about the adventures and travels of my Uncle Bud, my Aunt Iva and my Aunt Blanche--also known as "The Scamps." "This will be a feeble attempt to write a partial life history of Milton Cook and Mollie Bond [...]