Creating connections with my ancestors as I research their lives is just one of the many reasons I love genealogy. As I find information and stories about them, I put together a picture of who they were. I wonder if we all got together in a group, how would that interaction go. But research usually … Continue reading Of Traitors and Patriots
Category: Family Stories
Grandma Wasn’t at Antietam
December marks the anniversary of the death of both my paternal grandparents: this week brought the 11th year since my grandmother's passing and next week brings the 34th year since my grandfather's passing. I don't have any memories of my grandfather, but I knew my grandmother pretty well and sometimes her absence pains my heart. … Continue reading Grandma Wasn’t at Antietam
Chasing a Pig
The prompt for 52 Ancestors this week is Random Fact.My mom tells me that her mom had a huge scar on her left knee below her kneecap. The scar was about an inch and half wide and an inch high. It was pink and wrinkly with scar tissue.How she got the scar is an amusing story. … Continue reading Chasing a Pig
Long White Hair and All
The prompt for 52 Ancestors this week is Frightening. This week, while looking for something else in some old college notes, I found two hand written pages with notes from stories of my paternal grandma and her family. The notes have stories that I've heard many times in my life. Others have been long forgotten, not even … Continue reading Long White Hair and All
Heart Failure Following Childbirth
Martha Lake Carmichael, my great-grandmother, had the nickname Heart. It's not exactly known how this name came to her, but as I've researched her life and death, I've found it very fitting. During her short life, Heart had a very active social and community life and appears to have been loved by all who knew … Continue reading Heart Failure Following Childbirth
Grandma Rows
This week's prompt for 52 Ancestors is Sports. When considering this topic, I mostly drew a blank. My mom was an elementary PE teacher for a little while and she once won a racquetball tournament, but I didn't feel I had a lot to write about. While thinking about possible topics, a photo came to mind … Continue reading Grandma Rows
Like a Chicken
Many of my ancestors were farmers. Some farmed crops for food and kept livestock, some grew cotton, others grew flax in order to make linen. One ancestor was the first horticulture professor at Clemson Agricultural College of South Carolina (Clemson University today) and grew the food that the students ate, among other things. Another ancestor … Continue reading Like a Chicken
Heart Genealogy 