Posted in Family on May 30th, 2008 No Comments »
I know it has only been a couple of days since I posted about “The Elusive Martin Isaic Spangler” but I believe that the post has helped me to make somewhat of a breakthrough. This post will give you an update on what I have found. I really, honestly had given up on Martin because [...]
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Once again I find myself trying to figure out what to write for the Carnival of Genealogy. It’s not a burden, it’s a pleasure. I just find it hard sometimes to fit with the topic!
I have always been a “city boy” and this topic helps to show that! I’ve been living in a small town [...]
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Posted in Family on May 28th, 2008 2 Comments »
I like to try to research my collateral lines in order to find out more about my direct ancestors. For my maternal side it wasn’t all that hard because my grandfather only had 3 sisters and 1 brother and his brother never married! His oldest sister died giving birth to her first child. His next [...]
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This post is for the Smile For The Camera blog carnival. I hope you will enjoy it!
Mom & Dad, early 1960s
There are places I’ll remember,
all my life though some have changed.
Some forever not for better,
some have gone and some remain.
All these places have their moments,
with lovers and friends I still can recall.
Some are dead and [...]
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Hi everyone! I just wanted to stop in and say “Hello” and let everyone know how things are going in my life and in my research.
Life is pretty busy lately. It seems that my new job is actually giving me less time instead of more time. I originally thought that working 5 nights a [...]
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Well, as I wrote in an earlier post, we had a great time at Six Flags last week. I just thought I would share a few pictures with you all and add a few comments about them. I’m not an expert photographer but I do enjoy taking some pictures and trying to be creative with [...]
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Posted in Family on May 25th, 2008 No Comments »
Hi everyone. I’ve been busy recuperating from my Six Flags trip last week so I haven’t been able to post lately!
I just wanted to let everyone know that I have been taking the time to think about ways to spice up my blog and different ideas for topics to explore! With that in mind I [...]
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OK, so maybe that is a weird title but I just wanted to opine on some things that have been on my mind. I know that everyone has opinions about things and these next few lines will simply be my opinions. If your opinions differ then feel free to leave some comments!
So, what’s [...]
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Posted in Family on May 19th, 2008 No Comments »
This weekend was a very unusual weekend for me. I was actually gone from home for the biggest portion of Saturday and Sunday!
Saturday we piddled around town and, while looking through an antiques store, thought about my aunt who hasn’t been doing very well. We called and my other aunt, who is watching my ill [...]
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Just wanted to give a heads up to everyone that the newest edition of the Carnival of Genealogy has been posted by Jasia at Creative Gene! I’m so grateful for her hosting this carnival and for the great topics that have been chosen.
You owe it to yourself to head over and check out the wonderful [...]
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