Posted in Carnival Of Genealogy on Jul 31st, 2007 3 Comments »
When I first started out to trace my family roots, I was so excited and only saw great things. I chose my maternal side to start because I knew most all of them were church-going and down to earth folks. I knew my paternal side had a few issues that would be hard to bypass. [...]
Posted in Carnival Of Genealogy on Jul 20th, 2007 No Comments »
I just wanted to pass along the news I read today on the footnoteMaven’s site. Quoting from the site:
Having had the proverbial bucket of cold water thrown on the choice of topic for the next edition of the Carnival of Genealogy, the footnoteMaven has officially changed the topic to: Moral or legal dilemmas in genealogy [...]
Posted in Carnival Of Genealogy on Jul 18th, 2007 No Comments »
I really enjoyed the last Carnival of Genealogy! I had fun researching and posting info about my Spangler surname and wondered why I hadn’t done it already! So, today I would like to take a shot at talking about my maternal surname, Forbes!
The origin of the surname Forbes is one of debate. I will share [...]
Posted in Carnival Of Genealogy on Jul 18th, 2007 1 Comment »
Just a quick note to let you know that the Carnival of Genealogy has been posted by Jasia at Creative Gene. The topic this time around is Surnames. There are lots of great articles to read so get comfortable and settle in for a great time!
Posted in Carnival Of Genealogy on Jul 14th, 2007 3 Comments »
Today, I want to take a moment and talk to you all about the Spangler surname. I’ve not really done a lot of research on my Spangler side but I do know that there are quite a few famous Spangler’s so it is the most logical surname to talk about!
Spangler was originally Spengler and it [...]
Posted in Carnival Of Genealogy on Jul 4th, 2007 No Comments »
Just a quick note to everyone to let you all know that the Carnival of Genealogy has been posted at kinexxions. I invite everyone to go read all the fine entries!
Thanks, Becky, for volunteering to host the Carnival this time around!
Happy Independence Day to you all!
Posted in Carnival Of Genealogy on Jun 29th, 2007 1 Comment »
With Independence Day drawing near, I wanted to take the time to talk a moment about my 5th-great grandfather, John Forbes. He is one of my ancestors who I know served during the Revolutionary War. His tale is a sad one and yet one that shows just how much our freedoms cost.
John Forbes was born [...]
Posted in Carnival Of Genealogy on Jun 18th, 2007 No Comments »
The 26th edition of the Carnival Of Genealogy has just been posted. The subject for this edition is Dads!
I’ve looked through most of the posts and they are all so awesome. You owe it to yourself to check out all of them.
Thanks Jasia! I enjoy reading and now trying to participate in this.
Posted in Carnival Of Genealogy on Jun 15th, 2007 5 Comments »
First off, let me start by saying that I loved my Dad! I still do!
The older I get, the more I realize just how special my Dad was. Why is it we never appreciate what we have until it is gone? I’m sorry to say that I fall into that category. I always complained about [...]
Posted in Carnival Of Genealogy on Jun 1st, 2007 No Comments »
Hmmm, I don’t know if there really is a creative gene, but if you read Jasia’s post about the Creative Thread in her family then you would probably realize that there is! So, who has the creative gene in my family? Well, I believe we are all creative in one aspect or another. I could [...]
