Tag Archives: heritage

Purged (that was hard), Organized (easier than thought) Ready, Set…GO

Posted on April 20, 2015 by Honored Generations

I was recently asked how I did the first part of the Genealogy Do-Over challenge, organizing. I spent a couple of weeks and a little money to make my life easier. As a researcher who also suffers from A.D.D. it is … Continue reading →

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Christmas Newsletters and family historians

Posted on December 3, 2012 by Honored Generations

We all have received them and many of us write them, the newsy letters to family and friends where we give or receive detailed information on Aunt Mary’s hip surgery, little Susie’s tap dance lessons, Ashley’s senior trip to France, the … Continue reading →

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Memories, how do we keep these?

Posted on November 19, 2012 by Honored Generations

There are so many things I can remember clearly, even things that happened many, many years ago and then there are things that happened just a few months ago I have trouble recalling. It is not just age effecting this, … Continue reading →

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Several weeks ago, I sent in a sample for DNA testing, no not for paternity, but for my genetic ethnicity. I was unsure what to expect when the results came in. Would my many years of research be proven or … Continue reading →

Posted on October 29, 2012 by Honored Generations | Leave a comment

Patience, exhausting searches and a random post….

Posted on September 1, 2012 by Honored Generations

and I finally have found the name of my 3rd great grandmother’s father! I have limited information on Jane Brierly. She was born abt 1829 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England. I knew she married Samuel Schofield in 1859 from the Lancashire … Continue reading →

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What do I think I know….

Posted on August 31, 2012 by Honored Generations

I believe with all of my research for 25+ years now, that my family heritage is for the most part from Scotland, England and Ireland. With a very slight chance there might be a French connection somewhere in the 1700’s, … Continue reading →

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