March 2013
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Ancestry Reference Desk: Grow Your Research Skills
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Ask Ancestry Anne: Who were Silas Allington's...
Question: I have connected with several other members of Ancestry.com to try and find more about my husband’s great great-grandfather, Silas Allington. We all have the date of his birth, January 26, 1850 (we think in New York), and the date of his death, March 15, 1897, in Chillicothe, Illinois. We all agree that he was married to Emeline Potter. This is all documented on his grave stone....
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Ask Ancestry Anne: It's Time for Wedding Bells!
Women’s History Month continues. Today’s prompt:
Do you have marriage records for your grandparents or great-grandparents? Write a post about where they were married and when. Any family stories about the wedding day? Post a photo too if you have one.
I’m pretty sure this is a photo taken about the time of my great grandparents wedding. Wyatt Paul Gillespie and Laura Cecile Donald were...
Ask Ancestry Anne: Some Inspirational Quotes to...
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Ask Ancestry Anne: Who Were You Named For? Or Use...
Women’s history month continues. Today’s prompt:
Do you share a first name with one of your female ancestors? Perhaps you were named for your great-grandmother, or your name follows a particular naming pattern. If not, then list the most unique or unusual female first name you’ve come across in your family tree.
I am Anne Elizabeth, and I was named for both my grandmothers, Ann...
Ask Ancestry Anne: How did they meet?
Women’s History Month continues. Today’s prompt:
How did they meet? You’ve documented marriages, now, go back a bit. Do you know the story of how your parents met? Your grandparents?
You know, I don’t. Sad to say.
I do know the story, well maybe the myth, of how my Aunt Martha and Uncle David met. According to family legend, she was a drum majorette, which is true, and he saw her...
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Ask Ancestry Anne: Do You Have A Photo of A...
Women’s History Month continues. Today’s prompt:
Post a photo of one of your female ancestors. Who is in the photo? When was it taken? Why did you select this photo?
For me that’s easy. I have this great picture of my Great Grandmother Laura Cecile Gillespie Donald with her dog. You can read about in Wisdom Wednesday — Granny’s Dog (OK, it’s not my...
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Ask Ancestry Anne: You Didn't Ask, But It's...
It’s Women’s History Month, and it’s time to explore the “fairer side” of our family tree.
Lisa Azlo, who writes the blog The Accidental Genealogist, has written a series of blogging prompts for the month, and maybe it will inspire us to dig a little deeper in our trees. To play along, post a url to a blog post you’ve written, or reminiscence in the...
