Recently inspired by the Finding Your Roots Episode featuring Valerie Bertinelli and Brendan Fraser which focused on the immigration and naturalization of a few of their ancestors, I’ve gotten curious about one ancestor in particular, John Patrick Brogan, and have decided to devote some time this year to researching some of the details surrounding his move from Ireland to the USA.
Author: Melissa Willis
Journaling in Family History
Journaling is a passionate hobby of mine, a hobby I’ve happily begun weaving through various aspects of my family history documentation in a variety of ways.
Heritage Journal – Starting with Myself
When I laid out the plans for my Heritage Journal I knew intuitively that starting with myself would probably pose a challenge.
Truly, how does one properly reflect on their life in a concise way on a simple two page spread, especially when one considers their life only half lived?!
On Getting Organized & Setting Family History Goals
I’m what one might consider a Seasonal Hobbyist. From family history to crochet, reading to making art, journaling to blog posting, there is a definitive ebb and flow to my interests and capacity.
On This Day: November 8th
On this day…
In a timeline where a birth date
can also become a death date,
by sheer will,
stood a man determined
to make it so.
On This Day: 5 November 1906
On this day…
117 years ago,
my maternal great grandparents,
William Oscar and Una June
were married in Jasper, Missouri.
William was 23,
Una was only 16.
Over a Cuppa: Eight
Hello There! Goodness, am I happy to see you again!
How the heck are you?
I cannot believe that November is upon us already and it’s been a few weeks since we’ve had a proper catch up over a cuppa, so let’s jump right in, shall we?
On This Day: 2 November 1943
Welcome November
November just might be my favorite month (if one can have a “favorite month”).
It’s always been a time of celebrations… birthdays and big meals before the Holiday Crunch and New Year Goals set in with all their fervor.