Genealogy, inspired!
Hello and Welcome to O Day! Name: Orvetta Maria Brogan Vital Information: Orvetta was born on 13 July 1898 in Indiana and died on 8 September 1973 in California. Relation to Me: Orvetta is my maternal great grandma. Tidbits/Characteristics/Commonalities: Orvetta was the ninth and final child born to John and Alice, well after Alice thought…
Hello and Welcome to H Day! Today we’re going to talk a little about Hannah, the inspiration for this blog and so much more! Name: Hannah Ann Lindsey Vital Information: Hannah was born on 4 March 1860 and died on 25 April 1937 in Indiana. Relation to Me: Maternal 2x great grandma Tidbits/Characteristics/Commonalities: I’ve written…
Today marks the date in 1882 that Dr. Robert Koch announced his discovery of the bacteria that causes Tuberculosis, also known as TB or (for us family historians) Consumption. To commemorate World Tuberculosis Day, I’d thought I’d share a personal story about TB. A story about how it brought my maternal Grandma from her hometown…