Adventures in Anderson genealogy!
“This is Peggy Barbour Straughen and I am on my way back to Ohio from a family reunion and I thought I would report some of my childhood memories of my grandparents. As I am speaking of this, I am now 60 years old. Let’s see…" My grandmother grew up in south-central Pennsylvania, living for... Continue Reading →
Next week I’m giving a presentation about research trips at the library as a part of our annual community read month themed around The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. One of my favorite tips in the presentation is how I prepare throughout my research so I’m ready to take advantage of any travel opportunity to... Continue Reading →
Today I packed for RootsTech 2019! I have been working on planning some carry-on only travel to Europe in the fall, so I've had packing on the brain this week and it's spilling over into this week's blog post. After two years of packing waaaay too much in a suitcase that was waaaay too big... Continue Reading →
I forgot I had written this post a while ago, but I finally remembered and finished it this week. It's a long one, so don't say I didn't warn you! Over my spring break from graduate school in March 2017, I visited the National Archives in Washington, DC. With my mother in tow, I navigated... Continue Reading →
I try to keep up with the SNGF series from Genea-Musings. You can see the original post here. This week's prompt is to tally the places you have visited and "score" the results. For the purpose of this post I chose not to count layovers where I didn't leave the airport. Afghanistan Alabama X Alaska Algeria Arizona... Continue Reading →
Ellen Anderson
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