Week 3: People with a Presidential Namesake in my Family Tree

Children are often named after their parents, grandparents, close family, or friends. I’ve even seen children given a name based on the location of their birth. One trend that I noticed in my family tree was naming children after United States presidents. Have you noticed this in your family tree?…

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52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks – Week 2: Lucinda Jones

Continuing with the 52 Ancestors in 52 weeks challenge, I am going to share what I know about my paternal 2nd great grandmother Lucinda Jones. Lucinda has always been a little bit of a mystery to me. How I’m Related Lucinda JonesĀ – My 2nd Great Grandmother Ernest Nile BurtĀ – My…

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Faces from the Past and Present: Family Similarities in the McKenzie, Burt and Hawley Families

We have all probably heard that we look just like…. (fill in the blank with a member of you family). One of the things I find so interesting in my genealogy research is old photos and especially, finding the similarities between living members of my family and those that have…

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