What’s in your DNA? The Celtic Curse
What’s in your DNA? An Irish genetic condition-Hemochromatosis My husband’s mother was Irish. He was an only son with only daughters. His father and those before had passed before I…
Gopher Bounty
Have any of your ancestors earned money by killing gophers for gopher bounty? Have you ever gotten paid gopher bounty? I found these articles while perusing old newspapers…
What A Disaster! Hurricanes in Family History
Do you have a hurricane in your family history?Have you or any of your ancestors had the experience of living through a hurricane? In the midst of an active…
The Ships They Came On
By Susie Wickman at Genealogy Journey The Ships They Sailed On Genealogists have a reputation for collecting data; the name of the ship their ancestors arrived on, the date of…
Children’s School Maps
Children's School Maps By Susie Wickman at Genealogy Journey Does anyone remember drawing maps for school? I remember drawing maps in the 5th grade. We were studying the states,…
Funeral Flower Girls
By Susie Wickman at Genealogy Journey Having flower girls at a funeral was not a concept I’d ever heard of before. Yet, while paging through the Zion Lutheran Church 100th…