52 Ancestors in 52 weeks: Rebecca Conner (nee Foyne) 1830 - 1910
Four unidentified women, 1850 from Kristine on Flickr , copyright statement Wouldn't it be great to have photos for all our ancestors? I think you can tell so much from a photo. I wish I could say this was a photo of my ancestors but it's not. It's something I found on the web to try and get an idea of what my ancestor Rebecca Conner would have dressed like in the 1850s when she was in her early 20s. I suspect she didn't look as grand as these women, but more like this illustration from the book Clarisse by Edward Stirling found on Picryl here. This is my contribution to Amy Johnson Crow's annual 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks about my ancestor Rebecca Conner (nee Foyne). You can participate too. Just sign up here. . The theme for this week's post is "curious". And I am curious about what my ancestor's life would have been like. So many of our female ancestor's lives are hidden from view for many reasons. They weren't allowed to o