Family Tree Frog

Ahnentafel Number 13 Context for discovery: This biography was written as part of the 52 ancestors in 52 weeks exercise devised by Amy Johnson Crow.  You can join in too here. The theme for this week is Amy says: The theme for Week 26 and July is "Identity." In genealogy, we seek out the identities of our ancestors. But they were more than just names. One way you could approach this prompt would be to share something about an ancestor besides just his or her name. Be creative and have fun! Margaret was my maternal great-grandmother.  As she serving mainly in the domestic sphere rather than the public, it is difficult to get a sense of Margaret’s identity.  I have one photo generously shared with me by a cousin and I found an article today in Trove. From these two precious fragments, I am able to imagine a loving and caring woman who was motivated to advocate for the most vulnerable in society - infants.  This blog post includes material from previous blog posts I ha...

Patrick McLoughlin Patrick McLOUGHLIN – c 1836 - 1897 Ahnentafel Number 24 Context for discovery: This biography was written as part of the 52 ancestors in 52 weeks exercise devised by Amy Johnson Crow.  You can join in too here. The theme for this month is Check It Out and the theme for this week is Social. Amy says: Maybe you have a story or photo of an ancestor at an ice cream social. Maybe your ancestor was part of a society, like the Masons or Odd Fellows. Maybe you've made a connection with a cousin or made a great discovery thanks to social media. Whatever it is, write it down!   When I was a girl (said in a quavering voice), we didn't have dances at school, we had socials. Just saying.  When I searched my blog for social I came up with various phrases about social evils e.g. drunkeness, social aspirations and social media.  Or Friendly Societies.  The closest I could find to link to Patrick was the Broughton Catholic Charitable Society and I...