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My handsome Daddy on the left. 1945ish in Japan. #findingprogenitors #veteransday #baseball #baseballinjapan

Interesting things I am finding out while writing Malcolm and Ida’s story. In one letter Ida mentions a visit from Aunt Ella and Blanche. Well, I have no one by those names in Ida’s tree. A little digging. Ella is the wife of Ida’s father’s brother and Blanche is her cousin. Hmm, where are they visiting from? Well, census show her Aunt, Uncle, and cousin living in California in 1920. It shows her Uncle being born in Georgia (where Ida lives) and Ella was born in Massachusetts. Blanche was born in California. A little more digging. No other family members seemed to have moved to California with either Ida’s Aunt or Uncle. Mystery for another day as to why they moved west. But given how mistakes happen in Census records, it still made me doubtful this was the Ella and Blanche I was looking for. South Georgia society newspaper records however gave me the confirmation I was looking for. Ella and Blanche did make a visit to Georgia in 1921 and then were to travel to Boston and Niagara Falls before returning to California. Wow....in 1921. That was some serious traveling for the day. The article also mentions them being a guest “of her sister”. Hmmm, neither have record of a sister. Well, that is a wormhole for a rainy day as it’s taking me away from the story at hand. #findingprogenitors #newspaperrecordsrule #malcolmandida #1921travel #movedwest #ancestry #censusrecords #EarlyCountyNews #roadtrip

Well, I bit the bullet and had the 561 typed pages of 721 letters printed. Malcolm and Ida’s love story in letters is spiral bound and awaiting transformation into their story. I hope I can pull it off! Stay tuned! #findingprogenitors #malcolmandida #lovestory #grandmaandgrandpa #sprialbound #theykeptthepostofficeinbusiness

A day late....birthday greetings from his Parents and Aunt Callie on my Dad’s 27th birthday in 1953. A newlywed less than a month. Yesterday would have been his 93rd bday. #findingprogenitors #birthdaycards #oldbirthdaycards #1953 #ikeepfindingthings

Arrived in my mailbox this morning! Biography of W. R. Cullom, my 2nd cousin 3x removed. I discovered him quite accidentally. He and his family had much to do with Wake Forest College and the Town of Wake Forest becoming what it is today. Ha! And a bonus is the first chapter....Halifax County, NC, 1867-1880! That’s my paternal progenitor land! I think I will wait for just the right time of day with a cup of coffee to enjoy this! #findingprogenitors #cullom #townofwakeforest #wakeforestcollege #wakeforesthistory #halifaxcountync #ancestors #distantcousin #halifaxcountynchistory #neverknowwhatyouwillfindinyourownlittletown

We have all have those moments or days when we get sucked into the genealogical rabbit hole. Today was one of those days for me. Starting off innocently enough volunteering to do some research and ended up finding long dead relatives 3 miles from my house! I hadn’t run across any lines other than myself living here. But It’s not surprising given my paternal line’s home place is just over an hour from here. Two 2nd cousins, 3x removed. One cousin I have some researching to do on and the other...well, he is on the Cemetery tour! He founded the School of Bible at Wake Forest College in 1896. And taught there until 1938. Ha...love these surprise finds! #findingprogenitors #wakeforestcollege #wakeforestcemetery #cousins #Cullom #ancestors #geneaology #familyhistory #oneofthoseplesantsurprisedays

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