Mildred and Mary Catherine There was always a gift to her from mom under the Christmas tree. Each year there were sarcastic birthday greetings to one another, just a few months apart. One always reminded the other they were older and wiser or younger and spry. All friendships are cherished, but there is something about …
Category: Genealogy
Where did the time go?
Things are a bit cobwebby and dusty over here on the Finding Progenitors website. You might have to take an antihistamine before going too far. Much like those periods where we find no documentation and wonder what in the heck our ancestors were doing, life was happening. So what in the Finding Progenitors world have …
The Smiths
Most people know a Smith or two. Given the name's familiarity, most make no presumption of relationship when two people have the same last name of Smith as they might with say, Kyzer. The 2010, US Census reports Smith being the most common name in the US with almost 2.5 millions Americans identifying with the …
The Letters
Anyone who has had a conversation with me in the past couple years most likely knows about the letters. The letters my sister and I found in my mom's attic. The letters my sister so graciously let me possess. The letters my grandparents wrote to each other almost daily just shy of 100 years ago. …
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