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The friend that always was…

On April 8, 2023April 13, 2023 By findingprogenitorsIn GenealogyLeave a comment

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 …

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Where did the time go?

On February 8, 2023April 10, 2023 By findingprogenitorsIn GenealogyLeave a comment

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 …

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The Smiths

On July 17, 2020February 7, 2023 By findingprogenitorsIn GenealogyLeave a comment

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 …

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The Letters

On February 19, 2019February 8, 2023 By findingprogenitorsIn Genealogy, Uncategorized5 Comments

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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The friend that always was. Mary Catherine was my mom’s lifelong friend. Born a few months apart in 1928 in Hamlet, NC, their friendship spanned almost 82 years. Blog link in bio. *. * #findingprogenitors #friends #friendship #82years #momsfriend #childhoodfriends #hamletnc #seaboardairlinesrailroad #smalltown #1928 #1930s #1940s #sandhills #familyphotos #familystories #photographs #lifetimefriends #ancestry #familyhistory Baseball opening day has just passed us in 2023. In 1945, my Dad brought an escape from the realities of war while stationed in Kyoto, Japan during WW2.  He went on to play ball at UNC-Chapel Hill when he returned home.  #openingday #baseball #kyotojapan #ww2 #mydad #findingprogenitors #armybaseball #uncchbaseball #halifaxcountync #familyphotos #familyhistory #familystories #oldphotographs #ww2photos #ancestors Spring has sprung!  Grandmother Ida out for a jaunt…appears to be late 1940s…she was in her 50s. 👵🏻🚲 Where did the time go....rejuvenating my blog! Link in bio. My mom and granddaddy Malcolm about 1930. Unsure of the location but  Grandaddy is in his causal summer attire 😎 #findingprogenitors #1930s  #mom #granddaddy #summerattire #ancestors #familyhistory #summer #sharestories #familyphotos A visit to Dickens land 😊. Fabulous gift arrived from my sister today. 🌲❤️#FindingProgenitors #familytree #family #crosssection #generations #ancestors #familyhistory @foxbairn  #iloveyousis George and Ernie’s excellent adventure!  In 1934, my husband’s Uncle took a cross country, seemingly carefree journey with his friend. To read about it link in bio. May 10, 1935, was the 25th wedding anniversary of my husband’s Grandparents, Joe and Lizzie Schaller.  This handmade card is from their then 17 year old daughter, Angela. 3 months later, Angela was received into the convent of the Sisters of Saint Francis of the Holy Trinity in Dubuque, Iowa. She spent the next 64 years serving in religious life.
  • The friend that always was…
  • Where did the time go?
  • The Smiths
  • The Murder of Pattie Bird
  • Save the written word…
  • The Letters
  • Paulina and Theodosia
  • Sideways glances……
  • Longevity
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