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Sideways glances……

On February 14, 2018February 9, 2023 By findingprogenitorsIn UncategorizedLeave a comment

Walking through cold, damp European cathedrals as a teenager, I became intrigued that hundreds of years ago people were buried in the floor, in the walls and in the crypts of these magnificent structures. Chartres, Reims, and Notre Dame in France. Salisbury and St Paul's in England.  All of these cathedrals with their beauty and …

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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.
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