The Kingealogy – The Study of Sapps and Kings

Bier Landing – Landon Biers Diary

November 21, 2018November 21, 2018Blogging, Descent, PersonalBier, Chapline, China, Landon, Sauber, United States

[dropcap]I [/dropcap]was lucky enough to receive a few Bier family treasures by my mother. One of them is the diary of her grandfather, James Landon “Landon” Bier. The diary spans from 20 Apr 1927 to

My Super X-Grandma – Tabitha Eaton

May 29, 2018May 29, 2018Descent, ProjectsAncestry, Chart, DNA, Eaton, Jackson, Moore, Myers, Payne, Sapp, Shuman, Yoho

[dropcap]W[/dropcap]hat is a Super X-Grandma? That is a good question. It is just a term I made up for an ancestor of mine who I feel a very strong connection to, Tabitha Eaton. She is what

Project Places – Center of the Map

May 24, 2018May 24, 2018Places, ProjectsWest Virginia

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he chart below is part of what I have been working on that has taken me from blogging. I have been chart crazy lately. This is the start of my GPS/UTM chart for Wetzel County, West Virginia. The

Paul Chester Randolph – A Goodbye

April 17, 2018April 17, 2018Descent, PersonalCarr, High, Hunt, Johnson, Joy, King, Krebs, Meade, Pearson, Randolph, Sapp, Wolfe, Zirkle

[dropcap]I[/dropcap] planned to write about the life of Paul Chester Randolph. After my grandfather in law passed I knew there would be a day where I would share the memories and life of this remarkable man.

Ancestral Hobbies and Interests – Ties That Bind

March 25, 2018March 25, 2018Descent, Personal#52stories, 52 Stories in 52 Weeks

[dropcap]H[/dropcap]obbies I share with my ancestors all involve yarn. I have an addiction to crafts that involve yarn and am a yarn collector at this point. Knitting: I taught myself to loom knit, I am still learning.

Luck – Not In The Face

March 23, 2018March 23, 2018Blogging, Personal#52ancestors, #AncestorChallenge2018, 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks 2018, Ancestor Challenge 2018

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]his is the story my husband told me I should write when I told him I was going to write about Luck for the 52 Ancestors writing prompt. Luck, both good and bad, was with him

Childhood Careers – Adult Reality

March 10, 2018March 10, 2018Blogging, Personal#52stories, 52 Stories in 52 Weeks, Sapp

[dropcap]D[/dropcap]uring childhood, I wanted to go to into politics. I wanted to make a difference in the world. To enrich others lives and help them was my goal. It did not matter how I did

As Luck Would Have It – Belleek Crystal

March 7, 2018March 7, 2018Places#GBP, Bloomfield, Caldwell, Ireland, Irish, The Genealogy Blog Party

[dropcap]W[/dropcap]hen I think of stories of luck it is one story I think of. How one mans luck became the luck of many. John Caldwell Bloomfield inherited Castle Caldwell and the Caldwell estate upon his father’s death. In

Strong Woman – A Woman Suffering

March 5, 2018April 5, 2018Blogging, Descent#52ancestors, #AncestorChallenge2018, 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks 2018, Ancestor Challenge 2018, Anthony, Clarke, Downes, Hicks, Ingram, Letham, Loudenslager, Morris, Read, Sapp, Shuman, Yoho

[dropcap]S[/dropcap]usan Brownell Anthony is the face of Women’s Suffrage. She traveled not only the United States but the world for over half a century. She gave an average of seventy-five to one hundred speeches a year.

Blogging – FHWChallenge2018

March 1, 2018March 1, 2018Blogging, Personal#52ancestors, #52stories, #AncestorChallenge2018, #FHWC2018, #GBP, #NotAtRootsTech, 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks 2018, 52 Stories in 52 Weeks, Ancestor Challenge 2018, Family History Writing Challenge 2018, King, The Genealogy Blog Party

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]his past month has a been a whirlwind of blogging. I have learned so much. The biggest lesson was not about my ancestors, it was about friends, family and genealogy methodology. It also showed me if