Every time I look at this picture of this smiling girl looking out across the mesa, sitting on an outcropping with her pony, Midge, and her pup, I return home.
Tag: My Tales 2020
Tales of a Family 2020
As another year begins, I look forward to uncovering more family mysteries as I continue to delve into the family tree. Since I began this journey just about a decade ago, I have often been amazed at the stories I have discovered, so here’s to a new year, incredible discoveries, and remarkable tales!
As another year begins, I look forward to uncovering more family mysteries as I continue to delve into the family tree. Since I began this journey just about a decade ago, I have often been amazed at the stories I have discovered, so here’s to a new year, incredible discoveries, and remarkable tales!
52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks: 2020 Themes
January
Week 1 (Jan. 1-7): Fresh Start ~ Twinkies
Week 2 (Jan. 8-14): Favorite Photo ~ Moments with Mama
Week 3 (Jan. 15-21): Long Line ~ Family Lore
Week 4 (Jan. 22-28): Close to Home ~ Close to Home
Week 5 (Jan. 29-Feb. 4): So Far Away ~ Claude Damise: A Fille du Roi in Montreal
February
Week 6 (Feb. 5-11): Same Name ~ Ann
Week 7 (Feb. 12-18): Favorite Discovery ~ A Glimpse of 2019
Week 8 (Feb. 19-25): Prosperity ~ Family Riches
Week 9 (Feb. 26-Mar. 3): Disaster
- Antoine Marie Leduc and Jeanne Faucheaux
- When Stars Begin to Fall Part ~ The Wilderness and A World Away
- When Stars Begin to Fall Part Two ~ On the Farm and Leaving Home
- When Stars Begin to Fall Part Three ~ The Long Wait and The Arrival
- When Stars Begin to Fall Part Four ~ The Marriage
- When Stars Begin to Fall Part Five ~ A Fork in the Road and Spring, 1682
- When Stars Begin to Fall Part Six ~ The Reckoning
March
Week 10 (Mar. 4-10): Strong Woman ~ All for the King
Week 11 (Mar. 11-17): Luck ~ George Washington and the Battle of Monongahela
Week 12 (Mar. 18-24): Popular ~ E.E. Cummings
Week 13 (Mar. 25-31): Nearly Forgotten ~ Almost Forgotten: The. Marriageable Girls
April
Week 14 (Apr. 1-7): Water
Week 15 (Apr. 8-14): Fire
Week 16 (Apr. 15-21): Air – Taking Flight: The Wright Brothers
Week 17 (Apr. 22-28): Land
May
Week 18 (April 29-May 5): Where There’s a Will ~ A Rite of Passage
Week 19 (May 6-12): Service – ML
Week 20 (May 13-19): Travel
Week 21 (May 20-26): Tombstone
Week 22 (May 27-June 2): Uncertain FR
June
Week 23 (June 3-9): Wedding
Week 24 (June 10-16): Handed Down – clock
Week 25 (June 17-23): Unexpected
Week 26 (June 24-30): Middle
July
Week 27 (July 1-7): Solo
Week 28 (July 8-14): Multiple
Week 29 (July 15-21): Newsworthy ~ Fright Night, Mom Wisdom, and Family Traditions
Week 30 (July 22-28): The Old Country
August
Week 31 (July 29-Aug. 4): Large
Week 32 (Aug. 5-11): Small
Week 33 (Aug. 12-18): Black Sheep FR
Week 34 (Aug. 19-25): Chosen Family B
Week 35 (Aug. 26-Sept. 1): Unforgettable
September
Week 36 (Sept. 2-8): Labor
Week 37 (Sept. 9-15): Back to School
Week 38 (Sept. 16-22): On the Map
Week 39 (Sept. 23-29): Should Be a Movie
October
Week 40 (Sept. 30-Oct. 6): Oldest
Week 41 (Oct. 7-13): Newest
Week 42 (Oct. 14-20): Proud
Week 43 (Oct. 21-27): Quite the Character
Week 44 (Oct. 28-Nov. 3): Scary Stuff
November
Week 45 (Nov. 4-10): Bearded
Week 46 (Nov. 11-17): Different Language
Week 47 (Nov. 18-24): Good Deeds st
Week 48 (Nov. 25-Dec. 1): Gratitude
December
Week 49 (Dec. 2-8): Oops
Week 50 (Dec. 9-15): Witness to History
Week 51 (Dec. 16-22): Winter
Week 52 (Dec. 23-31): Resolution
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