Having enjoyed a quick sprint through one A-Z challenge from Ros at http://genwestuk.blogspot.com/, I could not resist joining in a further one from Aona at Genealogy & History News with her Family History through the Alphabet Challenge at http://www.gouldgenealogy.com/2012/05/take-the-family-history-through-the-alphabet-challenge/.
Enjoy reading!.
A is for:
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| My great grandmother Maria Danson, nee Rawcliffe with her grandaughter Annie Maria |
Adventure - when I started toying with the idea of tracing my family history, how little did I know on what a journey of adventure it would be - finding my way through the resources; alighting on surprising coincidences such as my great grandmother Maria Rawcliffe (born the same day as my daughter 114 years later; discovering I had American connections, hitting obstacles, with the birth of my grandmother and the name of her mother remaining my major brickwall; being at times astonished, puzzled and moved by what I am finding. The Adventure continues...
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| Alice Mason nee Rawcliffe with husband James and 3 of their large family |
Alice is the sister of my great grandmother Maria (above) and her story of Adventure particularly fascinates me as she emigrated from rural Lancashire with six children under 11 (plus 2 pieces of baggage) to join her husband, John Mason in the teeming tenments of Brooklyn, New York in 1887. They had a further five children including Arthur Valentine, born appropriately 14th February 1888. To add to the story, after many many years, I have recently had contact from Alice's descendants in America (thanks to this blog) and am looking forward to discovering more about my American connections.
Archives - I had to include this under A, as I used to work in the Heritage Hub, Hawick, home of the Scottish Borders Archive Service. Again it is a story of Adventure exploring the unique records and touching pages that record details of our ancestor in their own lifetime, whether it be a poor law entry, a school record, or a will.
Reproduced with kind permission of the Hreitage Hub - www.heartofhawick.co.uk/heritagehub
Copyright © 2012 · Susan Donaldson. All Rights Reserved
Copyright © 2012 · Susan Donaldson. All Rights Reserved
Susan, thanks for joining in - and welcome to the Alphabet Challenge. And "adventure" ... oh so very, very true!!
ReplyDeleteAdventure and Archives...what a great combo. We really don't know what a ride we're about to embark on when we set forth. Love it!
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