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I'm Jen, a lifelong resident of the greater Baton Rouge & New Orleans areas. My family has deep roots in Sicily, Naples, Mississippi, & Louisiana going back many generations. I'm excited to research my family history and uncover the stories of my ancestors. Preserving this rich legacy for future generations of my family is important to me.

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This year, I am participating in Amy Johnson Crow’s 2025 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks, weekly prompts to tell your ancestors’ stories.

She recently released the prompt for January 22-28: The theme for Week 4 is “Overlooked.” It’s close to impossible to research everyone equally. Who is someone in your family tree who you haven’t researched very much? You could also consider those ancestors for whom it feels like you are the only person in the world searching for them.

Read more on the blog: https://gumboroots.com/week-4-overlooked/

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This week’s reads. Excited to tackle learning mo

This week’s reads. Excited to tackle learning more about tax records and applying it to my research.

January 16 is the anniversary of the Federal Civil

January 16 is the anniversary of the Federal Civil Service, which was created on 16 January 1883. It was an act created to regulate and improve the civil service of the United States.

Honoring Civil Service: My Grandmother’s Legacy as a Bookkeeping Machine Operator
January 16, 2025 by Jen Leave a Comment (Edit)

Today is the anniversary of the Federal Civil Service, which was created on 16 January 1883. It was an act created to regulate and improve the civil service of the United States.1

My grandmother, Angelina “Angie” Campanile, standing on the steps of the Louisiana State Capital in 1947-48.
This anniversary holds personal significance for me. In 1948, my grandmother, Angelina “Angie” Campanile, worked as a bookkeeping machine operator for the State of Louisiana’s Division of Employment Security, headquartered near the state capital in Baton Rouge.

Read more on the blog. >>> https://gumboroots.com/honoring-civil-service-my-grandmothers-legacy-as-a-bookkeeping-machine-operator/

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This year, I am participating in Amy Johnson Crow’s 2025 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks, weekly prompts to tell your ancestors’ stories.

She recently released the prompt for January 15-21: The theme for Week 3 is “Nickname.” Nicknames can hint to a person’s personality, occupation, or appearance. Which of your ancestors had a nickname? Do you know how they got it? Feel free to post your links and stories in the comments.

My great-great-grandmother Malinda Louanna McGee Monroe had one of the most interesting nicknames I have encountered in my family research. She was lovingly called “Ludie” (Loo-dee).

Read more on the blog. >>> https://gumboroots.com/week-3-nickname/

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This year, I am participating in Amy Johnson Crow’s 2025 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks, weekly prompts to tell your ancestors’ stories.

She recently released the prompt for January 8-14: This week, tell the story of a favorite photo: who is in it, where and when was it taken, and – just as important – why was it taken?

If I had to choose my favorite family photo of all time, it would be the picture of my Grandma Angie and two of her siblings, Camilla and Joe, eating ice cream as children. This is the only photograph I have of my grandma when she was a child, which was taken around 1935.

Read more on the blog. >>> https://gumboroots.com/week-2-favorite-photo/

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This year, I am participating in Amy Johnson Crow’s 2025 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks, weekly prompts to tell your ancestors’ stories.

She recently released the prompt for January 1-7: Who was the first person you wanted to find when you started your genealogy journey?

I love this prompt because the person who kickstarted my genealogy was my great-grandmother, Giovanna Fera Campanile. Read more on the blog! >>> https://gumboroots.com/week-1-in-the-beginning/

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