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 29-February 4: The theme for Week 5 is “Challenge.” Which ancestor has been challenging to research? What ancestor faced an enormous challenge? When considering the ancestor…
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Week 4: Overlooked
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…
Week 3: Nickname
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…
Week 2: Favorite Photo
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…
Week 1: In the Beginning
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…
Week 44: Challenging
Some ancestors are easy to research. Others, not so much. Who has been challenging to research? Another way you could approach the prompt is an ancestor who challenged something in their life. Feel free to post your links and stories in the comments. My most challenging ancestor to date is my fifth great-grandfather, Charles Clement….
