Sometimes, when I feel overwhelmed, I don’t do a darn thing from my to-do list and instead, I tackle some sort of project that I’ve really wanted to get done but didn’t have time to do, and didn’t really need to do. It is a super-weird-totally-nerdy-strangely-productive form of procrastinating. Better than watching TV, right? 😂
So last week, I avoided my to-do list and tackled one of those wish list projects. I went through my entire blog and updated a page you can find right up there☝🏻 at the top of my blog entitled, “My Ancestors“.
It is a list of every person I have written about or mentioned on my blog, mostly, with links to those posts. I hope this will be helpful for extended family members to find things I have written that may be of interest to them.
It also helped me to see areas of my tree that I haven’t written much about and feel a bit more direction on how to prioritize a few posts I have had dancing about in my thoughts.
The day after I finished updating the page, my sister stopped by my house. She mentioned a photo of our great grandma that she can remember seeing somewhere. I whipped out my phone and was able to quickly look at each post about her and see the accompanying photos. Awesome!
So, feel free to check out my new procrastination masterpiece by clicking the page link above – or here – or by scrolling on because I pasted that big beauty below.
Family members, please feel free to give me some input. I made this page for you, so if you think it could use some adjustments, I am happy to hear your suggestions. For instance, I am wondering if I should break up the last two lists into four – the same two categories, but broken up by maternal and paternal…?
FYI – I added three fancharts, seen above, at the top of the page with captions. One fanchart is for my Dad, one for my mom’s mom, and one for her biological father. I don’t generally mention him because he is still alive, and, well, I’m guessing the term “biological” probably clued you into the other reason. The man I call Grandpa is still living so there is hardly any trace of him anywhere on my blog.
Happy Monday, I hope you are able to tackle some wonderful project that will make you feel awesome, very, very soon! xoxo
Listed below are the ancestors and family members I have written about on this blog. The list has four sections – Grandparents, Great Grandparents, Direct Line Ancestors, and Other Family Members. All individuals are listed in alphabetical order by surname. Women are listed by maiden surname. If the individual is my current end of line person or brick wall (bummer!), their name is italicized and bright blue. All ancestors who were an end of line person when I started this blog, but are no longer a brick wall, have this next to their name – 🎉, because that is something to celebrate! Family members from my maternal side have a pink double heart before their name and family members from my paternal side have a blue heart before their name.
Grandparents:
💕DUVAL, Deane Alice
- Photograph Showcase: Family Picnic
- Photograph Showcase: A Girl on the Beach
- My Musical Beginnings & A Tribute
- Seeking Advice…
- Trip Report in Brief
- 52 Ancestors – Frank & Estelle Duval, From Portrait Studio to Bead Shop
- Photograph Showcase: Portrait Interruption
- Ancestral Flower Choices
- Photograph Showcase: Fancy Chaps
- Photograph Showcase: Family Portrait
- Photograph Showcase: Precious in her Polka-dots
- Photograph Showcase: Let’s Ride Bikes!
- Photograph Showcase: Playing on a Fence
- Photograph Showcase: Adorable Grandmother
- Photograph Showcase: From an Oval Frame
- A Collection of Moments From Grandma’s Life
- Not Yet A Grandma
- My Maternal Ancestor Count
- Photograph Showcase: The Marriage That Stuck
- Photograph Showcase: The Anniversary Pendant
- Photograph Showcase: Leaving California and The Coffee Cup
- Photograph Showcase: Christmas 1952
- Photograph Showcase: The First Image From A Precious Collection
💙ELLIS, Mary Margaret
- Treasures: The Original Locks of Love
- Ancestral Flower Choices
- Photograph Showcase: One of My Favorite Ladies
- Memorial Day Tribute
- Family Reunion Book Awesomeness
- My Grandma’s Boxes
- Tell Me a Story
- Photograph Showcase: Ellis Family
- Tell Me a Story – “You missed a B♭.”
- Uncle Darrell – Part II, A Life in Pictures
- Photograph Showcase: My Grandparents
- Tell Me a Story – “So this is Margaret, so this is Margaret”
- Photograph Showcase: One More Family Photo
- Photograph Showcase: My Darling Grandmother
- Piles and Piles of Letters – Joy!
- Learning New Things
- Family History for Little Ones
- Photograph Showcase: That Cheeser is My Dad!
- Give Your Precious Photos Source Citations Too
- Photograph Showcase: Grandma Margaret and her Violin
- Major Milestone Right Here!
- Photograph Showcase: Grandma and Her Fancy Dress
💙PETERSON, Ronald Skeen
- Photograph Showcase: The Faithful Spectator
- Treasures: The Original Locks of Love
- Memorial Day Tribute
- Family Reunion Book Awesomeness
- Photograph Showcase: My Grandpa
- Tell Me a Story – Swimming Grandpa
- Tell Me a Story – Divinity & the Great Depression
- Uncle Darrell – Part I, A Beginning
- Uncle Darrell – Part II, A Life in Pictures
- Uncle Darrell – Part III, Changes At Home
- Uncle Darrell – Part VII, A Telegram
- Photograph Showcase: Missionary
- Uncle Darrell – Part IX, A Letter
- Uncle Darrell – Part X, A Mother’s Grief
- Photograph Showcase: My Grandparents
- Family History Magic & Involving Your Family!
- Photograph Showcase: Peterson Home
- Tell Me a Story – “So this is Margaret, so this is Margaret”
- Photograph Showcase: One More Family Photo
- Who is Patricia?
- Piles and Piles of Letters – Joy!
- Photograph Showcase: Grandpa at 16
- Photograph Showcase: Grandpa at 18
- Photograph Showcase: Naomi as a Young Mother
- Photograph Showcase: Ronald & Melba
- Photograph Showcase: That Cheeser is My Dad!
- Photograph Showcase: A Marine
- Photograph Showcase: A Cowboy in the Making
- Photograph Showcase: A Rare Moment
- Give Your Precious Photos Source Citations Too
- Photograph Showcase: Trusting Parents
- Photograph Showcase: A Visit With Grandparents
- The Price That We Pay as the Keepers of the Memories
- Major Milestone Right Here!
- Photograph Showcase: Finding the Original of a Favorite Photo
- Photograph Showcase: Ronald Peterson, Age 31
- Photograph Showcase: On the Cusp of the Great Depression
- Photograph Showcase: Adorable in His Knickers
- Photograph Showcase: Just the Beginning
- One Last Tether
Great Grandparents
💕COSTELLO, John
- 52 Ancestors – John Costello, Man of Mystery
- John Costello – Alien File Update
- 52 Ancestors – David Anthony Costello
- My 7-second, $450 Miracle
- John Costello’s DNA – Well, half of it.
- My DNA Results – How do they compare to my tree?
- Photograph Showcase: Grandpa Costello & His Guitar, AKA Photo Heaven
- Photograph Showcase: Seeing Grandpa Costello’s Smile
- Photograph Showcase: A Sneaky Photo for a Son in the Army
💕DUVAL, Francis Henry
- 52 Ancestors – Francis Cyprien Duval
- Photograph Showcase: Family Picnic
- Photograph Showcase: In Uniform
- Photograph Showcase: Up in the Air
- Photograph Showcase: In the Light of the Window
- Photograph Showcase: The Pilot
- 52 Ancestors – Frank & Estelle Duval, From Portrait Studio to Bead Shop
- Treasures: The Second Baby Board
- Treasures: The First Baby Board
- Photograph Showcase: Portrait Interruption
- 52 Ancestors – Alice Hyde
- Photograph Showcase: Almost Ready for a Drive
- Photograph Showcase: Semper Paratus
- Photograph Showcase: Family Portrait
- Alaska – My Fascination
- Photograph Showcase: Posing with Bambi
- Eleanor Brownn Quote
- Photograph Showcase: Strike a Pose?
- DIGGING IN in 2015
- Photograph Showcase: Fixing the Sink
- Photograph Showcase: Playing on a Fence
- Photograph Showcase: Hand Painted With Love
- Does baby Dorothy belong in my tree?
- Photograph Showcase: Class Pictures 101 Years Ago
- Photograph Showcase: Leaving California and The Coffee Cup
💙ELLIS, Claude Albert
- Photograph Showcase: Family Photo
- Photograph Showcase: 42 Years of Happy
- Photograph Showcase: Sweet Little Chap
- Photograph Showcase: Claude & Blanche
- Photograph Showcase: Ellis Family
💙HUBAND, Blanche Octavia
- Photograph Showcase: 42 Years of Happy
- Photograph Showcase: Sweet Baby Girl
- Photograph Showcase: Claude & Blanche
- Photograph Showcase: Ellis Family
- Photograph Showcase: Blanche as a Young Girl
💕MAFFIT, Hope Estelle
- Photograph Showcase: Estelle the Photographer
- Photograph Showcase: Family Picnic
- Photograph Showcase: A little love for Valentine’s Day
- Photograph Showcase: By the Water
- Photograph Showcase: In the Light of the Window
- Photograph Showcase: Hanging out with the Horses
- 52 Ancestors – Frank & Estelle Duval, From Portrait Studio to Bead Shop
- Treasures: The Second Baby Board
- Treasures: The First Baby Board
- Photograph Showcase: Sisters
- Treasures: A Key Catch
- Photograph Showcase: Dreamy Eyes
- Photograph Showcase: Glamour!
- Photograph Showcase: By the Cash Register
- Photograph Showcase: On the Swing
- Who Is On That Swing?
- Answer to “Who Is On That Swing?”
- My Great Grandmother the Genealogist
- Photograph Showcase: Hand Painted With Love
- Photograph Showcase: From an Oval Frame
- Photograph Showcase: Leaving California and The Coffee Cup
💙PETERSON, Rulon Powell
- Photograph Showcase: By the Car
- Uncle Darrell – Part I, A Beginning
- Uncle Darrell – Part IX, A Letter
- Uncle Darrell – Part XI, Family Reflections
- Photograph Showcase: Peterson Home
- Tell Me a Story – “So this is Margaret, so this is Margaret”
- Photograph Showcase: A Visit With Grandparents
- Salt Lake Tribune Negative Collection
- Family Reunion Bingo Games
- Photograph Showcase: On the Cusp of the Great Depression
- Photograph Showcase: Just the Beginning
- One Last Tether
💙SKEEN, Naomi
- Photograph Showcase: By the Car
- 52 Ancestors – Naomi Skeen
- Photograph Showcase: The Lovely Graduate
- Tell Me a Story – Divinity & the Great Depression
- Tell Me a Story – “You have my mother’s eyes!”
- Uncle Darrell – Part I, A Beginning
- Tell Me a Story – “Nao-ma”
- Uncle Darrell – Part IX, A Letter
- Uncle Darrell – Part X, A Mother’s Grief
- Tell Me a Story – Zucchini Bread
- Uncle Darrell – Part XI, Family Reflections
- Uncle Darrell – Part XII, Final Thoughts
- Photograph Showcase: Peterson Home
- Tell Me a Story – “So this is Margaret, so this is Margaret”
- Piles and Piles of Letters – Joy!
- Photograph Showcase: Naomi as a Young Mother
- Photograph Showcase: A Rare Moment
- Photograph Showcase: A Visit With Grandparents
- Family Reunion Bingo Games
- Photograph Showcase: On the Cusp of the Great Depression
- Photograph Showcase: Just the Beginning
- One Last Tether
💕YOUNG, Mary Brown
- 52 Ancestors – John Costello, Man of Mystery
- 52 Ancestors – David Anthony Costello
- George Vickers Young Update
- 52 Ancestors – Mary Brown Young and her return to Scotland
- I know where Mary is standing!
- Photograph Showcase: Grandma Costello’s Art
Direct Line Ancestors
💙AUSTIN, Louise Maria – my 3rd great grandmother. 52 Ancestors – Louise Maria Austin Cheney.
🎉💕BLACKBURN, Eliza – my 4th great grandmother. 52 Ancestors – Ann Whiteley, A Marrying Mess.
💕BOLES, James Thomson – my 4th great grandfather. 52 Ancestors – Helen Boles.
🎉💕BROWN, Andrew – my 4th great grandfather. 52 Ancestors – Andrew Brown, Finding Andrew Brown’s Parents.
💕BROWN, Catherine – my 2nd great grandmother. Photograph Showcase: James & Catherine Young, Photograph Showcase: The End of My Brown Family Pedigree in Photographs.
🎉💕BROUILLETTE, Esther – my 3rd great grandmother. New United State Marriage Collection, Public Member Ancestry Trees – A Mixed Bag.
💕CASTILLA, Vincenzo – my 2nd great grandfather. 52 Ancestors – John Costello, Man of Mystery.
💙CHENEY, Hattie Margaret – my 2nd great grandmother. 52 Ancestors – Louise Maria Austin Cheney, Photograph Showcase: A Fall Photo.
💙CHENEY, Joseph Thompson – my 3rd great grandfather. 52 Ancestors – Louise Maria Austin Cheney.
💙DAVIS, George Edward – my 3rd great grandfather. Photograph Showcase: Sarah is Calling to Me.
💙DAVIS, Susan Kaziah – my 2nd great grandmother. Photograph Showcase: Family Photo, Photograph Showcase: Frederick & Susan, Photograph Showcase: Frederick & Susan Ellis, Photograph Showcase: Susan’s Eyes, Photograph Showcase: Sarah is Calling to Me, Family Reunion Bingo Games, A Special Christmas Gift & the Lesson FamilySearch Taught Me, Treasures: Susan Kaziah Davis History.
💙DAYMOND, Rebecca – my 4th great grandmother. Photograph Showcase: Sarah is Calling to Me.
💕DEMERS, Marie Louise – my 2nd great grandmother. Give Your Precious Photos Source Citations Too,
💙DIXON, Electa Philomelia – my 3rd great grandmother. 52 Ancestors – Lyman Stoddard Skeen, Family Reunion Bingo Games,
💙DOLBY, Maria Amanda – my 4th great grandmother. 52 Ancestors – Lyman Stoddard Skeen, Memorial Day 2017.
💕DUVAL, Alexis, later known as Alexander – my 3rd great grandfather. Give Your Precious Photos Source Citations Too,
💕DUVAL, Francis Cyprien – my 2nd great grandfather. 52 Ancestors – Francis Cyprien Duval, Why Klondike is ruining my sleep…, Did I Really Just Find What I Think I Found?, 52 Ancestors – Alice Hyde, Alaska – My Fascination, In Memorium, Does baby Dorothy belong in my tree?, Give Your Precious Photos Source Citations Too, Dear Genealogy Bloggers, I love you!, Photograph Showcase: In Uniform.
🎉💕DUVAL, Francois Simon – my 4th great grandfather. Puzzling: Ebee Duval.
💙ELLIS, Frederick William – my 2nd great grandfather. Photograph Showcase: Frederick William Ellis, Photograph Showcase: Family Photo, Photograph Showcase: Frederick & Susan, Photograph Showcase: Frederick & Susan Ellis, FamilySearch Book Scanning Service, Family Reunion Bingo Games, A Special Christmas Gift & the Lesson FamilySearch Taught Me
💕FERGUSON, Janet – my 6th great grandmother. 52 Ancestors – James Young and his convenient death date.
💙FOLKMAN, Jane Zina Petrina – my 2nd great grandmother. 52 Ancestors – Jane Zina Petrina Folkman, Tell Me a Story – First Refrigerator, Who is Patricia?, Photograph Showcase: A Visit With Grandparents, Family Reunion Bingo Games,
💙FOLKMAN, Jens Peter – my 3rd great grandfather. 52 Ancestors – Jane Zina Petrina Folkman, Family Reunion Bingo Games,
💕FORTIN, Marie Emilie – my 4th great grandmother. Genlighten.com.
🎉💕GAUTHIER, Marie – my 4th great grandmother. Puzzling: Ebee Duval.
💙HUBAND, Heber Albert – my 2nd great grandfather. Photograph Showcase: A Fall Photo.
💕HYDE, Alice – my 2nd great grandmother. 52 Ancestors – Francis Cyprien Duval, Why Klondike is ruining my sleep…, Photograph Showcase: In Uniform, 52 Ancestors – Baby Girl Hyde, Did I Really Just Find What I Think I Found?, 52 Ancestors – Alice Hyde, 52 Ancestors – Ann Whiteley, Alaska – My Fascination, In Memorium, A Marrying Mess, Arthur & Mary Hyde, Does baby Dorothy belong in my tree?, Incest?, Give Your Precious Photos Source Citations Too, Photograph Showcase: My Sister Alice.
💕HYDE, Henry Douglas McLenberg – my 4th great grandfather. Photograph Showcase: Which Grandfather Hyde?, A Marrying Mess, Arthur & Mary Hyde, Incest?.
💕HYDE, William Henry – my 3rd great grandfather. 52 Ancestors – Baby Girl Hyde, Photograph Showcase: Which Grandfather Hyde?, 52 Ancestors – Alice Hyde, 52 Ancestors – Ann Whiteley, Alaska – My Fascination, Incest?.
💕JERRAIN, Emma Esther – my 2nd great grandmother. Photograph Showcase: A Chain of Mothers, DNA Happy Dance & A New-To-Me Resource.
💙LAKE, James – my 5th great grandfather. Family Reunion Bingo Games,
💙LAKE, Mary – my 3rd great grandmother. Photograph Showcase: Sarah Jane Marler and her Daughters, Family Reunion Bingo Games,
💕MAFFIT, Seth – my 2nd great grandfather. Photograph Showcase: A Man with a Pipe, DNA Happy Dance & A New-To-Me Resource.
💕MAFFIT, Seth Potter – my 3rd great grandfather. 52 Ancestors – An Unusual Death, Disappointing Death Record, New United State Marriage Collection.
💙MARLER, Sarah Jane – my 4th great grandmother. Photograph Showcase: Sarah Jane Marler and her Daughters, Family Reunion Bingo Games,
💕MARSDEN, Sarah – my 4th great grandmother. Arthur & Mary Hyde, Incest?.
💕MCLAREN, Isabella – my 4th great grandmother. 52 Ancestors – Helen Boles.
💙MUDD, Joseph – my 4th great grandfather. Photograph Showcase: Sarah is Calling to Me.
💙MUDD, Sarah Esther – my 3rd great grandmother. Photograph Showcase: Sarah is Calling to Me.
💕PALLINA, Amelia – my 2nd great grandmother. 52 Ancestors – John Costello, Man of Mystery, 52 Ancestors – Amelia Pallina.
🎉💕PERRAULT, Adeline – my 4th great grandmother. 52 Ancestors – Prudent Therien.
💙PETERSON, Peter “B” – my 3rd great grandfather. 52 Ancestors – Peter “B” Peterson, Family Reunion Bingo Games.
💙PETERSON, Thomas William – my 2nd great grandfather. Family Reunion Bingo Games.
💕POTTER, Laura Ann – my 4th great grandmother. Public Member Ancestry Trees – A Mixed Bag.
💙POWELL, Ann – my 3rd great grandmother. 52 Ancestors – Peter “B” Peterson, Family Reunion Bingo Games.
🎉💕ROBERTSON, Janet – my 4th great grandmother. 52 Ancestors – James Young and his convenient death date, James Young On Repeat, The Mixed Up Case of the Two James Youngs & Janet Robertsons in Renfrewshire, Scotland.
💕ROBERTSON, Mary – my 4th great grandmother. 52 Ancestors – Andrew Brown.
💙SKEEN, Joseph (1876 – 1961) – my 2nd great grandfather. 52 Ancestors – Jane Zina Petrina Folkman, Tell Me a Story – First Refrigerator, Who is Patricia?, Photograph Showcase: A Visit With Grandparents, Family Reunion Bingo Games.
💙SKEEN, Joseph (1816-1882) – my 4th great grandfather. 52 Ancestors – Lyman Stoddard Skeen.
💙SKEEN, Lyman Stoddard – my 3rd great grandfather. 52 Ancestors – Lyman Stoddard Skeen, Family Reunion Bingo Games.
💙SMITH, Philomelia – my 5th great grandmother. Family Reunion Bingo Games,
💙TAYLOR, Joseph (1825-1900) – my 4th great grandfather. Family Reunion Bingo Games,
💙TAYLOR, Joseph Allen (1848-1929) – my 3rd great grandfather. Family Reunion Bingo Games,
💙TAYLOR, Lettie – my 2nd great grandmother. Tell Me a Story – Divinity & the Great Depression, Family Reunion Bingo Games.
💕THERIEN, Prudent – my 4th great grandfather. 52 Ancestors – Prudent Therien.
💕THOMAS, Ann – my 4th great grandmother. 52 Ancestors – Ann Vickers Young.
💙THOMASEN, Maren Katrine – my 3rd great grandmother. 52 Ancestors – Jane Zina Petrina Folkman, Family Reunion Bingo Games,
💕VICKERS, Ann – my 3rd great grandmother. 52 Ancestors – Ann Vickers Young.
💕VICKERS, James – my 4th great grandfather. 52 Ancestors – Ann Vickers Young.
🎉💕WHITELEY, Ann – my 3rd great grandmother. 52 Ancestors – Baby Girl Hyde, 52 Ancestors – Alice Hyde, 52 Ancestors – Ann Whiteley, A Marrying Mess, Incest?, Photograph Showcase: My Sister Alice
🎉💕WHITELEY, George – my 4th great grandfather. 52 Ancestors – Ann Whiteley, A Marrying Mess.
💕YOUNG James (1876-1945) – my 2nd great grandfather. Photograph Showcase: James & Catherine Young, Photograph Showcase: The End of My Brown Family Pedigree in Photographs.
💕YOUNG James (1852-1916) – my 3rd great grandfather. James Young On Repeat, 52 Ancestors – Ann Vickers Young.
🎉💕YOUNG, James (1824-1895) – my 4th great grandfather. 52 Ancestors – James Young and his convenient death date, James Young On Repeat, The Mixed Up Case of the Two James Youngs & Janet Robertsons in Renfrewshire, Scotland.
🎉💕YOUNG, James (1800-1870) – my 5th great grandfather. 52 Ancestors – James Young and his convenient death date.
💕YOUNG, Thomas – my 6th great grandfather. 52 Ancestors – James Young and his convenient death date.
Other Family Members
💕BOLES, Barbara Crow – my 2nd cousin 3 times removed, granddaughter of Helen Boles and great granddaughter of my 4th great grandparents James Thomson Boles & Isabella McLaren. This and That
💕BOLES, Christina – my 1st cousin 4 times removed, granddaughter of my 4th great grandparents James Thomson Boles & Isabella McLaren. 52 Ancestors – Christina Boles.
💕BOLES, Elizabeth Montgomery – my 1st cousin 4 times removed, granddaughter of my 4th great grandparents James Thomson Boles & Isabella McLaren. 52 Ancestors – Elizabeth Montgomery Boles.
💕BOLES, Helen – my 3rd great grandaunt, daughter of my 4th great grandparents James Thomson Boles & Isabella McLaren. 52 Ancestors – Helen Boles, This and That,
💕BOLES, Helen – my 1st cousin 4 times removed, granddaughter of my 4th great grandparents James Thomson Boles & Isabella McLaren. 52 Ancestors – Helen Boles, the niece.
💕BOLES, Isabella – my 3rd cousin 2 times removed, mystery great granddaughter of Helen Boles, 2nd great granddaughter of my 4th great grandparents James Thomson Boles & Isabella McLaren. This and That
💕BOLES, Isabella Muir – my 1st cousin 4 times removed, daughter of my 3rd great granduncle Alexander Boles & Isabella MUIR Boles, granddaughter of my 4th great grandparents James Thomson Boles & Isabella McLaren. This and That
💕BOLES, James – my 1st cousin 4 times removed, son of my 3rd great granduncle Alexander Boles & Isabella MUIR Boles, grandson of my 4th great grandparents James Thomson Boles & Isabella McLaren. This and That
💕BOLES, James – my 1st cousin 4 times removed, son of my 3rd great granduncle John Thompson Boles & Christina Montgomery, grandson of my 4th great grandparents James Thomson Boles & Isabella McLaren. Memorial Day Tribute – James Boles, Memorial Day 2017.
💕BOLES, James Thomson – my 2nd cousin 3 times removed, grandson of Helen Boles, great grandson of my 4th great grandparents James Thomson Boles & Isabella McLaren. This and That
💕BOLES, John Thompson – John is my 3rd great granduncle, son of my 4th great grandparents James Thomson Boles & Isabella McLaren. 52 Ancestors – John Boles, the Disappearing Man, Off to South Africa?, Unraveling the John Boles Mystery – Part One, Unraveling the John Boles Mystery – Part Two, Unraveling the John Boles Mystery – Conclusion.
💕BOLES, John McLaren – my 1st cousin 4 times removed, son of my 3rd great granduncle Alexander Boles & Isabella MUIR Boles, grandson of my 4th great grandparents James Thomson Boles & Isabella McLaren. This and That
💕BROUILLETTE, Dollie – my 1st cousin 4 times removed, daughter of Nelson Brouillette & Maggie Goff. My New Treasure.
💕BROUILLETTE, Nelson – my 3rd great granduncle, brother to my 3rd great grandmother, Esther Brouillette. DNA Happy Dance & A New-To-Me Resource.
💕BROUILLETTE, Telesphore – my 3rd great granduncle, brother to my 3rd great grandmother, Esther Brouillette. Book, Book, & Book…, A New Toy at the Library.
💕BROWN, Mary – my 1st cousin 4 times removed, granddaughter of my 4th great grandparents Andrew Brown & Mary ROBERTSON Brown. ALL the Babies of Mary Brown Wood & Mary Brown Wood, Part 2 – So Much Death.
💕COSTELLO, David Anthony – my granduncle, son of my great grandparents Mary Brown YOUNG Costello and John Costello. 52 Ancestors – David Anthony Costello.
💕DOUGLAS, Maggie – birth name, Margaret Leckie McPherson Dempster, the wife of my 1st cousin 5 times removed. Who is Maggie Douglas? Part One, Part Two, Part Three, Part Four
💕DUVAL, Adelaide – my 2nd great grandaunt, daughter of Alexis Duval & Marie Louise Demers, my 3rd great grandparents. Give Your Precious Photos Source Citations Too,
💕DUVAL, Alexander Valmore – my great granduncle, son of my 2nd great grandparents Francis Cyprien Duval & Alice Hyde. Does baby Dorothy belong in my tree?.
💕DUVAL, Annie Marie Elvera – my great grandaunt, daughter of my 2nd great grandparents Francis Cyprien Duval & Alice Hyde. Photograph Showcase: In Uniform, Does baby Dorothy belong in my tree?, Incest?, Treasures: Aunt Vera’s Scrapbook – A Perplexing Gem Riddled with Fact and Fiction, Photograph Showcase: Class Pictures 101 Years Ago
💕DUVAL, Baby Boy – my great granduncle, son of my 2nd great grandparents Francis Cyprien Duval & Alice Hyde. Does baby Dorothy belong in my tree?.
💕DUVAL, Dolores Lenore – my great grandaunt, daughter of my 2nd great grandparents Francis Cyprien Duval & Alice Hyde. Newspapers.com & a Runaway Aunt, Does baby Dorothy belong in my tree?.
💕DUVAL, Dorothy – my great grandaunt, daughter of my 2nd great grandparents Francis Cyprien Duval & Alice Hyde. Does baby Dorothy belong in my tree?.
💕DUVAL, Ebee – my 3rd great granduncle, son of my 4th great grandparents Francois Simon Duval and Marie Gauthier. Puzzling: Ebee Duval.
💕DUVAL, Leon Howard – my great granduncle, son of my 2nd great grandparents Francis Cyprien Duval & Alice Hyde. Photograph Showcase: In Uniform, Does baby Dorothy belong in my tree?.
💙ELLIS, Beth Louise – my grandaunt, daughter of my great grandparents Claude Albert Ellis & Blanche Octavia Huband. Photograph Showcase: Ellis Family
💙ELLIS, Claudia – my grandaunt, daughter of my great grandparents Claude Albert Ellis & Blanche Octavia Huband. Photograph Showcase: Ellis Family
💙ELLIS, Dale Huband – my granduncle, son of my great grandparents Claude Albert Ellis & Blanche Octavia Huband. Photograph Showcase: Ellis Family
💕HUNTER, Sherry Grace – my 1st cousin 2 times removed, niece of my great grandfather Frank Duval, adopted daughter of Annie Marie Elvera DUVAL Hunter. 52 Ancestors – Sherry Hunter, The Mess that Just Keeps on Growing.
💕HYDE, Albert – a mystery relative. Who on Earth is Albert?
💕HYDE, Arthur – my 3rd great granduncle, son of my 4th great grandparents Henry Douglas McLenberg Hyde & Sarah Marsden. A Marrying Mess, Arthur & Mary Hyde, Incest?, Rosey’s Girls – A Crazy Trip Down the Rabbit Hole, The Mess that Just Keeps on Growing.
💕HYDE, Baby Girl – my 2nd great grandaunt, daughter of my 3rd great grandparents William Henry Hyde & Ann Whiteley, she is likely Rosey Hyde. 52 Ancestors – Baby Girl Hyde.
💕HYDE, John – my 3rd great granduncle, son of my 4th great grandparents Henry Douglas McLenberg Hyde & Sarah Marsden. Incest?.
💕HYDE, Letitia Douglass – my 3rd great grandaunt, son of my 4th great grandparents Henry Douglas McLenberg Hyde & Sarah Marsden. Incest?.
💕HYDE, Louis – my 3rd great granduncle, son of my 4th great grandparents Henry Douglas McLenberg Hyde & Sarah Marsden. Incest?.
💕HYDE, Muriel Grace – my 1st cousin 3 times removed, daughter of Robert Hyde & Rosey Hyde, granddaughter of my 3rd great grandparents William Henry Hyde & Ann Whiteley AND granddaughter of my 4th great grandparents Henry Douglas McLenberg Hyde & Sarah Marsden. Rosey’s Girls – A Crazy Trip Down the Rabbit Hole, Don’t Lose Track of Your Digital Files…, Dear Genealogy Bloggers, I love you!, The Mess that Just Keeps on Growing.
💕HYDE, Robert – my 3rd great granduncle, son of my 4th great grandparents Henry Douglas McLenberg Hyde & Sarah Marsden. A Marrying Mess, Incest?, Incest?! – An Update: ALWAYS Go To The Next Image!, Rosey’s Girls – A Crazy Trip Down the Rabbit Hole, Dear Genealogy Bloggers, I love you!, The Mess that Just Keeps on Growing.
💕HYDE, Rose Elvera – my 1st cousin 3 times removed, daughter of Robert Hyde & Rosey Hyde, granddaughter of my 3rd great grandparents William Henry Hyde & Ann Whiteley AND granddaughter of my 4th great grandparents Henry Douglas McLenberg Hyde & Sarah Marsden. Incest?, Incest?! – An Update: ALWAYS Go To The Next Image!, Rosey’s Girls – A Crazy Trip Down the Rabbit Hole, The Mess that Just Keeps on Growing.
💕HYDE, Rosey – my 2nd great grandaunt, daughter of my 3rd great grandparents, William Henry Hyde & Ann Whiteley. 52 Ancestors – Baby Girl Hyde, 52 Ancestors – Ann Whiteley, A Marrying Mess, Incest?, Incest?! – An Update: ALWAYS Go To The Next Image!, Rosey’s Girls – A Crazy Trip Down the Rabbit Hole, Dear Genealogy Bloggers, I love you!, The Mess that Just Keeps on Growing.
💕KINGHAM, Barbara Norma Robertina – my relationship to Norma is complicated. Her relationship to her family is complicated. She was raised by Rosey Hyde. Incest?, Incest?! – An Update: ALWAYS Go To The Next Image!, Rosey’s Girls – A Crazy Trip Down the Rabbit Hole,
💕KINGHAM, Harry Grant – husband of Rosey Hyde, my 2nd great grandaunt. Incest?, An Update: ALWAYS Go To The Next Image!, Rosey’s Girls – A Crazy Trip Down the Rabbit Hole.
💕MAFFIT, Hilan Thorne – my great grandaunt, daughter of my 2nd great grandparents Seth Maffit & Emma Esther Jerrain. Photograph Showcase: Sisters, Who Is On That Swing?, Answer to “Who Is On That Swing?”
💕MAFFIT, Orrin Seth – my great granduncle, son of my 2nd great grandparents Seth Maffit & Emma Esther Jerrain. 52 Ancestors – Orrin Seth Maffit, A Child with Two Names?, DNA Happy Dance & A New-To-Me Resource.
💕MARSDEN, Martha – my 4th great grandaunt, daughter of my 5th great grandparents William Marsden & Sarah Chambers AND second wife of George Whiteley my 4th great grandfather. A Marrying Mess.
💕MILLAN, Catherine Lucille – my 1st cousin twice removed, daughter of Catherine Boles Young & William Millan, granddaughter of my 2nd great grandparents James Young & Catherine Brown. Descendancy Research – A Story About Catherine Lucille, Genealogybank.com.
💕MILLAN, William – husband of my great grandaunt Catherine Boles Young. Descendancy Research – A Story About Catherine Lucille, Kate & Bill For Just 5 Years.
💙PETERSON, Darrell Skeen – my granduncle, brother to my grandfather, Ronald Skeen Peterson.
- Uncle Darrell – Part I, A Beginning
- Uncle Darrell – Part II, A Life in Pictures
- Uncle Darrell – Part III, Changes At Home
- Uncle Darrell – Part IV, Tragedy
- Uncle Darrell – Part V, Death and Funeral Announcement
- Uncle Darrell – Part VI, Obituary
- Uncle Darrell – Part VII, A Telegram
- Uncle Darrell – Part VIII, The Funeral
- Uncle Darrell – Part IX, A Letter
- Uncle Darrell – Part X, A Mother’s Grief
- Uncle Darrell – Part XI, Family Reflections
- Uncle Darrell – Part XII, Final Thoughts
- Photograph Showcase: Peterson Home,
- Tell Me a Story – “So this is Margaret, so this is Margaret”
💙PETERSON, Janice – my grandaunt, sister to my grandfather, Ronald Skeen Peterson. Uncle Darrell – Part II, A Life in Pictures, Uncle Darrell – Part XI, Family Reflections, Photograph Showcase: Naomi as a Young Mother, Photograph Showcase: A Rare Moment, Photograph Showcase: Trusting Parents, Photograph Showcase: A Visit With Grandparents, Photograph Showcase: On the Cusp of the Great Depression
💙PETERSON, Lowell Skeen – my granduncle, brother to my grandfather, Ronald Skeen Peterson. Uncle Darrell – Part XI, Family Reflections, One Last Tether.
💙PETERSON, Marilyn – my grandaunt, sister to my grandfather, Ronald Skeen Peterson. Uncle Darrell – Part II, A Life in Pictures, Uncle Darrell – Part XI, Family Reflections, Tell Me a Story – First Refrigerator, Photograph Showcase: A Visit With Grandparents.
💙PETERSON, Wayne Skeen – my granduncle, brother to my grandfather, Ronald Skeen Peterson. Tell Me a Story – “You have my mother’s eyes!”, Uncle Darrell – Part XI, Family Reflections, One Last Tether.
💙SKEEN, Evan Folkman – my great granduncle, son of my 2nd great grandparents Joseph Skeen & Jane Zina Petrina Folkman. Photograph Showcase: A Visit With Grandparents,
💙SKEEN, Melba Trina – my great grandaunt, daughter of my 2nd great grandparents Joseph Skeen & Jane Zina Petrina Folkman. Photograph Showcase: Ronald & Melba.
💕WHITELEY, Alice – my 3rd great grandaunt and step-3rd great grandmother, sister to my 3rd great grandmother Ann WHITELEY Hyde, and second wife to my 3rd great grandfather William Henry Hyde. Alaska – My Fascination, A Marrying Mess, Arthur & Mary Hyde, Incest?, Rosey’s Girls – A Crazy Trip Down the Rabbit Hole, The Mess that Just Keeps on Growing, Photograph Showcase: My Sister Alice
💕WILLIAMSON, Carole Rose – my 2nd cousin twice removed, granddaughter of Robert Hyde & Rosey Hyde, great granddaughter of my 3rd great grandparents AND great granddaughter of my 4th great grandparents Henry Douglas McLenberg Hyde & Sarah Marsden. Rosey’s Girls – A Crazy Trip Down the Rabbit Hole,
💕YOUNG, Catherine Boles – my great grandaunt, sister to my great grandmother, Mary Brown YOUNG Costello. Descendancy Research – A Story About Catherine Lucille, Kate & Bill For Just 5 Years.
💕YOUNG, George Vickers – my great granduncle, son of my 2nd great grandparents James Young & Catherine Brown. 52 Ancestors – George Vickers Young, A 98 year old ex-wife, and my shyness, George Vickers Young Update.
I like your emojis for brick walls and those you’ve solved. Great work and a great idea. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you! And thanks for stopping by. 🙂
This is fantastic Amberly. What a cool resource. You inspire me (and remind me how much my own research has stalled). Hope you are having a great week, and that everyone in the whanua (family) is well.
Thank you, Su. We are well, just dealing with lots of physical therapy now. Much better than it could have been. <3
Thinking of you 💕
Thank you. <3
Wow, how did you do that, and how long did it take?? I tell people to use the search box, and that seems to work well. (It’s also how I find old posts.) You amaze me sometimes!
Wow, thank you for the huge compliment, Amy. I actually created the page a long time ago and had a handful of links on there. I just went through my blog post by post and made the list of post titles under each person’s name and turned them into links. Based on your blog, I think you know how to do each of those things. If I’m not answering your question completely, let me know. It took a few hours – 5ish…? I also use the search box and have tried to be consistent with my tags to help others, but I LOVE this list I created and am super happy with the result. Now I just need to keep it up. 🙂
I applaud your work, but I don’t think I will go that route! I am not as kind to my readers—they will have to use the search box!!
Haha! I have to admit that a big part of my motivation was for myself. I’m not as methodical in my blogging as you are, meaning I skip all around my tree. So I easily forget what I have written about and what I haven’t and end up doing a search using the search box and then get annoyed at having to click to the next post over an over again to check everything. This way I can see it in list form and figure out what I’m after a bit faster. If I were as methodical as you or Cathy, I would not need this list. 😉
It’s interesting to see how different people structure their research and their blog. I don’t think of it as methodical—I think of it as easier. I’d go crazy jumping from one line to another for just the reason you stated—I wouldn’t remember what I’d already learned or written. I basically research and then write and don’t do much research too far ahead of when I will write because my brain can’t retain stuff for that long any more.
It really is interesting. I have so many irons in the genealogy fire that I’m skipping around my tree based on when records come in (that I’ve ordered), or I gather new info from extended family, etc. I like working on several people at the same time, but most people do not. 😉
I’d get overwhelmed that way. But whatever works for each of us is what matters!
Yes, exactly!
I can’t imagine how long it took to accomplish that. And the fancharts are gorgeous. Your organization is always a work of art, though. You continue to inspire us all!
Wow, thank you Luanne. That is so nice of you to say! <3
Well deserved!
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What tool or application do you use to create those awesome fan charts?
Hi Linda! I have instructions for making the fancharts here: https://thegenealogygirl.blog/2017/05/17/creating-free-beautiful-charts-on-treeseek/
Let me know if you have questions. 🙂
Just when I think I am going along well you show me how far behind I am. Great work!
Thank you, Charles! I think you ARE going along well. 🙂
I wish more bloggers provided even a simple list of their ancestors. Yours is fabulous!
Thank you Elizabeth! <3
I love the different heart bullet points for distinguishing between family lines. Great idea!
Thank you, Katie! <3
I love your new procrastination masterpiece!! I have a similar list for Ancestors I’ve written about on my blog. I’ve been good about keeping it updated with the ancestors I wrote about during the three years I did the 52 Ancestors but I believe there are some strays who need to be added.
Thank you, Cathy! I need to make sure I keep it up, because I LOVE it!
Mine isn’t quite as lovely as yours with the icons but I LOVE it too.
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Great idea & great way to get inspired for future blog posts!
Thank you, Colleen! <3