In September 1861, Enoch Galusha Howard was living in Tioga County, Pennsylvania with his wife, Henrietta, and their five children. Perhaps he still resided in the same house in the town of Middlebury, where he was enumerated in the 1860 Census, and still made his living as a wagon maker. His three older children noContinue reading “So Far Away”
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Close to Home
“The Review is pained to announce the fatal termination of the illness of Geo. F. Howard, station agent at West Harrisville.” With these words, I began to read about my great, great grandfather, George Francis Howard.[i] I was in the Alcona County Library in Harrisville, Michigan, where they have a marvelous local history room. TheContinue reading “Close to Home”
Long Line
This week’s prompt is “long line.” It pretty much had me stumped as far as story ideas. I thought about some long family lines I’m aware of – I read an article once that suggested Shakespeare may have referenced the Flewelling family in one of his works. That would certainly be a long way backContinue reading “Long Line”
Favorite Photo
Sometimes I think my favorite photo is the one I haven’t found yet. How exciting would it be to find a picture of Enoch Galusha Howard, one of the ancestors I wrote about in Week One, in his lighthouse keeper’s uniform? I don’t know much about my great grandfather Andrew Marshall Walt – it wouldContinue reading “Favorite Photo”
Fresh Start
The first theme in the 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks challenge is “fresh start.” As I’ve researched my ancestors through the years, I’ve noticed that some of them moved around a lot. And I wondered – was each move a fresh start for them? Did they have high hopes for a better life each timeContinue reading “Fresh Start”
A little background…
My blog posts will be based on themes provided by Amy Johnson Crow’s 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks challenge. Each week Amy provides a different writing prompt for people to use to write about their ancestors. The first prompt, for example, is “fresh start.” So my first ancestor story will be based on this theme.Continue reading “A little background…”
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