Category: Family Testimony
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The concept of “honor” is almost never what people want you to think it is.
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When we look back at the lives our ancestors led, how much do we project our lives onto theirs? How do they compare? And how much of that comparison holds up to scrutiny?
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His sons and grandchildren remembered him for us, but we have to read between the lines to find out the arc of his story.
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This week, I’d like to hear from you: What treasured musical heritage ties you to your ancestors? A particular hymn or song? Do you have any professional musicians in your tree? Let me know!
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Sometimes the memories we have don’t carry the history of the people that made them. I got to meet the youngest of my Great-Grandparents before she died, but it would be years before I learned her story.
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History does not repeat itself, but it rhymes. And so did my ancestor, whose frustration with the outcome of the Civil War was captured in his poetry.
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Great-Grandma Merle was one of the last two people on this Ahnentafel journey who I actually met. And since I’ve written about her story before, I’ll try to capture some of my memories of what she was like.
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Bertha and John were another couple who were clearly best friends for 50 years. Here’s how I see these funny, interesting people.
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Expanding on the story of John Q. Callin; a man who led a life too quiet to call “dynamic” but too active to call “quiet”!
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I only know the outlines of most of Merilyn’s story – fuzzy outlines, with a few small details. The one thing that looms largest was the worst thing that happened to her.
Mightier Acorns 