tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post2192841373354361177..comments2024-03-05T11:10:29.953-05:00Comments on My Ancestors and Me: What If They Did? - Monday MusingsNancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-26127001548688460242014-10-27T20:59:11.771-04:002014-10-27T20:59:11.771-04:00Oh, gosh, Michelle, what a treasure to have those ...Oh, gosh, Michelle, what a treasure to have those stories, even if they were written by someone else. I continue to hope for finds like yours!Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-48427164695809831842014-10-27T20:56:24.622-04:002014-10-27T20:56:24.622-04:00That's so true, Wendy. We went to an auction ...That's so true, Wendy. We went to an auction a few weeks ago. The lady was moving in with one of her children and everything in the home we being sold. There were many wonderful old photographs as well as things I would have wanted to keep as heirlooms. There were no names on the photographs. It was so sad. I suppose some antique dealer bought them and will sell them as "adopted ancestors" to buyers whose family didn't keep photographs.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-33016906108686220482014-10-27T20:53:32.844-04:002014-10-27T20:53:32.844-04:00That's a nice surprise! Thank you, Jana.That's a nice surprise! Thank you, Jana. Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-6711244060147346002014-10-24T14:47:24.486-04:002014-10-24T14:47:24.486-04:00Nancy I have the same issue and wish so much I had...Nancy I have the same issue and wish so much I had some shared stories and those coveted pictures that some seem to have so many of. I do have to tell you that although my second great grandfather didn't leave anything for us either, someone he knew did have a journal and recorded things about my second great grandfather and his sons (one of which of course was my great grandfather.) I still wish that I had things in his own words, but chuckle at some of the things that this associate shared about him that undoubtedly he would not have shared about himself. Gives credence to that ole FAN club thing. Michelle Ganus Taggarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18238452675846882700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-59793214066142306612014-10-24T12:26:14.508-04:002014-10-24T12:26:14.508-04:00Nancy,
I want to let you know that your blog post...Nancy,<br /><br />I want to let you know that your blog post is listed in today's Fab Finds post at http://janasgenealogyandfamilyhistory.blogspot.com/2014/10/follow-friday-fab-finds-for-october-24.html<br /><br />Have a great weekend!Jana Iverson Lasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07687969613629975601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-36652225627455007572014-10-24T11:56:17.866-04:002014-10-24T11:56:17.866-04:00Without the stories, scrapbooks and photo albums e...Without the stories, scrapbooks and photo albums eventually become useless which is why they end up in dusty antique stores. Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-10847216287708673072014-10-23T21:25:36.515-04:002014-10-23T21:25:36.515-04:00That's a great idea to tell your granddaughter...That's a great idea to tell your granddaughters stories about their ancestors. Even better that you're putting them into a book. They will cherish it, I'm sure. Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-6734465007667057432014-10-23T21:14:13.402-04:002014-10-23T21:14:13.402-04:00That's so true, Jana. I just wish some of my ...That's so true, Jana. I just wish some of my ancestors' other descendants were sharing online!Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-26503886671755151882014-10-23T20:55:49.612-04:002014-10-23T20:55:49.612-04:00You're so right about sharing the stories. I ...You're so right about sharing the stories. I have two young granddaughters who love a good story, so I make sure they are stories about their ancestors. Most ancestors have at least one good story we can pass on. :) I'm trying to get the stories into a book so they won't forget as they get older. Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10711776825293238093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-1091445357388164522014-10-23T19:45:27.441-04:002014-10-23T19:45:27.441-04:00Another reason to share our family history treasur...Another reason to share our family history treasures online so everyone can benefit. :)Jana Iverson Lasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07687969613629975601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-32300049634806469102014-10-23T19:17:59.482-04:002014-10-23T19:17:59.482-04:00Yes, it's wonderful to meet cousins who are wi...Yes, it's wonderful to meet cousins who are willing to share. I'm so thankful for the ones who have found me through my blog.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-64888510613310221062014-10-22T10:24:08.995-04:002014-10-22T10:24:08.995-04:00I know how you feel Nancy, precious few photograph...I know how you feel Nancy, precious few photographs survived in our family - one of the reasons I love to meet new ‘cousins’. Luckily, there are plenty of stories and some of them have even proven true!Dara https://www.blogger.com/profile/16643201998217385573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-77375252276534457542014-10-21T18:42:28.388-04:002014-10-21T18:42:28.388-04:00You are very generous, Kathleen. Thank you. My d...You are very generous, Kathleen. Thank you. My daughters are interested, but not too interested, in family history so I'm hopeful that my grandchildren might be more interested. When we cleaned out my parents' home everything was split up among the three of us children and I know those things will go to 8 or so others as time goes by. Maybe one of the problems is space. I could not have kept <i>everything</i> in my parents' home, and if my mom had saved everything from her parents' home, etc., back through the generations, I would have felt inundated and weighted down. It would be worse if the one designated to inherit were young when his/her parents passed away. In some ways, it's easier these days because we can take photographs and make scans of important documents. Still, it's not the same as holding that old Bible in one's own hands. It is a challenge. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-36771356896622393712014-10-20T02:36:26.927-04:002014-10-20T02:36:26.927-04:00Of all the people I know, Nancy, you would be THE ...Of all the people I know, Nancy, you would be THE best designated descendant! It is unfortunate that you don't have more to work with as I know you would treasure it. It is, however, certainly a credit to you that you are doing such a remarkable job preserving what you DO know and can find out about your family history for your own descendants. Your descendants will surely bless you as I do my grandmother for documenting and preserving what you do know. I am so lucky that at least some of my ancestors valued the telling of their stories. I need to follow the example of my grandmother and do the same for my own life and times. And I need to train someone in my family to be a designate. How to do that and how do you choose just one to hold the originals? Perhaps that sticky question is the reason much has been lost. Your thoughts examine an important topic, if still rather sad.Kathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00670017068516575306noreply@blogger.com