Ancestor-for-a-Day

Here's another ancestor portrait from the year 1918, contributed by Pam from our Genealogy Networking Group. I love how Pam took clues from other people in Fidor's life and used them to guess at where Fidora was at the time. I also think it's important to note that even when we don't know every detail…

Responding to a challenge to write about an ancestor on a particular day, Tom from our Genealogy Networking Group shared this amazing day during the life of his wife's distant cousin. Charles G. Robson October. 27, 1858 Abraham Lincoln as portrayed by Dr. Thomas Willer It began like any other day but concluded very differently. …

At a recent Genealogy Networking Group meeting several people responded to the challenge of writing up an ancestor's profile on one particular day or year. They agreed to share them on the blog. Today we read about Pam's grandmother in 1918. Clara Smolen Krull This year a century ago This year a century ago, my…

On the first Thursday night of October our intrepid group of genealogy networkers met again in the meeting room of Cook Park Library to share ideas and have some fun. We looked through a few databases on TryIt! Illinois, and we attempted to decipher a mystery photo. Then we shared some stories. A challenge had…