I have decided to spend 2026 getting my blog up and running again. A fitting way to do this is undertaking the 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks challenge. I last undertook the challenge in 2018, and you can read those stories at 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge. So, here we go with the 52 …
. I first undertook this challenge in 2018 and decided it was time to do another year of the challenge. This challenge is designed by Amy Johnson Crow and shared on her blog. Amy gives a prompt for each week, and you pick an ancestor to write about. I’ve decided to undertake the challenge …
We are heading into another new year, 2018 is behind us, and as usual it has gone quickly. The 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge this week is fittingly Resolutions. Week 52 – Resolutions I will admit I had much greater aspirations for my genealogy and blogging in 2018. It started out well, …
The Week 51 Challenge in 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks is Nice to continue the Christmas theme as this day rapidly approaches. Week 51 – Nice I am wanting to be grateful for this weeks topic because I met so many “nice” people this year. I am grateful that we were able to …
As we head into Christmas, children around the world are worrying whether they will end up on Santa’s naughty list. Fittingly the 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks challenge this week is Naughty. 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks – Week 50: Naughty All of us at some point have done something naughty. …
The 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge for Week 49 is Winter. Many people at this time of year are preparing for Christmas and the pictures we grew up on show scenes of snow, hot cooked lunch, and Santa. In Australia it is a vastly different experience. Week 49 – Winter For many …
The Week 48, 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge, is Next to Last. Suggestions for this theme were the next to last ancestor you found or the next to last ancestor on a printout of your ancestors. I chose to do next to last child. Week 48 – Next to Last Aaron Walker was …
The 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge is Thankful to coincide with Thanksgiving Day in America. Week 47 – Thankful This year after much saving, my children and I were able to travel to England and Scotland. It was a glorious holiday (except for the car hire company) and we got to see …
This weeks 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge is Random Fact. Again, this was a topic I struggled to come up with, however, I finally thought of something. Week 46 – Random Fact Robert and Edith Matheson lived at 7 Cavendish Street, Victoria Park, Western Australia when their youngest son Robert Hilton Matheson …
Each November the amount of facial hair on the males of the population seems to explode, after all it is “Movember”. This weeks challenge in 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks, is featuring ancestors who donned a beard. Some men seem to love the beard, some love the clean shave – the popularity of each seems …