Monthly Archives: March 2011

Fearless Females – Day 15

Posted on March 15, 2011 by Julie Goucher

March 15 — Write a six-word memoir tribute to one of your female ancestors My tribute today is for my Grandmother, whose tribute reads: Resilient, fun, loving and always missed. Lilian Edith Butcher nee Matthews 1912 – 1995. Picture shown … Continue reading →

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Spring Reading Thing

Posted on March 13, 2011 by Julie Goucher

The Spring Reading Thing is being hosted by Callapidder Days and will take place between 20th March and 20th June, typically Spring, although here in the UK the clocks don’t change and Spring officially commence until 26th March. “If you’d … Continue reading →

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Sunday Salon – Books, Wild and Wonderful

Posted on March 13, 2011 by Julie Goucher

This week we turned our thoughts to planning some time away during the summer. I was fairly keen to return to either the Scottish Islands or Hay on Wye, a book lovers paradise. I suspect that, if we opt for … Continue reading →

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Fearless Females – Day 12

Posted on March 13, 2011 by Julie Goucher

March 12 — Working girl: Did your mother or grandmother work outside the home? What did she do? Describe her occupation. The first job I can remember Mum having was a cleaning job, in the evenings at one of the … Continue reading →

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Fearless Females – Day 9

Posted on March 13, 2011 by Julie Goucher

March 9 — Take a family document (baptismal certificate, passenger list, naturalization petition, etc.) and write a brief narrative using the information. The document I have chosen has formed part of an earlier posting for my Ancestor of the Week … Continue reading →

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NaBloPoMo – Day 11 – Death

Posted on March 12, 2011 by Julie Goucher

We have I am sure all heard the saying “There are two certainties in life; death and taxes” Such a sad single word, which has the ability to shatter ones life. In the past year in this household we have … Continue reading →

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NaBloPoMo – Day 10 – Photographs

Posted on March 12, 2011 by Julie Goucher

The concept of photography is quite simply amazing. We can with the click of a button these days take a photograph and record and event in history. Is that what the developers originally thought of? The most important camera most … Continue reading →

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Book Blogger Hop – In your book shopping basket….

Posted on March 11, 2011 by Julie Goucher

From the Crazy-For-Books web page “the Book Blogger Hop is a place just for book blogger and readers to connect and share our love of the written word! This weekly BOOK PARTY is an awesome opportunity for book blogger to … Continue reading →

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Fearless Females – Day 11

Posted on March 11, 2011 by Julie Goucher

March 11 — Did you have any female ancestors who died young or from tragic or unexpected circumstances? Describe and how did this affect the family? In the main, longevity plays quite a part in the family history of my … Continue reading →

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NaBloPoMo – Day 9 – Letters

Posted on March 10, 2011 by Julie Goucher

In times past we used to get two daily postal deliveries, nowadays I barely get one delivery. The art of writing a letter has gone, vanished, a casualty of the modern age of emails, blogs, texts, tweets and Face Book. … Continue reading →

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