For various reasons, this project has taken me a little longer than I thought it would, however, it has proven to be a good exercise. Please see Parts 1, 2, and 3 to catch up if you haven’t been following my previous posts. One of the things I love most about my genealogical research and… Continue reading Lydia Lawley Project (Conclusion…with lingering questions…)
I’m late to Randy Seaver‘s Saturday Night Genealogy Fun over on his GeneaMusings blog again…busy day at work yesterday, so no energy left over for writing last night. I’m going to do two weeks worth of questions at the same time 🙂 The original questions are on Ellen Thompson-Jennings‘s Hound on the Hunt blog. 11) … Continue reading Sunday afternoon genealogy fun…
My work on the Lydia project slowed a bit this week for a couple of reasons. First, I was sick and just not up to concentrating on something so detail-oriented, and second, because, quite frankly, the births and deaths of so many babies were starting to affect me deeply. While the historian in me has… Continue reading Heartbreaking reality…
Let’s recap – a few weeks ago I wanted to write a blog post about the three women named Lydia in my family three, the first being my 4th great-grandmother, Lydia Lawley (c1803-4/5 Dec 1864), while the final two were/are Lydia Lawley’s great-granddaughter, Lydia Marion Barlow (1887-1976) and her daughter, Lydia Irene Smith (1914-?). However,… Continue reading Research Project – Lydia Lawley – Part 3
writing my past 