Helping the present understand the past
At the end of December I had the opportunity to participate in helping to decorate graves at the Leavenworth National Cemetery in Leavenworth, Kansas during Wreaths Across America. I’ve participated in this activity for close to the last five years and every year it gets better and better. The group I go with has grown…
Today is the 74th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. The event shocked the population of a nation who had been enjoying a typical American Sunday…until they received news of the attack that damaged or sank the entire U.S. fleet which resided in Pearl Harbor. The devastation that occurred wasn’t contained to property or…
I had a few minutes today to take a look at my AncestryDNA results and surprisingly…there were NO SURPRISES! Between my grandparents’ knowledge and stories and the work the family has done on the genealogy already I was well prepared for what Ancestry told me. Which, I have to say, was almost disappointing, LOL. I’d…
In January I posted about some of my previous-year accomplishments and current-year goals for my genealogy. I decided to do a mid-year check-in to see where I’m at on meeting my goals for this year. Here’s the list I began the year with: Continue the research I’ve begun on D1′s family and start collecting proof…
Happy Friday eve everyone and welcome to another edition of Around the Town Thursday! Today we’re back to exploring Kansas City and we’re highlighting the Kansas City Livestock Exchange Building. Front of Kansas City Livestock Exchange Building Entrance to the Kansas City Livestock Exchange Building Originally built in 1910, the Livestock Exchange Building was…
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