Stories that are Hard to believe. Fact or Fiction? #RevolutionaryWar #CivilWar #Genealogy #FamilyHistoryStories #FamilyLegeneds @genealogy @genchat @geneadons https://wheatonwood.com/2023/08/25/fact-or-fiction-a-revolutionary-war-soldier-talked-to-a-boy-who-became-a-civil-war-soldier/

#genealogy don't forget to look for weather conditions during the birth-, travel, arrival, marriage of your ancestors. Context matters! @geneadons #FamilyHistoryStories there was a heat wave in New york when my great gteat grandmother arrived in July of 1852. Though it looks like the balmy weathet made for a good crossing of the Atlantic.

#genealogy #geneadons @geneadons @genchat #Telemark #VinjeTelemarkNorwayPlaces
#Vinje #Norge #Folklore #Folkmusic #FamilyHistoryStories

Enjoy this story translated from Norwegian about my 5th Great grandfather Lazy Lodvor! This is full of humor and some sadness.
https://wheatonwood.com/2023/07/16/if-lodvor-wasnt-lazy-would-i-be-here-stories-from-vinje-telemark-norway/

#genealogy #GeneticGenealogy #NorwegianAncestry #brickwalls #Telemark #VinjeNorwayPlace 🇳🇴🐐 I am working on a new blog post after a hiatus. It has been ten years since a 40 year brick wall tumbled down. And it did so via #DNA On reflection this was such an act of generosity of those fellow researchers with Norwegian ancestry it is remarkable in itself. It may take me a few weeks to pull it all together. Stay tuned. #FamilyHistoryStories

Exploration of my family history continues, with plot twists all over the shop...

https://at.tumblr.com/ourwaveofhistory/there-is-no-black-and-white/p6uugihd57jg

#FamilyHistory #FamilyHistorians #FamilyHistoryStories #WorldWar2

Interesting artifact #3 - amongst my grandfather's documents was this map from during World War 2 with the title EUROPA POLITICA. It shows rail routes through Europe. One of many questions we are trying to answer is why my grandfather had this map. Just one of many questions as we try and uncover our #FamilyHistory

#MilitaryHistory #FamilyHistorians #FamilyHistoryStories #WorldWar2

Interesting artifact #3 - amongst my grandfather's documents was this map from during World War 2 with the title EUROPA POLITICA. It shows rail routes through Europe. One of many questions we are trying to answer is why my grandfather had this map. Just one of many questions as we try and uncover our #FamilyHistory

#MilitaryHistory #FamilyHistorians #FamilyHistoryStories #WorldWar2

Interesting artifact #2 - my grandfather's RAF Service and Pay Book from his service between 1945 and 1947. We have his military record and some other documents of interest, but what was he doing in Italy in 1945? The sleuthing continues...

#FamilyHistoryStories #FamilyHistorians #WorldWar2 #Yugoslavia

Interesting artifact #2 - my grandfather's RAF Service and Pay Book from his service between 1945 and 1947. We have his military record and some other documents of interest, but what was he doing in Italy in 1945? The sleuthing continues...

#FamilyHistoryStories #FamilyHistorians #WorldWar2 #Yugoslavia

Interesting artifact #1 - my grandfather's service medal from WW2. He received this even though he was Yugoslav.

#FamilyHistoryStories #FamilyHistorians #WorldWar2 #Yugoslavia

Interesting artifact #1 - my grandfather's service medal from WW2. He received this even though he was Yugoslav.

#FamilyHistoryStories #FamilyHistorians #WorldWar2 #Yugoslavia

As a kid I learned my grandparents were brother & sister. Not blood, step siblings. They did not grow up together (Grandpa was raised in an orphanage) and met w/Grandma was a teen. They had 3 half siblings together.

This always felt like a secret to me though it never really was. They were two of the most beautiful people I ever met.

What’s your family story? #Genealogy. #FamilyHistory #FamilyHistoryStories

#Genealogy #FamilyHistoryStories #FamilyHistoryWriting for those of you interested in #UndergroundRailroad #Michigan #FamilyLegends Here's a story for you. https://wheatonwood.com/legends-lies-liberties-family-stories-in-perspective/exploring-a-family-legend/

@MelRootsNWrites Absolutely. Everytime I challenge myself to write a piece about an #ancestor I learn so much. Such was the case with Catherine #StewartSurname "My Woman Warrior: Pioneer Mother https://wheatonwood.com/2022/02/28/my-woman-warrior-pioneer-mother-catherine-adeline-stewart-murphy-mosier/ #Genealogy #FamilyHistoryStories

#Genealogy #ReformedGenealogists This is a very important blog post/page that I hope more people take seriously. It's not how many people you have in your #FamilyTree; it's the #FamilyHistoryStories that matter! If you are a younger #genealogist---please take my advice---I am confident you will be glad you did.
https://wheatonwood.com/reformed-genealogists-turning-trees-into-stories/