Thanksgiving Blessings
  I laid in bed this morning breathing in the scent of freshly brewed coffee.  I love my husband!  Then my daughter made sausage gravy and biscuits for breakfast.  We're doing the big Thanksgiving Dinner this evening.  The two of them are doing all the cooking... Roasted turkey, real mashed potatoes, candied yams, green beans and Jack's ever famous pecan pie.  Yum!  My daughter is adding a new pie this year, Chocolate Ricotta Hazelnut -- it looks amazing!  I am truly blessed in so many ways....  My great-great-great grandmother wrote a sketch that was published in Records of the Olden Time; or Fifty Years o

Wordless Wednesday: Little Sprout
No this was not taken at Halloween....

Surname Saturday: Rosa
Randy Seaver of Genea-Musings has assigned our Saturday Night Genealogy Fun task by asking what was the nicest thing another genealogist has done for us.  For me, that's easy!  I have two and they both deal with the surname Rosa; so I get to tackle two memes at once!  (^.^)I've been researching Rosa (my maiden name) for years and was staring at a dead-end brick wall.  My grandmother left my grandfather when dad was young so I knew very little about the Rosa's.  I had worked my way back to Abram Rosa who was listed on the 1860 Census for Hamburg, Calhoun Co., Illinois with sons John, James (my 3rd great

They Fought for Their Country
I know Veteran's Day was yesterday, but who says our veterans only get one day?  I know I could wait until May for Memorial Day, but why?  So I'm declaring today a Thankful Thursday.  I am thankful for those who served our country and risked their lives so that we can remain free.My ancestors who have served in the military since the Revolutionary War include:_______________Revolutionary War:James Doran (1730 - 1799) of Washington Co., Virginia ~ fought in the Battle of Point PleasantAlexander Doran (1760 - 1814) of Washington Co., Virginia ~ fought at Kings Mountain

In Honor of Veteran's Day: Allen Edward Danchak
Growing up all I knew was that Allen had died at sea.  Here's the rest of the sory....Allen was the youngest child of John & Lydia Danchak; he was born in Lyons, Burleson Co., Texas on February 16, 1911.  He was my grandmother's youngest brother.  He's also the reason she had her ashes scattered at sea.Allen was