This post is for The Accidental Genealogist’s blogging prompts for Women’s History Month. Today’s prompt: If a famous director wanted to make a movie about one of your female ancestors who would it be? What actress would you cast in
Ā is for Ārlaulības Bērns
Continuing on with the Family History Through the Alphabet challenge, using the Latvian alphabet! Today’s challenge… “Ä€”! This is the first of the Latvian letters that we’ve got in this challenge. This letter makes a long A sound. Ä€ is
Family History Through the Alphabet – A is for Archives
I’ve decided to participate in the “Family History through the Alphabet†challenge. I’m a bit late to the party, but I’ll make up for it, don’t worry! Just how will I do that? Well, I’m going to be using the
Ancestor Approved Award!
The “Ancestor Approved” Award is an award in the genealogy blogger community. It was awarded to me by Joanne of Keeper of the Records. Thank you so much! It means a lot that my blog is getting noticed by other
“Fearless Females” – March 13
I know this was yesterday’s blogging prompt, but I don’t have much to say in terms of my female ancestors and newsmaking, since it was my male ancestors who were the newsmakers, but I do on moments of strength. Today’s
“Fearless Females” – March 4
Today’s prompt: Do you have marriage records for your grandparents or great-grandparents? Write a post about where they were married and when. Any family stories about the wedding day? Post a photo too if you have one. It’s a bit
“Fearless Females” – March 3
Today’s prompt: Do you share a first name with one of your female ancestors? Perhaps you were named for your great-grandmother, or your name follows a particular naming pattern. If not, then list the most unique or unusual female first
“Fearless Females” – March 2
Today’s prompt:Post a photo of one of your female ancestors. Who is in the photo? When was it taken? Why did you select this photo? I’m cheating, and posting two. While looking through my photos, I realized that I have
“Fearless Females” – March 1
I am working on the posts about the All-Russia Census and farm names, but as a warm-up to get in the spirit of the blogging world again, I’m also going to participate in The Accidental Genealogist‘s “Fearless Females: 31 Blogging