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I first read about the International Tracing Service about a year ago when searching for more information about post-World War Two Displaced Persons Camps. According to their website, their history starts in London in 1943, as a tracing bureau for people missing due to war. After the war, they continued to work to identify and [...] 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 prompt: Share a story where a female ancestor showed courage or strength in a difficult situation. When [...] My “Tombstone Tuesday” submission isn’t the tombstone for one person, but rather, a memorial to many. I am currently in Copenhagen, Denmark, and one of my main reasons for coming here was to visit this memorial (click on the image to view a larger one): It is the memorial to Latvians who died in exile in Denmark [...] |
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