Pennsylvania 1940

Virginia 1949

Finally! Jannie Frances Teagle

After at least 5 years of searching for any evidence of my Great Great Grandmother’s death, I finally found her and her mom and I have ordered their death certificates!  I can’t wait to see what information they have in store for me!  Especially in light of a story that I have been told about Grandmom Jannie!  (I will share that story only if it proves to be true!) Now if only I could find some pictures of her!  

Elwood Taylor… The Kissing Bandit

Elwood Taylor was my great grandfather.  He was a truck driver.  Apparently he enjoyed kissing because as a result he has at least 10 children. My grandmother being one of them.  Well Yesterday for the first time, I met two of my cousins.  There mother’s were my grandmom’s sisters.  Although I remember one of my grandmom’s sisters I didn’t get a chance to meet them all.  I was blessed with the opportunity to meet them and get to know them at least for a few hours.  I can’t wait to spend more time with them! 

Happiness is …

Life is great for the past two days I have been in possession of family pictures I have never seen. Pictures have been sorted now its time to scan!

The Kit

Ancestry DNA Box

Where I’ve Been

It has been a minute since I have written but I’ve been incredibly busy on the genealogy front. I begin volunteering as an indexer for the 1940 census on the Family Search website.  I am enjoying that! Just last week I got an email from Ancestry.com that it was my turn to have my DNA test done. I have been waiting for 2 months for this invitation!  I sent my sample in yesterday and now the wait begins.. SIGH!!! 6 weeks is a long time……In the meantime, back to research on my family.  What I’ve discovered is I don’t even care if it’s my family i’m researching, as long as I’m researching…

Mother to Son: a Love legacy to my son..

For mother’s day this year my son wrote a poem to me that he created on his own. It was the most special thing I have ever received from him because it was honestly from his heart.  In return for his 22nd birthday, I wrote him a letter about the legacy I wanted to leave for him and his sister. I wanted to leave them lessons that were important for his life that he would have to keep him as he grows old. Even if I close my eyes tonight for good, he will have the written lessons with him to carry him through. In a few days, I will post the actual letter. The word Legacy keeps reappearing in my life.  I am beginning to realize the importance of a legacy perhaps even more than ever as I watched a former co-worker bury her 42 year old husband. She has a five year old son and because they had some warning about the end of his life, he and their son were able to do legacy work so their son could have things and memories to remind him of his dad. So now here are my questions: What is a legacy? What is the stuff that legacies are made of? Have I done that with my children? Is it too late to start?