Victoria Jo's Family Stories

Friday, 27 February 2015

Louise Nelson 1882-1985 (52 Ancestors #9) Theme: "Close to Home"

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Louise Nelson was my paternal grandmother and the wife of John Bardahl whose story was told a few weeks ago in the 52 Ancestors challenge. ...
Saturday, 21 February 2015

Ellen Newton, Plymouth Landowner 1623 (52 Ancestors #8) Theme: "Good Deeds"

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If I could sit down to interview just one long-dead ancestor from my family tree, it would probably be my 8th great grandmother Ellen Newton...
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Saturday, 14 February 2015

Idella Edwards 1897-1976 (52 Ancestors #7) Theme: "Love"

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Idella Edwards, known to her friends as Della and to my siblings and me as Grandma A, was my maternal grandmother. She felt like a kindred s...
Sunday, 8 February 2015

Hans Bardahl 1841-1922: A New Name in a New Land (52 Ancestors #6) Theme: "So Far Away"

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Hans Bardahl was my paternal immigrant ancestor.  Although most of my ancestors originated far away in Europe, I think of Hans as having com...
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Sunday, 1 February 2015

John Bardahl 1879-1945 (52 Ancestors #5) Theme: "Ploughing Through"

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I never knew my paternal grandfather John Bardahl because he had died by the time I was born. His story is in many respects a fairly typi...
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I have been an enthusiastic amateur family historian since 1997. I liken genealogy to doing a jigsaw puzzle in which there are no edge pieces and just when you think you're finished, more pieces appear!
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