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Snippets for Aunt Sharon: “Widow or Wife?” Accidentally Married to Two Men at Once!

Image by rawpixel.com.   March is Women's History Month! It's time for the spotlight to shine on the ladies in our family trees. I'll be writing all month on women I've researched. I encourage all family history lovers to take the month to seek out the stories of our foremothers! They are often under-documented and yet, they have a lot to teach us. This week's post is serving double duty as another in the series of research finds for my Aunt Sharon AND a Women's History Month post.   Everyday women are frequently hidden in our family history stories. Relinquishing their maiden names at marriage, they are often referred to as "Mrs. (insert Husband's Surname)," or "...and wife," in historical documents, newspapers, etc. So, it is a real treat to find a source which details so much of a woman's life as did a newspaper article I found on one of my Aunt Sharon's great-grandmothers, Ann Jane Laughlin (Abt. 1838-1916), who went by Jane. ...
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Holiday Blog Post Roundup!

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Hello Dear Readers,

I've enjoyed writing about some favorite holiday memories over the past few years. This week, I thought I'd "round" them all up to share as my Christmas 2025 post. I hope you enjoy reading these as much as I did writing them. 

If you have your own holiday memories to share, please drop a comment or post a link to your own stories. I'd love to read them.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Nancy

My Holiday Blog Post Round Up 

Butter Cookies - No Christmas was complete without Mom's wonderful cookies (recipe included)!

Mom's Chocolate-Covered Cherries Caper - How my mom unwittingly became a Christmas thief!

Spider's Christmas - A fun holiday story written by our daughter, Anne, about how this tiny creature learned about Christmas.

 My Mom, the Queen of Christmas - No one loved to celebrate like Mom!
The Thumb's Christmas - Another cute little story written by our Anne for her little brother James.

The First Christmas Tree I Remember bore striking similarities to a Charlie Brown tree!

A Christmas Memory - This one was written by my husband Jim about one of his own favorite memories involving holiday lights.

Ornamental Christmas - Special memories behind several family Christmas tree ornaments.

Opening the Christmas Memory Box - Two cherished Christmas memories of my children. 

Another Gem from the Christmas Memory Box - One loving gesture meant so much. 



Grandma Gilbride's Date & Nut Bread - Enjoy this holiday classic recipe! 


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