Roots & Rabbit Holes

Fun Facts is the topic for week 29 of 52 Ancestors in 52 weeks. I learned a fun fact earlier this year on one of my Maine genealogy...

Week 28 of 52 Ancestors in 52 weeks covers the topic of Character. There's no shortage of characters in my family tree, but the first...

Extended Family is the theme for week 27 of the 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks challenge. One of my goals when when I inherited Grampy Phil’s...

We're halfway through the 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks challenge! The topic of week 26 is Identity. My dad never met his paternal...

Part II of week 25’s 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks covers the impact of my great-great grandfather John’s alcoholism on his family members and...

Week 25 of 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks covers the theme Broken Branches. I’m not 100% sure what constitutes a broken branch. Is it when a...

Popular Name is the theme for Week 24 of 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks. One name crops up in my family over and over, and unfortunately for...

Mistakes are often made when doing genealogical research. Sometimes a story is passed down as fact, or two people have the same name and...

For Week 22 of the 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks challenge I’m covering the topic of Conflict. I’d prefer to share a story where my ancestor...

It’s Week 21 of 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks, and the topic is Yearbook. Although my Grampy Phil grew up in Westbrook, Maine, his mother sent...

Whenever I discover something I have in common with an ancestor, it helps me connect with them in a different, deeper way. One of my...

It’s week 19 of 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks and this week’s topic is Food & Drink. During our LaViolet family Christmases, we could be...

Week 18 of 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks is Social. There are few things more social than a close-knit neighborhood filled with people who...

Week 17’s topic for 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks is Document. I mentioned back in Week 7 that my uncle has some heirlooms that were passed...

It’s week 16 of 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks and this week’s topic is Negatives. When my cousin scanned the Ladd and Turner family photos,...

“How Do You Spell That?” is the theme for week 15 of 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks, and from the moment I started brainstorming ideas, I knew...

Sisters is the topic for week 13 of 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks, and some of my favorite childhood memories were when the “tantes,” my Nana...

Week 12 of 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks is Joined Together. My grandparents, Phil LaViolet and Connie Meloche, were joined together in...

It’s week 11 of the 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks challenge, and the topic is Flowers. I decided to take a slightly different approach and...