In the Beginning
Celebrating Five Generations of Mothers: A Tribute
Mother’s Day began back in 1908, when a daughter wanted to celebrate and recognize her late mother. What a concept! Today’s message is simple – I would like to celebrate all the mothers that came before me – one of the main reasons why I’m here today. Jeannette Gobin Irene Matthew Mary Irving Effie Press…
Cherished Family Memories: Sunday Dinner Reflections
Picture this….. It’s a balmy spring afternoon, the sun is out, the piano is playing in the background, there’s conversation all around, kids are playing outside in the backyard, maybe collecting apples from the tree, playing tag or maybe even downstairs sliding back and forth on the rec room floor, adult siblings joking around fighting…
How Family History Shapes Our Lives
When thinking of an historic event, you may think of the Great Depression, World Wars, Pearl Harbor, Fall of the Berlin Wall or a more recent event, Covid-19. When I think of historic events, I lean more towards major events in people’s lives. Although the historic events mentioned above can impact many lives, events, either…
Naomi and Manuella Briggs: A Bond Like No Other
Whenever I think of sisters, I am reminded of the song, Sisters, from one of my favourite Christmas movies, White Christmas. The first couple of lines of the song reminds me of sisters, Naomi and Manuella Briggs. “Sisters, sisters, there were never such devoted sisters.” Naomi Spencer Briggs, born July 25, 1886, and Manuella Octavia…
Historic Migration: The Matthew Family’s Move to Canada in 1874
The textbook definition of ‘migrate’ is the movement of people away from their usual place of residence to a new place of residence or the movement of a person or people from one country, locality, place of residence, etc., to settle in another. I believe I would be safe to say that pretty much everyone…
A Window into WWI: The Diary of Dr. Tillman Briggs
Recently, I had the pleasure of making a connection with someone who had done a search for a name in my family tree. This ancestor is not in my direct line; however, it is someone that I had put on the back burner to research later due to his involvement in WWI and WWII. My…
Family Time: Celebrating 85 Years
This past week was full of surprises – the first being, I need to remind myself to slow down and not rush through the courses. Aced all the assignments, rushed to get the exam completed and did not do as well as I thought I would – surprise!! Don’t rush and take your time to…
Balancing Life: Family, Genealogy, and LEGO Adventures
This week’s post will be a short one. Challenges in my life have told me to take a breather this weekend and rest as I fight a nasty cold – yuck! Good news is, there will be a great post for next weekend. My sons and I will be heading up to visit my parents…
Overlooked Family Connections: Remembering Richard Dennis Matthew
This week’s post suggestion is ‘Overlooked’. I had a very tough time trying to find a relative in our family tree that I had overlooked, taken my time researching or just haven’t found. Something came up on my Facebook newsfeed that caught my eye. It was posted by my cousin, Lynn. Lynn is my 1st…
Exploring Family Nicknames
As I had mentioned in my blog post of December 30th, I’m following the program of 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks wherein they provide weekly prompts to give ideas for genealogy writing. This week’s prompt is ‘Nickname’. This was a tough one for me as we do have several nicknames in our family tree but…
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