Thursday, January 29, 2009

A partial genealogical success

But only very partial and I haven't moved it further yet. I have a boatload of pictures I'm sorting through and there are several faces that keep cropping up. Sadly, both sides of the family seem to have the "don't write on the backs of the pictures just to drive Ken crazy" gene.

A couple of nights ago I came across one with my Grandma and my Mom (about age three, at a guess) and some faces I recognized from other pictures. At least, they look very much like the same folks (who were together in other pictures) at later ages. They are almost certainly relatives of my Grandma.

The best part? IT HAD NAMES ON THE BACK!

My enthusiasm was somewhat curbed as I searched the 'net for these names, especially at Ancestry.com. I could not find them. All of these folks are women, and almost certainly the names are married names. But it's a start!

I just wish I'd sorted through these pictures while Mom and Auntie were still around.

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