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52 Ancestors – Week 3 “Nickname”
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My maternal great grandmother, Geraldine (Kelley) Miles was known as Grandma “Mouse.” One of her great grandchildren pronounced Miles as Mouse and the name stuck. She passed away when I was just in elementary school but some of my favorite memories are visiting her near Brooksville, Florida and going to…
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52 Ancestors Week 2 “Favorite Photo”
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Choosing just one photo was not easy. This is one of my favorite photos or at least in the top ten. I currently have a framed copy sitting on my mantle. Something about this photo just captures my attention every time I walk past. The handsome young man on the…
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52 Ancestors – Week 1
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I’m participating in Amy Johnson Crow’s 52 Ancestors in 52 weeks this year. The writing prompt for Week 1 is “In the Beginning”. This seems appropriate for the first week of 2025 and my first blog post. I remember when I was a kid, my mother worked as a city…