I just decided to post a short excerpt from the genealogy book I am writing about one aspect of my g-g-grandmother’s life.
Though, a bit of data and two photos first.
Irene Mary (Beckman) Seibert; born 28 November 1890 in Bowling Green, Kentucky and died 12 Aug 1985 in Akron, Ohio.
Irene with her two daughters, Dorothy Dixie [...]

… and I wasn’t able to finish those six chapters like I had hoped I would. Boo!
I really just couldn’t help it though. I had a couple good days where I was happy with my progress, but most of the days I had this week were those where every time you [...]

This photo was found in an old family photo album belonging to my great-great-grandmother, Irene (Beckman) Seibert of Louisville, KY. None of the photos were labeled, so no one knows who this is a photo of. It could just be a friend or neighbor, because we have identified a few neighbors in some [...]

I was just reading some posts over at 24-7 Family History Circle and saw these valuable tips regarding names on baptismal certificates:
According to a birth certificate, my oldest sister’s birth name was Alberta. Her baptism certificate indicated her name was Margaret Alberta. This was because the Catholic Church required that a saint’s name be included. [...]

In the past week or two, I’ve come to the conclusion that I am not going to be able to complete my genealogy book in time for this year’s reunion. There is still way too much that I need to get done. But I still want to take something to the reunion for [...]

I went to my grandfather’s yesterday to try to find two photos that I knew he had. In the process, I found a small booklet published by the Christ Evangelical Church of Louisville, Kentucky, dated February 1928.
It is called “Our Church and Home Monthly”
It is a 16 page booklet that lists all of the [...]

I’ve had a lot of pets over the years, in fact I can’t remember a time that I didn’t have at least one animal, but my favorite pet was a rabbit named Munchkin.
This is the only photo I have that shows him off pretty well. I have other photos of him, but they were [...]

So I’ve been thinking that I may need to rename this blog “Random Ramblings of a Dance Enthusiast” if I keep posting these types of entries.
Anyway…
I just watched another episode of So You Think You Can Dance and I was struck by this guy’s routine. It seemed like he got a [...]