Blog - Family History

What’s Happening?

February 9, 2023

Today when we want to know what is happening with somebody, we check their social media accounts. If you aren't connected to a person, it...

February 3, 2023

This week's challenge was "Oops." The first thing that came to my mind was all the short pregnancies. What I mean by that is all...

January 26, 2023

An Early Education If the census record is correct, Andrew McCracken was was attending school and could read/write at age 4. Andrew went on to...

January 20, 2023

Researching the McCracken family seems to always be a matter of looking where you don't expect. This is true of both Lemuel and his wife...

January 10, 2023

The challenge for Week 2 is a "favorite photo." I have no clue how to pick a favorite photo. So, I asked others and...

January 4, 2023

The challenge for week 1 is to consider who you would like to meet. I considered several obvious people: Lemuel McCracken, Roger Ellis, and George...

January 3, 2023

I have decided to take the "52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks" challenge offered by Amy Johnson Crow. Each week she will provide a prompt that...