This Bramble Bush Foundation ~ Us

Welcome to Week #1 of the 52 Ancestors in 52 weeks 2022.

This is my 4th year participating, and I am super grateful to Amy Johnson Crow for inspiring me to write about the folks in our Bramble Bush. 

If you want to sign up there is a link at the bottom of this blog.

The challenge took me from an uncommitted relationship with my genealogy blog (2014-2018) to telling the stories of our ancestors every week (2019 to 2021).

I look forward to sharing more stories for those who are interested now, and for those who will become interested in the future.

Primarily I write for me. It's a way to turn the list of names and places into living breathing people.

These are the people who impacted who we are today. They need to be remembered.

This first week's prompt is FOUNDATIONS.

To start this year I will focus on the bottom of this Bramble Bush. 

US!

First there were two people living their own lives:

Chris

He's the tiny baby in the carriage with his parents

from the newspaper on the day he was born - with his mom

with his little sister

with his little sister and grandpa

with his little sister

with his little sister

with his little sister

With his great grandfather, Alonzo Vannatter

with his little sister

with his little sister

with his uncle - his dad's youngest brother

with his mom

Basic Training Canadian Military

Deb 

with mom

with my brother and dad

with my brother and dad

with my aunt, my mom's younger sister

with my mom, dad, and two uncles (mom's youngest siblings)

with mom & dad, and the puppy whose name I don't know

with mom, dad, brother, great grandmother, and aunt (mom's younger sister)

mom and I

with brother, dad, mom

with younger brother

dad trimmed my hair for school photos while mom was away

with cousin, brother, uncle (mom's youngest brother)

with cousin & brother

with aunt (mom's younger sister)

with mom, stepfather, and younger brothers

with younger brother

with brother and great grandmother (Nellie May nee Cannon Graham)

with brother and great grandmother (Nellie May nee Cannon Graham)

with brother and great grandmother (Nellie May nee Cannon Graham)

with brother

with mother

with mother

with brother and cousin

with mother and brother

with mother and brother

with mom

with aunt, mom's youngest sister

With friend Karl Turner for his Grad

with brother, step-father & grandparents

about a year before meeting Chris

Not too long before meeting Chris

They became a couple:

They became a family:

  

And the family grew

AND grew

Their nest emptied:

Once the nest empties there is more time & money for genealogy --- errr I mean fun!!!

This is why I search - 

Cause ... 

You can pick your friends, but you can't pick your family you know!

***Any errors are my own. Please send me any updates or corrections via the comments at the bottom of this blog post***

Links:

Amy Johnson Crow, 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge
https://www.amyjohnsoncrow.com/

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