This is my space to share my quest to collect as many broken branches as I can in my fractured family tree which resembles a bramble bush more then a proper tree. As I go forward in this blogging journey I hope to share how I have searched far & wide for family - with no regard for where they come from or if I should really want them.
You can pick your friends, but you can't pick your family you know!

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Tuesday, December 23, 2025

After A Memorable 7 Years ~ This Blog Comes To An End

 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks 2025: Week 52 (MEMORABLE)


After 7 memorable years of following Amy Johnson Crow's 52 Ancestors in 52 Week I will not be siging up for 2026.

I had begun this blog in 2012 with the idea of writing about my research, findings, and family.

From 2012 to 2018 I only wrote 4 blogs, but that all changed in 2019 when I signed up for the 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge. 

That first year I honestly didn't think I would follow through on writing weekly.

It was in discovering who my audience was that writing became easy.

1st - me
Creating tangible evidence of what I spend my time & our money on along with an easy to find place to share our Bramble Bush genealogical finds.

2nd - my children
They have never been interested in my genealogy stories, but someday when I can no longer tell them the stories they may be interested in hearing them in my voice.

3rd - a future me
Someone who is searching for where they fit in their own genealogical story, and find their people in my stories.

With this in mind - I hope the 368 stories I have left behind will be found by those seeking my stories or my voice.

This is me - 


Thank you for joining me for my stories over the past 7 years!!! 



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***


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Links:

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



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