I am once again behind on the blogging prompts I chose to use as my celebration of Women's History Month this year. The original posts can be found on The Accidental Genealogist's Blog HERE. And the prompts are listed above the responses in my post.
March 24 — Do you share any physical resemblance or personality trait with one of your female ancestors? Who? What is it?
No I have always thought they found me under a cabbage leaf.
March 25 — Tell how a female ancestor interacted with her children. Was she loving or supportive? A disciplinarian? A bit of both?
My great grandmother who I knew as "Grandma Al" and I have mentioned in several of these posts was very loving and supportive. I think every one else was pretty strict although I didn't witness too much harsh discipline.
March 26 — What education did your mother receive? Your grandmothers? Great-grandmothers? Note any advanced degrees or special achievements.
My mother had her BSN which she obtained after I was out on my own. She obtained her ASN while I was in school. I don't think any of my grandmothers or great grandmothers went to college. I am not even sure which ones graduated from high school.
March 27 — Do you know the immigration story of one or more female ancestors? Do you have any passenger lists, passports, or other documentation? Interesting family stories?
Again the one that comes to mind is Sarah Armstrong. She immigrated at age twelve as an orphan with her uncle and her brother. Another one that comes to mind is Anna Maria Catherina Hirtzler who I also mentioned in a prior post. She was killed by pirates in about 1751 when they boarded the ship she was on.
March 28 — Do you remember your mother’s best friend? Your grandmother’s? How and where did they meet? How long were they friends? What activities did they share?
My mother had close friends from both high school and nursing school. My paternal grandmother had a cousin named Genise who she was very close to.
March 29 — Create a free Fold3 Memorial Page or a Genealogy Trading Card at Big Huge Labs for a female ancestor. Some of you may have created your own card back in September 2009 following Sheri Fenley’s post over at The Educated Genealogist. This time, the card is for your female ancestor. Tell us about who you've selected and why and then post a link to what you've created.
This is what I created and I did so HERE. This is my great great grandmother on my mother's side. I picked her because I think she is pretty but she also looks so stern and dresses so conservatively.
March 30 — Did you receive any advice or words of wisdom from your mother or another female ancestor?
My great grandmother, who I have mentioned several times in this years posts, and who I referred to as "Grandma Al" was always sharing old sayings. Most of them were more silly phrases than sage advice. "I see said the blind man that couldn't speak", "enough to gag a maggot on a meat wagon", "you never would notice on a galloping horse" and many more. I think the most reassuring thing she said all the time was "it will all come out in the wash". A friend of mine and I used to joke that she never did our laundry. Of course she did mine sometimes but our meaning is clear. Looking back over my life though I think it pretty much did all come out in the wash.
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