Ancestral Breezes

Telling the stories of my past; gently swaying in the breezes of the High Country. Written by Jen Baldwin, Genealogist and Family Historian in Colorado.

Showing posts with label military. Show all posts

Showing posts with label military. Show all posts

11 December 2014

The only thing on my list...

This year, my wish list for the holiday is pretty short. Every year around this time, the internet fills up with articles and stories abo...

28 May 2012

Frankie's Letter: From a Widow to the Pension Board

Last in three posts dedicated to the military personnel in my family, a Memorial Day tribute of sorts. As any genealogist would know, pens...

27 May 2012

We Are Not a Military Family

Many moons ago, my Grandmother Elsie started a family tradition. Each year, we would all gather at Uncle Boone’s house on Memorial Day for...

26 May 2012

Silent Saturday: Remembering what Memorial Day is really about.

Grave site of Robert A Carlyle, my first cousin, 2x removed. All week I've been updating my cover photo on Facebook with military...

30 March 2012

Mortimer J. Lawrence

The Lawrence family was essentially split in two, financially speaking. One side had siblings that were farmers, nearly destitute, wit...

05 February 2012

Mississippi Marine Brigade ~ Civil War

Early in my research journey, I learned about the Mississippi Marine Brigade, thanks to my 2nd great grandfather, Oscar (you can read about ...

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