SNGF: 100 Word Genealogy Challenge

Randy Seaver offers us the following challenge 1)  Write a short 100 word story using the phrase “,,,the most interesting ancestor I have…” in 100 words.    Here’s mine: Peter Bough (1855-1922) is the most interesting ancestor I have, unknown to him the transfer of the Danish West Indies to the Americans would take place in 1917.  Peter…… Continue reading SNGF: 100 Word Genealogy Challenge

Surname Saturday, Bough (US Virgin Islands)

The mission from Randy Seaver:  how many surnames in your family tree database was done before, but since the Bough family gathering I needed to bring the tree up to date.  Looking at the Surname Statistics in my Roots Magic Software, there are 9 pages with 39 names per page .  Grand total of about…… Continue reading Surname Saturday, Bough (US Virgin Islands)

Saturday Night Genealogy Fun: A family increase, April 8, 2017

Randy Seaver of Genea-Musings offers us the following challenge: Your mission this week, should you decide to accept it, is to: 1) Pick one of your sets of great-grandparents – if possible, the one with the most descendants. 2) Create a descendants list for those great-grandparents either by hand or in your software program. 3)…… Continue reading Saturday Night Genealogy Fun: A family increase, April 8, 2017