tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826248344207578284.post3462817751285168251..comments2024-03-03T11:33:31.376-05:00Comments on Family Sleuther: Grandfather's QuasquicentennialFamily Sleutherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11584864778317578299noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826248344207578284.post-75842370790053238332017-03-04T16:03:09.412-05:002017-03-04T16:03:09.412-05:00No, none that I'm aware of. He was raised as t...No, none that I'm aware of. He was raised as the son of a man who, I now know because of DNA, was not his natural father. There were rumors that he was someone else's child, but no specifics.Family Sleutherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11584864778317578299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826248344207578284.post-71452921407903172812017-03-04T12:43:13.322-05:002017-03-04T12:43:13.322-05:00This is a great story! Is there any family story p...This is a great story! Is there any family story passed down by his mother as to why he wasn't around? (Just curious)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826248344207578284.post-54023289281241699202017-03-04T08:17:38.333-05:002017-03-04T08:17:38.333-05:00I feel very fortunate to have them. They weren'...I feel very fortunate to have them. They weren't easy to come by and only after lots of persistence - reaching out to lots of people. I suppose that makes them even more meaningful.Family Sleutherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11584864778317578299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826248344207578284.post-70592867266836443392017-03-04T08:12:44.347-05:002017-03-04T08:12:44.347-05:00They're fantastic. They bring the written reco...They're fantastic. They bring the written record to life in a way documents just can't. There's something remarkable in getting to eye the face of your genetic history.Family Sleutherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11584864778317578299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826248344207578284.post-36100624492798494872017-03-01T11:54:56.766-05:002017-03-01T11:54:56.766-05:00Photographs have always held great importance to m...Photographs have always held great importance to me. A moment in history captured, where documents do not have that same inspiration. SO wonderful you have some! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18016526968479221961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826248344207578284.post-45739418757137177922017-02-26T20:04:46.760-05:002017-02-26T20:04:46.760-05:00Great post. As I said on my own blog, I completel...Great post. As I said on my own blog, I completely agree with you about finding photographs being so gratifying!mdingrimsbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12133653178793982459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826248344207578284.post-62212380735111385102017-02-26T16:46:47.348-05:002017-02-26T16:46:47.348-05:00Finding photos of never-before-seen ancestors is o...Finding photos of never-before-seen ancestors is one of the most exciting and gratifying experiences in family history research, in my humble opinion.Family Sleutherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11584864778317578299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826248344207578284.post-11477473410379406032017-02-26T13:10:03.706-05:002017-02-26T13:10:03.706-05:00Wow - interesting story. I have something similar ...Wow - interesting story. I have something similar with my 2x great-grandmother. How wonderful that you were able to connect with a distant cousin and get the photos.Teresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08638901687647283925noreply@blogger.com