June 22, 1946: My grandparents, Elsie and Mike Flanagan, on their wedding day…4 weeks after the night they first met. Blame it on The War. Blame it on them both having a hard lonely childhood. Blame it on….love. My grandparents, Michael John Flanagan and Elsie Charlotte Hayes — my second parents — were married 66 […]
About the Laredo, Texas, footbridge, where my great-grandmother immigrated into the U.S. from her Mexican homeland in 1915, with her baby boy in her harms, in search of a new life.
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Hispanic Genealogy My Family History
While researching some of the ancestors this weekend from my husband’s Harless line (his grandmother was a Harless), I was caught off guard to discover a connection to the McCoys of the infamous Hatfield-McCoy Feud — which was just recently depicted in an excellent History Channel miniseries. My husband’s Harlesses lived in Pike County, Kentucky
Me and Dad, heading to my Masters graduation ceremony in 2005. Since it’s Dads and Grads season, this photo seemed a perfect fit for this week’s Family Photos Friday. It is one of my very favorites. Me and Dad, heading out with the family to attend my Masters of Library and Information Science (MLIS) graduation
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My Family History