Category: 52stories
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The Inkwell and the Captain
It’s a simple item, an inkwell that was given to me a few years ago by my great uncle. He said it was an inkwell that had belonged to his grandfather Richard Lee Norton and he used it on his voyages. Richard was a sailor/seaman born in 1819 in Great Yarmouth, England. His father before him…
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Sweethearts in the Old County Finally Marry in Canada
This week Amy Johnson Crow has us write about a Valentine. The article I found about my husband’s 2nd great grandfather fits the bill. Gottlieb Wiesner was born in Poland in 1858. It seems according to the news article from the Winnipeg newspaper that he was in the army before immigrating to Canada with his wife…
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Following the Prompt
I have decided to participate in the #52stories project that Family Search is promoting. They have created prompts encouraging people to write about themselves and their experiences. Initially, I felt that I didn’t have a lot to write about, I didn’t grow up saddling a horse to get to school or have personal stories about…
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