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#62 — An Ancestry Search Mystery

#62 — An Ancestry Search Mystery

My grandmother’s past is a mystery to me that I want to solve. The first information I have, starts when she was 22.

PelicanFamily March 8, 2021March 8, 2021 Ancestry Stories Read more

#61 — Margaret Edwards — a Civil War Nurse.

Civil War Nurse

Find out about Margaret Edwards (1805 – 1893) who was my third great-grandmother.

PelicanFamily February 27, 2021February 28, 2021 Ancestry Stories Read more

#60 – Like Father, Like Daughter – Margaret Peggy Pace Lark

#60 – Like Father, Like Daughter – Margaret Peggy Pace Lark

Find out about Margaret Peggy Pace Lark who was my first early Pace ancestor born in America.

PelicanFamily February 20, 2021February 20, 2021 Ancestry Stories Read more

#59 – Johan Michael Pace Revisited

Mules to pull wagon in ancestry story

“Michael!” his dad called from outside.  Picking up one of the heavier boxes, he hurried out.  He helped his dad hitch the mules to the wagon, and began to load.  The mules and wagon would add to their traveling reserve when they sold them, before boarding the boat to go down the Rhine.

PelicanFamily February 15, 2021February 20, 2021 Ancestry Stories Read more

#58 – Johan Michael Pace — Five Feet Tall, Lived To 101, Rode With General Washington, Liked “A Merry Glass of Rye.”

This is a painting of Rotterdam Harbor in 1795. It is where my ancestors boarded the ship Edinburgh to sail to America.

Step into the 1700s with me as I tell you about an ancestor who came from Germany to Philadelphia and helped settle our family as Americans.

PelicanFamily February 12, 2021February 12, 2021 Ancestry Stories Read more

#57 – Ancestry Research Inspired Me To Write

Ancestry research inspires stories.

Follow along as I explore the history of my ancestors and the interesting stories of those that came before us.

PelicanFamily February 8, 2021February 12, 2021 Ancestry Stories Read more

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