This year our research is dedicated to our grandmothers. This year in family research Genealogy Sisters had good luck with our grandmothers. I've been an advocate of DNA research since 2005 when I first had my mtDNA (Mitochondrial DNA) tested, to learn more about my heritage passed down from mothers to daughters. This tests back to your earliest maternal … Continue reading Year In Review – 2016 – Dedicated to Babcia and Nana
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(Almost) Wordless Wednesday – Christmas 1961
I love this photo because Mary and James look so happy, with their arms wrapped around each other. A simple Christmas tree decorated with old ornaments, tinsel, and candy canes still seems perfect to me. I have most of these decorations (thanks siblings!), including the angel and the crèche almost hidden away in the bottom of … Continue reading (Almost) Wordless Wednesday – Christmas 1961
Surname Saturday – Wasik Family
Surname Saturday looks at the history behind our family names. "Wasik Name Meaning. Polish (Wasik): descriptive nickname from a diminutive of was ‘moustache’ (see Was).Polish and Ukrainian: from a pet form of the personal name Wasyl, Polish form of Greek Basileios (see Basil). Eastern German: nickname from Sorbian wasik ‘crawler’" [Source: ancestry.com]. There are two … Continue reading Surname Saturday – Wasik Family
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