This week, genealogist Amy Johnson Crow‘s 2024 “52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks” project challenges participants to write on the theme of Worship. I am writing today about members of Catholic religious orders in my own family history. Like most children of Italian-American families, I grew up Roman Catholic. My family always attended church on Sundays.Continue reading “52 Ancestors, Week 13: Priests, a Nun, and a Pope”
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‘Tis the Season
Today we put the rest of the holiday decorations back up in the attic where they live when it’s not the Christmas season. Yes, it is late March, three months past Christmas. We usually we do this in mid-January. That has been our tradition since our son was little. He wanted the Christmas tree toContinue reading “‘Tis the Season”
Four Years Ago: Covid Closures
Four years ago today, our local schools closed down, and remained closed for the rest of the school year. Ten days later, the governor announced that schools would close statewide. The same story was being played out in school districts throughout the country. In most places, school would continue — barely — but online onlyContinue reading “Four Years Ago: Covid Closures”
Dodged It Again
I posted last week that my husband and son were both exposed to covid, in two separate incidents in different parts of the country. They have now both tested negative long enough so that we are confident they did not catch it, and have resumed their normal activities. So, as far as we know, ourContinue reading “Dodged It Again”
My Life as a Klutz, Episode 2
On Thursday night, I slammed my right foot against a piece of furniture, for the second time in the last few months. The first time I injured my right foot this fall, it was dark in the bedroom and a bookcase had been moved. Several toes had internal bruising that time, and I had toContinue reading “My Life as a Klutz, Episode 2”
52 Ancestors, Week 40: Longevity (part 2)
I was late to post an entry for Week 40 of the 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks challenge. But as I put it together, I realized it needed a second part. The theme for the week was Longevity. Yesterday’s post analyzed my tree to find those family members who lived to see their 80th birthdays.Continue reading “52 Ancestors, Week 40: Longevity (part 2)”
52 Ancestors, Week 40: Longevity (part 1)
It’s Week 40 of the 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks challenge. The project was created by genealogist Amy Johnson Crow, and the theme for this week is Longevity. (Last week, actually. I am posting a few days late.) Longevity in past times is an interesting issue, with a lot of misconceptions around it. Estimates vary,Continue reading “52 Ancestors, Week 40: Longevity (part 1)”
52 Ancestors, Week 33: The Strength of Aunt Susie
Each week, genealogist Amy Johnson Crow‘s 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks challenge provides a new prompt for exploring family history. This week’s theme: “Strength.” (This one doubles this week as a Throwback Thursday post.) I never knew my Grand-Aunt Susie, who died long before my birth. Susie was not her original name. She was bornContinue reading “52 Ancestors, Week 33: The Strength of Aunt Susie”
A Stylish New Shoe
I did not expect to spend the afternoon at the Urgent Care Center. But I suppose few people do. Last night, I walked into the bedroom in the dark. Normally this is not a problem. I know my way around and never have a problem finding the bathroom and the bed. But because of theContinue reading “A Stylish New Shoe”
A Little Less Wisdom
We are back from the oral surgeon’s office, and Jon Morgan is now lacking two wisdom teeth. He is still on the drugs from the extraction and is in no pain. It is certainly the time of year for it. Every patient in the waiting room appeared to be between the ages of 16 andContinue reading “A Little Less Wisdom”
The Petrini Page 