In honor of National Women's History Month, I'm doing a couple of posts to honor fearless females in my family. Lisa Alzo of The Accidental Genealogist blog is hosting once again the Fearless Females Blogging Prompt Series. If you aren't familiar with these blog prompts, be sure to visit her blog for more information.  March 26 — What education did your mother receive? Your grandmothers? Great-grandmothers? Note any advanced degrees or special achievements. Each of these three lovely ladies attended college. From left to right:   Great Grandma --Ophelia Jones Bryant --A&T College The Negro Agricultural and Technical College in Greensboro, NC. Grandmother --Mary Bryant Harrison Horton --Queens College (S he gets extra points in my book because she earned her degree when she was in her 60's.) Mom --Hofstra University I did my part in continuing the tradition and received my degree in 1994 from Binghamton University. Now it's up to my

In honor of National Women's History Month, I'm doing a couple of posts to honor fearless females in my family. Lisa Alzo of The Accidental Genealogist blog is hosting once again the Fearless Females Blogging Prompt Series. If you aren't familiar with these blog prompts, be sure to visit her blog for more information.  March 21 — Describe a tender moment one of your female ancestors shared with you or another family member. Ethel Smith Murrell was my paternal grandmother. She was a wonderful loving spirit that I've written about before on this blog. If you missed those posts, you will probably want to check out these links:   The Book Of Me: Prompt 7 --Grandparents -- Part One Wordless Wednesday: Ethel Murrell And Her Grandbabies. Mom Mom and Granddaddy's House Fearless Females --Favorite Holiday --March 7 Sometimes, it's not so much how much is said but rather the way it's said that strikes a chord with us. I remember one time in particu

In honor of National Women's History Month, I am going to try to do a couple of posts this month to honor fearless females in my family. Lisa Alzo of The Accidental Genealogist blog is hosting once again the Fearless Females Blogging Prompt Series. If you aren't familiar with these blog prompts, be sure to visit her blog for more information.  March 13 — Moment of Strength: share a story where a female ancestor showed courage or strength in a difficult situation. My maternal 2nd great grandmother Jonas Bryant was someone I would most definitely categorize as a fearless female. She was born March 15, 1867 in Morehead City NY to parents Henry Bryant and Caroline Ellison Bryant. She raised two children on her own and helped to raise her sister's son. She was a hard worker doing whatever was necessary to take care of her family. During her lifetime she worked as a clammer and as a maid.  According to Jonas's death cerificate her cause of death was breast cancer. 

My poor lonely blog.  So sorry I have been away and not paying you proper attention. I know you miss me. This will change very soon. I miss writing and I miss doing research. I have to get things back into balance again. To my followers, if you've been wondering why you haven't seen many new posts, these are some of the reasons why. 1) This is my new occupation. I am a taxi mom. I shuttle children back and forth to sports practices, games, and different school events. I am not complaining. Really, I'm not. This is just the way it is when you have kids who are active and have special interests. 2) Fencing! Fencing! Fencing! This is the logo for the fencing club I am a member of. It was designed by my friend and fellow fencer Rosaleen Marion. Pretty cool, right?! If you are a newer reader of my blog, then you might not be aware that I do fencing to stay fit. I fenced in college for 4 years and then life happened. I am so grateful that after a long hiatus fr

Here's this year's gymnastics photo for our ladybug. We love our confident girl.  A couple of weeks ago she competed in the I Love NY Cup  gymnastics competition hosted by the Southern Tier Gymnastics Academy. She had a solid showing and took home a 4th place medal on bars and 7th place overall for her age group.  Here's a few photos from competition day.