Wordless Wednesday - Happy Anniversary

6-29-1975 2 6-29-2010 = 35!!

(Mike and Mary "Lyon" Hellman)

Tombstoneless Tuesday - Where is Anna?

photo taken by Linda Swanson, Gr Gr Grandaughter

This blog is dedicated to my gr gr Grandmother, Anna Davis.

According to the Woodland Cemetery in Des Moines, Iowa, Anna Davis is buried alongside her husband with their son, George W Davis next to them. In the picture above George W Davis's tommbstone is on the left and Andrew S Davis's tombstone on the right. What happened to Anna's tombstone? I really wish I knew.

Anna was born in October of 1836 in Ohio. This was a second marriage for her. The first marriage was to Melvin J Needham who died from his wounds in Florida during the civil war. After my gr gr Grandfather Andrew S Davis mustered out at the end of the war he married Anna on November 6, 1866 at the home of B L Allen's and Anna Needhams home in Polk County, Iowa. She died on January 24, 1915 in Des Moines, Iowa.

I wish I knew about her.

Sentimental Sunday - Grandma's Coffee

As a kid, when my family was home from the Mission Field (Indonesia, Japan, Singapore) on furlough, we would spend many summer days staying at my Grandma and Grandpa Davis's house in Ruthven. I believe I have mentioned Ruthven before. :)

While my sisters were still alseep I would get up and head downstairs. It was a wrap around staircase and the second I got to the landing between the staircases the smell of coffee came wafting through my nose. Now I do not know what kind of coffee my grandmother used, but she did use a percalator type coffee maker. It smelled sooooo good. I loved the smell of it and even today if I smelled the same coffee I would recognize it.

There was also the sound of the radio that was always on a news type radio station. Come to think of it there was never any sight of Grandma or Grandpa. Weird. I suppose Grandpa was already in the field or junk yard or tending the farm animals and Grandma was in her garden.

The smell of that coffee will remain a memory forever. I wish I could go there today just for the smell of the coffee.

Saturday Night Geneaology Fun

I decided to join in Randy Seaver's Saturday night challenge and answer the question "Why do you do genealogy?"

I have found the most rewarding hobby! As you all know, it is so much fun when the light goes off and you connect people, or confirm something you always knew but just could not connect the dots.

Genealogy is also amazing when you can share what you have learned with new cousins, or even my own family members. My sisters are all so shocked when I give them a new story. They are just glad that I'm doing this so they won't have too.

New cousins are amazing. The fellow genealogists are always willing to help out and answer questions.

Need I say more? It is incredibly satisfying.

Follow Friday - The Happy Genealogist!

When I first started researching my family tree in 2007, I had not a clue what I was doing. It all started by downloading the My Heritage Family Tree Builder. It is a great program in which I have found many "matches" with other family researchers. What a thrill when a new cousin pops up who shares genealogy.

Finding on-line sites has been rewarding as well. Then about a year ago I found out there were a lot of Genealogy podcast's on You Tube. More learning to be done.

THEN...... I found out about blogging for genealogists via geneabloggers! A further thrill. With that came the idea of RSS feeds through Google Reader. Wow! What a huge source of information you can get automaticaly through your reader from all you bloggers. The amazing bits of tips and genealogical information is fantastic.

Thank you all for your incredible help with my genealogical researching. Every day I am thrilled with more tips.

I am a simple blogger that is continuing to learn every day thanks to you. In other words, I am a "Happy Genealogist"!

Wordless Wednesday Wonder

Tombstone Tuesday - The Best

Here is the tombstone of Stuart and Laura (Nelson) Davis, my Grandparents. They lived in Ruthven, Iowa, just one of my favorite places in the world. They are resting in Crown Hill Cemetery. A nice shady resting place.

They are greatly missed and will always be remembered.