Brian's Corner of the Web

Search This Blog

January 27, 2006

Get link
Facebook
X
Pinterest
Email
Other Apps

Get link
Facebook
X
Pinterest
Email
Other Apps

Comments

Caite at Memorial Park

We were feeding the ducks at Memorial Park. Cheyenne Mountain, where I work, is in the background.

Liberty University - HIST 701 - Module 7 - Blog - Family Genealogy

Wilson Genealogy "Still Fishermen After All These Years" I am fortunate enough to be able to trace my family tree back 8 generations, to the early to mid-1700's, with potential leads going back even further. While I have included some new information in this post - mainly that of DNA results - the new data only confirms what was passed down to me from my paternal grandmother, Mildred Wilson. As my Grandma Mildred Wilson (paternal mother) once shared with me, we had documented family names and dates which told an all-to-common story - that of European immigrants coming to the British Colonies in America. The "Goheen Brothers" as they were called (maternal line surname) were fishermen from the British Isles who found themselves shipwrecked off the coast of Wales. As the story goes, they were rescued by an immigrant ship heading west; they were able to strike a contract purchasing their passage - the price consisted of contracts of indentured servitude. They even...

Behold the Power of Cheese

I won the security system over with an offering of American cheese slices. Now, instead of barking its fool head off, the thing looks at me with pathetic eyes expecting some yummy cheddar goodness. Looks like I'll be sharing my grilled-cheese sandwiches for the next year....

Powered by Blogger