by amanita | Apr 16, 2013 | Genealogy, Nelson Family
So, I like to be a little different. Some people like to have babies who are full-sized after a 9-10 mos pregnancy. Nope. Not me. I am into delivering before even the third trimester. Actually, I didn’t choose to deliver that early. I was very sick; and my...
by amanita | May 19, 2012 | Brown Family, Genealogy, Kinsley Family, Nelson Family, Travel
We are on a balanced schedule in our school district now. While I love having an extended Spring and Fall Break, I must say that I really do desire the time to actually be lazy in the summer. We have just over a month and a half of summer break. And while I should...
by amanita | Mar 21, 2012 | Genealogy, Indianapolis, Nelson Family
Early on in the history of this blog I wrote a post about how the Girl Scouts devoured a cemetery that I REALLY wanted to go to. I had a sneaking suspicion that within this cemetery lay quite a few of Andrew’s old family, including great great great great...
by amanita | Jan 22, 2012 | Genealogy, Nelson Family, Uncategorized
I found this when I visited the Indiana State Library. I love 1.) that the writer is also the man who ministered the funeral service and 2.) how delightfully flowery the language is. Here is the tribute to Asa Caywood, a pioneer of Hendricks County, Indiana, outside...
by amanita | May 22, 2011 | Genealogy, Indianapolis, Nelson Family
So I went to the library on Thursday for a short little stint after school and was possibly going to meet up with my friend Amy. She was, however, waylaid by the Catholic cemeteries and couldn’t make it. No fear, I had plenty of my own research to do. One...
by amanita | Jan 24, 2011 | Brown Family, Genealogy, Kinsley Family, Nelson Family, Other families
I am a huge fan of the writer, Bill Bryson. He used to write primarily hilarious travel books. However, he seems to be interested in EVERYTHING now , and therefore has to write about everything. I just recently finished his most recent book, [amazon_link...
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