Tag Archive: DAR

My 1927 Daughters of the American Revolution Insignia Pin

Last year, a cousin of mine walked up to me at a family funeral and handed me a little blue box as a gift. I opened it. Inside was a priceless item—priceless to me at least. Emotionally priceless. It was…
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52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks: Week 1: John Louis Laramore

In January 2014, blogger Amy Johnson Crow issued a challenge to readers called The 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge. The idea is to write about a specific ancestor each week for 52 weeks, to hopefully inspired blogger to write…
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