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 52 ancestors 2025 project by date

  52 ancestors 2025 project by date 5 Jan: Ted Cowan  12 Jan: Lola McBee 19 Jan: Tom Cowan 26 Jan: Elsie Schell 2 Feb: Harvey McBee 9 Feb: Anna Baysinger 16 Feb: Walter Scott Cowan 23 Feb: Annie McPherson 2 Mar: Charles Käll/Schell 9 Mar: Selma Andersdotter 16 Mar: Samuel McBee 23 Mar: Nancy Jane Booth 30 Mar: John Alfred Baysinger 6 Apr: Minnie Disney 13 Apr: Walter Scott Cowan 20 Apr: Margaret McPhail 27 Apr: Alexander McPherson 4 May: Jane McPherson 11 May: Carl Axel Frans Jonsson Käll 18 May: Maria Svensdotter 25 May: Anders Gustaf Andersson 1 Jun: Ulrika Karolina Danielsdotter 8 Jun: William McBee 15 Jun: Louisa Smith 22 Jun: Anderville Booth 29 Jun: Mary Ann Robertson 6 Jul: Elias Henry Baysinger 13 Jul: Sarah Maria Goosic 20 Jul: William Briggs Disney 27 Jul: Mary Catherine Walters 3 Aug: Walter Cowan 10 Aug: Jean "Jenny" Scott 17 Aug: James McPhail 24 Aug: Janet McIntosh 31 Aug: Donald Dhu McPherson 7 Sep: Catharine Ann McPherson 14 Sep: Duncan McPherson 21 Sep: Mary ...
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On the fence about sharing Harvey McBee's Research Report

 I think I'll link what I have written publicly; then add an appendix which I will only share with relatives who are warned about the painful court transcript. So I guess I'm straddling the fence, splinters and all.
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Lola McBee, ahnen #2

 I have begun my mother's research report, but there are so many living people in it, I will not be linking it to anyone outside the family for now. While my father was close to the grandchildren, he was not as close as she was, so their birth details are in her report.  For instance, when one granddaughter was gravely ill in Frankfurt, Germany, my mother applied for a passport and flew to Germany to visit all by herself. She was confused and terrified and did it anyway. I don't think my dad even considered traveling with her. Mom faced so many obstacles all through her life, and as such, she is my hero and inspiration.  I wrote about her here:  Wonderful Women: Grandma Lolas and on her Wikitree profile . 
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52 Ancestor Reports in 2025

2025 Project This year, rather than a "re-do," my plan is to follow Elizabeth Shown Mills and Yvette Hoitink's advice to create research reports for each person investigated, while also inspired by Amy Johnson Crow's 52 Ancestors challenge  in my own remix: Starting with my parents, in  ahnentafal order write about my direct ancestors , beginning with my daddy, Ted Cowan. The list below will be an index by the end of 2025, when the posts are linked to the list.  Click name to read or comment on post or report .   My Ancestors in A hnentafal Order Valorie Cowan Ted Cowan   Lola McBee Tom Cowan Elsie Schell Harvey McBee Anna Baysinger Walter Scott Cowan Annie McPherson Charles Käll/Schell Selma Andersdotter Samuel McBee Nancy Jane Booth John Alfred Baysinger Minnie Disney Walter Scott Cowan Margaret McPhail Alexander McPherson Jane McPherson Carl Axel Frans Jonsson Käll Maria Svensdotter Anders Gustaf Andersson Ulrika Karolina Danielsdotter William McBee Louisa Sm...
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