Tag: Rubber Industry

Genealogy, Maternal Side, My Family Tree

#10DaysofChronicles

Becky

Have you begun your new year doing anything at all with your genealogy? I have – I’ve signed up for a writing challenge with the PAAncestors.com website where we chronicle about our ancestors each day for 10 days. It’s nice because they are short and sweet and to the point, approximately 150 words. So far so good.

We post our chronicle to social media. The main 2 that are friendly to hashtags are Twitter/X or Instagram. Not having a whole lot on Instagram I’ve opted to use it this time, but I also have the little option to have it shared on Facebook which allows my family to view it as well – and they tend to comment. It’s working out nicely too as I’m focusing this round of questions on my mom’s side of the family, specifically my Warner family.

Here are cropped photos of what I’ve shared on social media. I know it will be happening again next month on the chance you find that you are interested.

Day 1 I wrote about my great-grandmother, Mildred Laura Dunbar
Day 2 we had to use a map – so I showed the migration of my Warner’s from Bernardston, MA to Potter County, PA to Akron, OH
Day 3 was a marriage story – so I discussed Joel Warner and his “extra” marriage to Gratia Chapin (that never happened)
Day 4 was discussing how a historical event impacted your family so I discussed the boom of the rubber industry and why 2nd-great-grandmother, Mazie Warner, moved to Akron, OH
Day 5 discussed a specific occupation of our ancestor so I discussed how Oliver Chapin Warner, my 4th-great-grandfather was a lumberjack!

Halfway through the challenge – 5 days down, 5 days to go. Hoping you are working on your genealogy in some way to kick off the new year!