This Week on My Family History Calendar: Remembering Two Third Great Grandmothers on Their Birthdays

 Mary Jane Brown McRady (1821-1894), my maternal 3rd great-grandmother,  would have been 2051 years old on this day. Jane was from the Sumter County, South Carolina area and may have been born there. 

Martha Jane Brown McRady
Headstone
Pisgah Baptist Church Cemetery
Pisgah Crossroads, Sumter, South Carolina
Photo Credit: Remember Me-Findagrave.com
Used with permission

Also, on this day~

My paternal 3rd great-grandmother, Matilda Caroline (Splawn) Martin (1812-1876), was born about 214 years ago, possibly in the Iredell County area of North Carolina.
Matilda's maiden name is unknown to me at this time.

Matilda C. Martin
Headstone
Bethesda Presbyterian Cemetery
Statesville, Iredell, North Carolina
Photo Credit: Joy Steele-Findagrave.com
Used with permission

  

Who are you remembering this week?

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Celebration Sunday: Genealogy Happy Dance! First Day of My South Carolina IGHR Course!

 

You know the dance. You know you've done it. The one every researcher does after finding something new. The one where you want to jump up and down and shout to everyone that you found the document, contacted a cousin with the family Bible, made a DNA connection, or found a new branch to your tree. The one that is met with glazed stares and eye rolls.

                                                          Celebration Sunday is a place to share your discoveries. 

This weekly series lets everyone share their Genealogy Happy Dance moment. 

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Leave a comment and add your story to the comments section, or you may also include a link to a blog post about what had you dancing this week.

My Happy Dance Moment for the week:

Tuesday night was the first of a 9-week course I am coordinating for the Institute of Genealogy and History (IGHR). There were lots of nerves before the course began, and I planned to teach my first two sessions, but after it was over for the evening, I realized what a fun evening it was!

Fabulous instructors are joining me, along with an equally fabulous group of students enrolled in the course. We also have a Facebook group that is helping people connect and share resources.

I have a feeling the happy dance will not be a moment but will be 9 weeks long!

What was your happy dance moment?

Share your Happy Dance Moment for the week, and let's celebrate together!

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Helping you climb your family tree,

This Week On My Family History Calendar: Deaths of a 3rd Great Grandfather and His Father -in -Law.

 

Aug. 5~
  Samuel James Bradford II (1815-1875), my paternal 3rd great-grandfather, died 151 years ago in Sumter County, South Carolina.

 Aug. 7~
  My paternal 4th-great-grandfather, John Milton Dargan (1799-1847), died in Sumter County, South Carolina, 179 years ago. He was buried in the Dargan Cemetery in Sumter County. 

Who are you remembering this week?

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Helping you climb your family tree,