Ce challenge est un défi d’écriture initié par Amy Jonhson Crow. Le principe est de publier un article tous les lundis…
Vous trouverez des traductions d’articles déjà rédigés et d’autres qui seront inédits. Bonne lecture !
Semaine 1 - The beginning ... Why did I get into genealogy ?
Throwing is a weak word, I jumped into the deep end without even knowing if I knew how to swim!
Sometimes there are situations, however very sad ones, during which you get to know the family again: cousins, nephews and nieces, uncles, aunts, and, sometimes, our own parents. Life and family breakdowns separate us, distance us, and we don’t always know why… Read more
Semaine 2 - My favorite photo? Undoubtedly that of my four grandparents…
I have a photo that brings my four grandparents together…
Why this photo? It is the one that represents what I am, this duality that is in me: the city vs the countryside. My maternal grandparents lived in Paris. My grandfather, Georges DEVILLERS, is part of the fourth generation to settle in the capital and his wife, Berthe CARON, the second. Read more
Semaine 3 - A nickname, my specialty...…
I’m the specialist in giving nicknames to the people I love…
In my family, everyone called me Kinou. How did I get this nickname? I had an older brother, so he was probably the one who gave me that way… Read more
Semaine 4 - Overlook ? No, just a branch that is not deepened...
My large genealogical family now numbers 58131 people. So, it is normal that some branches of the tree are poorer than others… My Sosa 44 is Urbain Napoléon Baptiste DUMONT, born on May 25, 1812 in Fresnes-en-Tardenois and son of Marie Catherine Elisabeth, 28 years old, day laborer. The life of a single woman in the 19th century was not easy.
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Semaine 5 - My challenge? Nicolas MENOT...
I started genealogy a long time ago, 41 years ago this year, and I haven’t made much progress on my most distant ancestor… In my early days, research was done on site in the departmental archives or in the civil registry services of town halls. It seems very easy to write like this, but it all depends on the region in which you are researching. Read more
Semaine 6 - Surprise? Charles Henri DEVILLERS, participant from the Commune ...
The War of 1870, the first of a series, pitted the French against the Prussians. It all began with the victory of the Prussian armies, commanded by Bismarck, leading to the capitulation of Emperor Napoleon III at Sedan. The victors occupied the capital and the population refused to recognise the government that emerged from the Constituent Assembly, elected by the male electorate of the unoccupied territories. Read more