Mam-ma's Southern Family

Hey genea-folks,  it's  Saturday Night  again,  time for more  Genealogy Fun! Our mission from Randy Seaver of Genea-Musings is to: 1)  This SNGF is based on the 100 Word Challenge ( https://100wc.net/ ) that school children are participating in around the world.  They are given a word or phrase to write a story about in one hundred words. 2)  Write a short 100 word story using the phrase ",,,an ancestor I would like to meet..." in 100 words. Why would you like to meet him/her? [Hint:  If you write it in a word processor, you can use Tools > Word Count (or similar) to count words] Here's mine: An ancestor I would like to meet is George W. Lancaster (1839-1919), my 3x-great-grandfather. Born in Missouri, he lived mostly in Texas, except for a stint in Maricopa County, Arizona, where he purchased federal land and then abandoned his wife, Martha Jane (Polly) and family. He and the oldest son, William Carleton, returne...

My maternal grandmother, Pansy Louise Lancaster, loved to sew. She made most of her own clothes when she was young and that skill came in handy when she was a young adult. She worked at clothing stores, both men and women, and had side jobs doing alterations. It was a great way to make some extra money. I remember her old sewing machine. It was black and had gold lettering on it. I have a few photos of outfits she made. This shot shows the mother-daughter dresses she made. And with this one, I would be surprised if she made these night clothes for their Christmas photo. Later in retirement, she liked to crochet and made us all blankets. When her hands couldn’t crochet anymore, she took up embroidering. Here is a shot of her in the embroidered sweatshirt. #Women’sHistoryMonth. March is Women’s History Month. This is post one of the women in my ancestry. Some will be direct ancestors, and others sisters, aunts, and cousins.  Copyright © 2023 by Lisa S. Gorrell, Mam-ma's South...