As an amateur genealogist, my “job” is to follow paper trails to determine family connections and unearth long-buried family secrets. So, it should come as no surprise that when selecting fictional reading materials, I often choose stories about families and their complex relationships.
Monthly Archives: October 2021
Book Review: The Secret Keepers of Old Depot Grocery
Anna Margaretha Thomas
On this day, 312 years ago, Anna Margaretha Thomas (my 8th great-grandmother) passed away.
Born in 1656 in Schifferstadt, a town in the Bishopric of Speyer (now Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany), Anna Margaretha’s parents are unknown.