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An attempt to organize the stacks. In 2024, I discovered that my great-grandmother Lillian Bedichek was a prolific writer, researcher, thinker and ponderer. At some time in my early adulthood, I learned that she had published a Spanish Language textbook utilized by the Austin public schools and that her retelling of the Persephone myth explaining the seasons had been published in a children's magazine. But after inheriting a treasure trove of her unpublished works from my aun

Historic family items as symbols of hope.

Here is a recap of my matrilineal line. my mother: Jane Logan Carroll (1942- still living!) Jane's parents: Mary Virginia Bedichek (1911-1995) + Gay Vaughn Carroll (1907-1983) my grandmother: Mary Virginia Bedichek (1911-1995) Mary's parents: Lillian Lee Greer (1885-1971) + Roy Bedichek (1878-1959) my great-grandmother: Lillian Lee Greer (1885-1971) Lillian's parents: Virginia LeStrappes Lee (1859-1955) + James Frances Greer (1858-1907) my 2nd great-grandmother: Virginia Le

Tombigbee River, Alabama A note about names. I use the women's maiden names, for simplicity and to keep everyone straight in my head (the...

We have launched another Adventure with Ancestors! On this trip, my husband, dog and I are following my matrilineal line back through...