12 Ancestors in 12 Months

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Several of my friends do a blog called 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks, me I'm not that organised, so for the next 12 months I'm going to pick an ancestor a month and tell you about them. I will use the month of their birth as my selection guide. Sometimes there might be two but I am looking forward to sharing them with you.

Stay tuned, the first one will be on Monday.

Happy New Year,
Lilian.

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  1. Alex Daw30 December 2017 at 20:05

    Sounds like a very achievable plan Lily. Good thinking. I am rather overawed by 52 in 52 weeks.

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