I read about this challenge from Amy Johnson Crow. Write something about your ancestors or family using these prompts. 52 prompts, one for each week during 2020. I can’t promise that I’ll make it every single week, but I’m going to give it a shot so we can update and get some new information about our family posted to the blog.
Dear Family: Please let me know if you have something that would fit one of these prompts. I would LOVE to include your contributions in this series!!
#52Ancestors
Week 1 (Jan. 1-7): Fresh Start
Week 2 (Jan. 8-14): Favorite Photo
Week 3 (Jan. 15-21): Long Line
Week 4 (Jan. 22-28): Close to Home
Week 5 (Jan. 29-Feb. 4): So Far Away
Week 6 (Feb. 5-11): Same Name
Week 7 (Feb. 12-18): Favorite Discovery
Week 8 (Feb. 19-25): Prosperity
Week 9 (Feb. 26-Mar. 3): Disaster
Week 10 (Mar. 4-10): Strong Woman
Week 11 (Mar. 11-17): Luck
Week 12 (Mar. 18-24): Popular
Week 13 (Mar. 25-31): Nearly Forgotten
Week 14 (Apr. 1-7): Water
Week 15 (Apr. 8-14): Fire
Week 16 (Apr. 15-21): Air
Week 17 (Apr. 22-28): Land
Week 18 (April 29-May 5): Where There’s a Will
Week 19 (May 6-12): Service
Week 20 (May 13-19): Travel
Week 21 (May 20-26): Tombstone
Week 22 (May 27-June 2): Uncertain
Week 23 (June 3-9): Wedding
Week 24 (June 10-16): Handed Down
Week 25 (June 17-23): Unexpected
Week 26 (June 24-30): Middle
Week 27 (July 1-7): Solo
Week 28 (July 8-14): Multiple
Week 29 (July 15-21): Newsworthy
Week 30 (July 22-28): The Old Country
Week 31 (July 29-Aug. 4): Large
Week 32 (Aug. 5-11): Small
Week 33 (Aug. 12-18): Black Sheep
Week 34 (Aug. 19-25): Chosen Family
Week 35 (Aug. 26-Sept. 1): Unforgettable
Week 36 (Sept. 2-8): Labor
Week 37 (Sept. 9-15): Back to School
Week 38 (Sept. 16-22): On the Map
Week 39 (Sept. 23-29): Should Be a Movie
Week 40 (Sept. 30-Oct. 6): Oldest
Week 41 (Oct. 7-13): Newest
Week 42 (Oct. 14-20): Proud
Week 43 (Oct. 21-27): Quite the Character
Week 44 (Oct. 28-Nov. 3): Scary Stuff
Week 45 (Nov. 4-10): Bearded
Week 46 (Nov. 11-17): Different Language
Week 47 (Nov. 18-24): Good Deeds
Week 48 (Nov. 25-Dec. 1): Gratitude
Week 49 (Dec. 2-8): Oops
Week 50 (Dec. 9-15): Witness to History
Week 51 (Dec. 16-22): Winter
Week 52 (Dec. 23-31): Resolution