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Happy Thanksgiving! Grace, Favor, Thankful, and Blessed. Recent Direct Ancestors named Anna and Related Names.

Posted on November 27, 2025 by Anna Kasper, ACDP

The main meaning of my name Anna is grace, divine favor, and God has shown favor. It comes from the Hebrew name Hannah. Is can be related to the name Anastasia, meaning resurrection. In other languages, from around the world, … Continue reading →

Posted in Beauty and Self-Acceptance, Bible Study, Catholic, Genealogy, Religious, Uncategorized | Tagged Agnes, Albert, Ana, Anastasia, ancestors, Ancestry, Ancy, Ann, Anna, Anne, Annette, Annis, Armstrong, Barrett, Blessed, Catholic, Chambers, Christian, Cole, Cool, Cunningham, Davidson, Desiree, Doman, Doty, Doughty, Druckenmiller, Dumm, faith, family history, Family Tree, Favor, Favour, Featherstone, Genealogy, Gooden, Grace, Graham, Greatsinger, Grosshans, Hafer, Hannah, Happy Thanksgiving, History, Hoerner, Jesus, Johanna, Joynt, Kennedy, Kuhl, Lamb, Larkin, Linaberry, Lindaberry, Linnenberg, Litts, Mary Ann, Mary Mother of Jesus, McGuire, Mertz, Mine Ancy, Nancy, Norris, Palmer, Price, Prindle, Priscilla, Propheter, Rogers, Scherp, Shepherd, Spatz, St. Anna, St. Anne, Stafford, Talbot, Thankful, Thanksgiving, Watts, Weinmann | Leave a comment

My Beauharnais Ancestors of Orléans, France, and Our Close Connection to St. Joan of Arc (Jeanne d’Arc).

Posted on September 26, 2025 by Anna Kasper, ACDP

In the past, I have written about my maternal ancestors Daniel Streing/Strang, Sr., and Charlotte Marie Lemaistre. I discussed their lives in France, England, and New York. In my writings about them, I did not take their lines further back … Continue reading →

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My Schönlaub Ancestors of Minfeld, Germany. A Censor, A Mayor, A Collector (and Murder Victim), A Lawyer/Court Judge, and an Innkeeper.

Posted on September 7, 2025 by Anna Kasper, ACDP

The furthest back that I can take my Schönlaub ancestors is to my fourteenth great-grandparents. Yes, my 14th great-grandparents! They were Steffan Schönlaub and his wife, Barbara ____ of Minfeld, Germany. These are the ancestors of my great-grandmother Alice Elizabeth … Continue reading →

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My 39th (and 40th) Great-grandfather Charlemagne, Holy Roman Emperor. 52 Ancestors, Week 41: Most.

Posted on October 6, 2024 by Anna Kasper, ACDP

This week’s writing prompt is most. I decided to discuss my 39th (and 40th) great-grandfather, Charlemagne, who was a Holy Roman Emperor in the 9th century. I am only one of his innumerable descendants. He has countless offspring. I venture … Continue reading →

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Abbess Elizabeth Throckmorton, 52 Ancestors, Week 47: This Ancestor Stayed Home

Posted on November 25, 2023 by Anna Kasper, ACDP

This week’s writing prompt is this ancestor stayed home, some suggestions given were Homemakers, ancestors who lived their entire lives in one place, and someone who lived in a “home,” are just a few possibilities. I decided to throw it way … Continue reading →

Posted in 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks, Catholic, Famous Kin, Genealogy, Religious | Tagged 52 Ancestors, Abbess, Cambridgeshire, Catholic, Christian, Coughton, Coughton Court, Denny Abbey, dissolution of the monasteries, dole gate, Ely, England, faith, family history, Family Tree, Fladbury, Franciscan, Genealogy, Gunpowder Plot, Henry VIII, Humphrey Monmouth, IHS, Leicester, Middlemore, nuns, Olney, Poor Clares, religious houses, religious orders, Roman Catholic, Rule of Order, Templar church, Throckmorton, Underhill, Warwick, Warwickshire, Worcestershire | Leave a comment

Walpurgisnacht (Saint Walpurgis Night), Saint Walpurga, My Ancestors Named Walpurgis from Tauber Franconia (Germany)

Posted on April 30, 2023 by Anna Kasper, ACDP

Today, April 30th, is half-way to Halloween! For someone that loves Halloween — I am a closet actress that missed her calling! — today is a pleasant reminder that summer, which hasn’t even started, will be over soon enough! I … Continue reading →

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Felicitas Grosshans Weinmann, 52 Ancestors, Week 11, Lucky.

Posted on March 12, 2023 by Anna Kasper, ACDP

This week’s writing prompt for 52 Ancestors is Lucky. I immediately thought of the girl’s name Felicitas. Surprisingly, I only have one direct ancestor in my tree with the first name Felicitas. The name Felicitas is the female form of … Continue reading →

Posted in 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks, Catholic, Genealogy, Religious | Tagged 52 Ancestors, Armstrong, Catholic, Christian, faith, family history, Family Tree, Felicitas, Felicity, Felix, Felizitas, fruitfulness, Genealogy, German, Germany, Godramstein, Großhans, Grosshans, happiness, Heuchelheim-Klingen, Kapellen-Drusweiler, Klingenmünster, Landau, Landau in der Pfalz, LeBeau, luck, Müller, mythology, name meanings, Nutick, Perpetua, Propheter, Rhineland-Palatinate, Roman, Roman Goddess, Saints, Southwest Wine Route, Weinmann | Leave a comment

Jezebel of The Bible, A Jezebel, and the Jezebel Spirit

Posted on September 26, 2022 by Anna Kasper, ACDP

Jezebel: Phoenician Princess of Ancient Sidon, Pagan Priestess, and Queen of Israel. Jezebel – In the Old Testament According to biblical texts, Jezebel was a Phoenician princess who married Ahab, a foreign king, who presided over the Northern Kingdom of … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible Study, Catholic, Judaism, Religious, Theology | Tagged 1 Kings, Ahab, Ahaziah, Asherah, Baal, Bible Study, Book of Revelation, Catholic, Christian, Elijah, faith, II Kings, Jehoram, Jehu, Jezabel, Jezebel, Jezebel Spirit, Megiddo, Naboth, Pagan Priestess, Phoenician, Princess, Princess Elishat, Queen of Israel, Spirit of Jezebel, The Bible, Tyre | Leave a comment

52 Ancestors Week 34: Timeline. Trying to Reconstruct a Timeline of My 3rd Great-Grandparents Michael Nestor and Catherine Hansberry using Irish Petty Session Court Registers.

Posted on August 22, 2022 by Anna Kasper, ACDP

This week’s writing prompt is Timeline. I have decided to write about my 3rd great-grandparents Michael Nestor and Catherine Hansberry of Gort, Galway, Ireland. In my research they appear to be non-existent in church and census records in Ireland! Below … Continue reading →

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Famous Fahey Kin. Actress Myrna Fahey. 52 Ancestors, Week 28 – Characters.

Posted on July 16, 2022 by Anna Kasper, ACDP

This week’s writing prompt is Characters. Although we are always free to be creative and interpret the prompt however we wish, some suggestions were: every family has a person who might be described as a “character,” or someone named for … Continue reading →

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Happy Thanksgiving! Grace, Favor, Thankful, and Blessed. Recent Direct Ancestors named Anna and Related Names.

My Beauharnais Ancestors of Orléans, France, and Our Close Connection to St. Joan of Arc (Jeanne d’Arc).

My Schönlaub Ancestors of Minfeld, Germany. A Censor, A Mayor, A Collector (and Murder Victim), A Lawyer/Court Judge, and an Innkeeper.

My 39th (and 40th) Great-grandfather Charlemagne, Holy Roman Emperor. 52 Ancestors, Week 41: Most.

Abbess Elizabeth Throckmorton, 52 Ancestors, Week 47: This Ancestor Stayed Home

Walpurgisnacht (Saint Walpurgis Night), Saint Walpurga, My Ancestors Named Walpurgis from Tauber Franconia (Germany)

Felicitas Grosshans Weinmann, 52 Ancestors, Week 11, Lucky.

Jezebel of The Bible, A Jezebel, and the Jezebel Spirit

52 Ancestors Week 34: Timeline. Trying to Reconstruct a Timeline of My 3rd Great-Grandparents Michael Nestor and Catherine Hansberry using Irish Petty Session Court Registers.

Famous Fahey Kin. Actress Myrna Fahey. 52 Ancestors, Week 28 – Characters.

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