Happy Blogversary to me!

Looking at my posts yesterday, I realized that This Hoosier's Heritage began three years ago on March 23, 2019. It seems hard to believe that I have been blogging here for that long!

Happy Blogversary to me! 🎂🎂🎂

What is ironic about catching this genealogy blogging anniversary a few days late is that I missed it because of a genealogy-related vacation! Lol

I had just gotten back from vacation, and was getting caught up back at work. Also, trying to sort out all the wonderful information that I had found in Illinois.

Looking forward, I hope to keep telling the stories of my ancestors. I enjoy learning their stories, but also want to share them with their descendants. I believe it is just as important to know where you came from, as it is to discovering your path in life.

This Hoosier girl is proud of her heritage, and excited to learn even more! Come follow me, to learn more about my ancestors, history and more!

Welcome to This Hoosier's Heritage

     Welcome to my new blog!  As I've been researching my family tree, I have discovered so much more about history and my heritage in general, also.  As you might have guessed from the picture above, I have a fair amount of German heritage in my family.

     This sign means so much more to me than just decoration at a local German festival near my hometown. My great-great grandfather came from the New Alsace (Elsass) area of Germany in 1871.  Although he was born into a very German heritage, he actually was a French citizen when he left for the New Country.

     I discovered that I needed to brush up on my history a little to understand what was happening at that time.  The Alsace-Lorraine area sat on the border of France and Germany. It changed hands several times. When Germany became one unified country in 1870, the area belonged to France. It stayed in French possession until World War I.

     As I research further into my other German ancestors, I have discovered that I have to keep my Germany timeline cheat sheet near me to look at the years. What years did my other ancestors leave the Old Country for America? What was happening in Germany at that time?

     So, as you look further back into your ancestors' lives, don't forget to look a little closer at your history books, also.  This might just give you a few clues into why they chose to come to a whole new country.