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It's in the eyes....

I am always interested in seeing traits repeated in families.  In this case, I am referring to physical traits.  I came across these pictures the other day and, BAM!  It smacked me right in the face.  My husband, JOHN CALHOUN, has the same eyes as his great-aunt, KATHLEEN CALHOUN.  John was about 39 years old when this photo was taken, but I am not sure exactly how old Kathleen was.  But those eyes...they are the same.  

Family history is so interesting, and I will tell Kathleen's story in this blog...wait, wait, I will get to it and it is worth the wait.

 I am not sure I see those same eyes in any of my kids, but I will look for them in photos from now on.  In the meantime, John was born in 1944 and Kathleen was born in 1886.  Fifty-eight years may separate their births, but those genes are strong.  I am not sure if they came down the Calhoun or Parke side, but again, I will keep looking at the old photos I have to see if I can trace them.  

This is a fun new avenue of research for me to go down.   Yippee!

On to family research

I have decided to change this blog into a family history and genealogy blog.  I hope to track my progress through the wacky, maze-y world that is all-things-genealogy.  I have found how much I LOVE doing research...I actually think I already knew that; why else would I have been such a history bug?  

I have a lot of history of my own side of the family, the Smoorenburgs, so I have been digging into my husband's side, the Calhouns.  This has proved fascinating.  I hope to tell the stories here in the blog.  Hopefully, other genealogy freaks like me, who may be researching some of the same folks that I am, can join in.  We can help each other.  

So, here we go!