Genealogy

Greatest recent decision of my life: doing a 14 day free trial of ancestry.com.

I will seriously purchase a membership afterwards, too.

I have found SO MUCH COOL STUFF. Granted, I am a self-proclaimed genealogical NERD. I LOVE researching my genealogy... whatevs. My uncle and I both have really had an interest in it, but I hadn't done any REAL research, as in like... looking through census records and stuff until I just signed up for the website.

I'd say the coolest things I've found, other than census records of my ancestors from as far back as 1860, are the following:

My Opa's documentation of immigrating to the US from Germany. He's the 'Kurt R Peters, age 20'... awesomeee.


My grandparents' wedding announcement!!! It's probably too small to read, and unfortunately I can't really even tell that's my grandma, the quality of the picture is so bad but... it's freaking adorable. They go into SO MUCH DETAIL!! Like, here's a quote: "She carried a white Bible, a gift of her parents, topped with a white hybrid orchid and a shower of white charm roses and feathered alabaster roses." Like... what on earth. Anyway it's the most adorable thing I've found and I love it.


And my grandparents' engagement announcement!!!! Gahhhh my grandma's picture haha she totally has the 50's glasses. I love love love it. I also think it's hilarious that the caption is 'Norma Jean Lane- Bride-elect.' Like... what? Haha.

Yayayay genealogy!