Tag Archives: GeneaBlogger Daily Blogging Prompt

Too Many Deaths Too Soon!

Posted on March 27, 2015 by CJ Murdoch

The Beattie/Flanagan Connection…. Born on 9 Jul 1866 in Fountain Place, Londonderry she was a daughter, sister, wife and mother.  Her name was Rebecca and she was named after her mother and her great grandmother.  Rebecca Beattie is my great grand … Continue reading →

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Sentimental Sunday…

Posted on March 15, 2015 by CJ Murdoch

Cranky Old Man! What do you see nurses? What do you see? What are you thinking when you’re looking at me? A cranky old man… not very wise Uncertain of habit… with faraway eyes Who dribbles his food and makes … Continue reading →

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Mystery Monday!

Posted on March 10, 2015 by CJ Murdoch

Reminiscing… Time was I used to walk away When wearied by the old folks’ chatter About some joy of yesterday To me, such memories didn’t matter I’d often heard the tales they told And I was living in the present … Continue reading →

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Friday’s Faces From The Past!

Posted on February 6, 2015 by CJ Murdoch

Do Not Weep… Do not stand by my grave and weep I am not dead, I do not sleep I am a thousand winds that blow I am a diamond glint on snow I am the sunset on ripened grain … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesday!

Posted on January 28, 2015 by CJ Murdoch

Dear Ancestor… Your tombstone stands among the rest Neglected and alone The name and date are chiseled out On polished marble stone It reaches out to all who care It is too late to mourn You did not know that … Continue reading →

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Those Places Thursday!

Posted on January 22, 2015 by CJ Murdoch

Ballymoney, Co. Antrim: Discovering a Murdoch – Love Connection… Ballymoney is a small town and civil parish in Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland where many generations of my Murdoch/k family where born and resided until their deaths.  I too had the pleasure … Continue reading →

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Stepping Back In Time!

Posted on January 15, 2015 by CJ Murdoch

The Usher Ancestral home, Co. Antrim… On my most recent trip back home in the summer of 2014 I had no idea of the unexpected treasures, revelations and surprises I would come across on this particular trip.  I had an invitation to … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesday!

Posted on January 14, 2015 by CJ Murdoch

“Days Gone By”… “The special book upon the shelf,  Was made with many hands.  Our ancestors who posed back then,  All came from different lands.  Their pictures were all tucked away,  And rarely did we see,  The importance of these treasures,  … Continue reading →

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Mystery Monday!

Posted on November 16, 2014 by CJ Murdoch

Faces Without A Name…THE DASH I read of a man who stood to speak at the funeral of his friend. He referred to the dates on her tombstone from the beginning – to the end. He noted that first came … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesday!

Posted on November 5, 2014 by CJ Murdoch

My Love’s of Co. Londonderry… “Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, … … but beautiful old people are works of art.” Eleanor Roosevelt      

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