Family Trails' First Anniversary

Happy First Anniversary to Family Trails.

Dear readers, 

It is hard to believe that a year has passed since we began this trail together. The first and most important part of this post that I want to write is my sincerest gratitude to every reader. I appreciate you all for checking in on Family Trails to see where our journey will take us each week.

As the writer of our family blog, I have access to the "Statistics" of the blog details. Here is a screenshot of some of the stats… it shows how many times our blog is read and in what countries these readers are from. FASCINATING! The Weaver family history has much to offer around the world…family, faith, storytelling, and of course, good food.

During this first year, we visited Jamestowne Colony where our first New World ancestor, Richard Pace, landed in 1620. See posts, We're Coming to America and How Did We Ever Get Here? and Family Trails' First Guest Book Reviewer.

We looked into Civil War history in the post,  From Alabama to Appomattox Courthouse   

 and then at  World War II history in The USS Sawfish and a Scrapbook Find.

We have revisited our family's "hometown" in April in Talladega Remembrances and A Stroll Through Talladega,  and Touring 305 Oak Street…Again,

We learned more about the children of Nancy Antoinette Haynes and Charles Sisson Weaver in  Uncle Dewey, and Remembering…, and March, and Celebrating, and C.S.Weaver, HERO of the Hunting Season,  and Sing a Song of the Saints of God.

We still have two more of their children to celebrate during the month of September. 

We celebrated holidays on our blog in Advent and …Quilts? and Merry Christmas and Happy Anniversary.

We explored more family history clues in books and other publications. 

We remembered family reunions in Weaver Family Reunions at Clairmont Springs, and Bright Mountain, and "The Highest and Coolest Resort in Alabama" and Clairmont Springs, Alabama.

We learned more about our ancestors in William Dawson Haynes Celebrates at Clairmont Springs.

We have only begun to dive into our family's favorite recipes in Cousins and Cookbooks.

We looked at ways to organize family history and memorabilia in The Scrapbook,

and found ways to solve family mysteries in C.S. Weaver, The Farmer's Friend and in...

Let the Scanning Begin!

So as we look back to learn where we came from,

 let's plan ahead for this year's path on Family Trails.

Just pour yourself a cup of coffee and check in each "Weaver Wednesday" for a new installment of 

Family Trails.   

Thank you, again, for joining me on this very special adventure.
 I look forward to our next year together.
Love,

Mariellan