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  • Mojo Monday ~ The Conclusion of Lizzie’s Life

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    Michelle Fairchild
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    Since February I have been sharing the story of my maternal second great grand aunt Elizabeth Talmer Roberts Shepherd.  She was the sister of my maternal great great grandfather Abel Roberts.  I chose Elizabeth “Lizzie”, because in delving into family geneology I had come across a comprehensive written story of her life.  I was impressed by…

  • Mojo Monday ~ Valie’s Healing and Lizzie’s Growing Family

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    Michelle Fairchild
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    Who are your ancestors?  Whose DNA did you inherit?  Have you done any researching or digging into your family’s history?  Have you unearthed any interesting stories? Since February I have been sharing the story of my maternal second great grand aunt Elizabeth Talmer Roberts Shepherd.  She was the sister of my maternal great great grandfather…

  • Mojo Monday ~ Back On the Ranch

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    Michelle Fairchild
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    Elizabeth “Lizzie” Talmer Roberts is the sister of my maternal great great grandfather.  In the process of doing genealogical research I came across a story written down about her.  Her story begins in when Lizzie was born on June 10, 1861 in Headless Cross, Worchestershire, England.  I have been sharing her story here in Mojo Mondays…

  • Mojo Monday ~ Time of Change for Lizzie

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    Michelle Fairchild
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    Elizabeth “Lizzie” Talmer Roberts is the sister of my maternal great great grandfather.  In the process of doing genealogical research I came across a story written down about her.  Her story begins in when Lizzie was born on June 10, 1861 in Headless Cross, Worchestershire, England.  I have been sharing her story here in Mojo Mondays…

  • Mojo Monday ~ Lizzie’s Aging Husband

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    Michelle Fairchild
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    The story of my maternal great great grandfather’s sister Elizabeth Talmer Roberts Shepherd continues….   (The beginning of Lizzie’s story can be located here.) Now at a time when things are going along quite well for the new community and life has become a bit easier for most of them, it is sad to report that things were not going…

  • Mojo Monday ~ More of Lizzie’s Family Stories

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    Michelle Fairchild
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    The story of Elizabeth Talmer Roberts Shepherd continues….   (The beginning of Lizzie’s story can be located here.) One humorous story concerning the three little girls happened about this time.  In their Sunday school attendance they had been hearing much about the power of prayer.  The greatest hope of these three little girls was to have a fully…

  • Mojo Monday ~ Hardships for Lizzie and Family

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    Michelle Fairchild
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    The continuing story of Elizabeth “Lizzie” Talmer Roberts Shepherd.   The first installment began here. In the spring of 1893 Lizzie’s husband Rollins Don Carlos Shepherd decided to move the family into the Big Horn Basin area of Wyoming.  The Church of Latter Day Saints had encourage the settlement of this area and Rollins Don…

  • Mojo Monday ~ Ancestry

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    Michelle Fairchild
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    A number of years ago I got into doing some genealogy.  Maybe it is the history lover in me.  Maybe it is my curious nature.  My last foray into delving into the history records was before I had twins. Plenty of things fell to the wayside after I became a mom.  Recently though as my husband…

  • Mojo Monday ~ Giving Thanks

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    Michelle Fairchild
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    “Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos into order, confusion into clarity. It turns problems into gifts, failures into success, the unexpected into perfect timing, and mistakes into important events. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and…