Category Archives: Women Ancestors

Our Matriarch is Gone – Olive Margaret Dibben Cork Kemp (1917-2018)

Posted on June 24, 2019 by Rachelle

It’s been a hard year…I know I haven’t posted in a long time.  I have simply not had the time or mental space to write or do genealogy. One of the biggest reasons is that my beloved Grandmother Olive passed … Continue reading →

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Mom – Diana (Dee) Lee Cork Kemp Turner Joy Sybrandt (1943-2011)

Posted on March 6, 2016 by Rachelle

In honor of Women’s History Month, I wanted to remember my Mother on what would have been her 73rd birthday. Ours was a complicated relationship; while we always shared a love for one another, sometimes we had a difficult time … Continue reading →

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Jane (Jennie) Letitia Gammon (1834-1925) – Heroic Daughter, Nurse to Confederate Soldiers and Educator

Posted on April 16, 2015 by Rachelle

I was first intrigued by Jennie, when I saw her name on the notable persons list at Old Gray’s cemetery with the description “Helping nurse the wounded, CSA”.  We don’t often know the stories of the women who lived through … Continue reading →

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Bertha C. Cork Vye – It’s Never Too Late to Reinvent Yourself

Posted on November 5, 2014 by Rachelle

Sorry for the delay in postings these last few months, but as many of my loyal readers/friends know, I have moved from Seattle to Knoxville, TN. I am still in transition, so genealogy is taking a back seat to other … Continue reading →

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Who was Elizabeth (?) “Lizzie” Arro Perez Vargas?

Posted on March 10, 2014 by Rachelle

I have just returned from a road trip to California and Arizona to see my family.  Part of journey’s focus was to find out more about my father’s mother’s family who lived in the Santa Cruz area.  Having not grown … Continue reading →

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Entrepreneurial Women: Now and Then

Posted on February 17, 2013 by Rachelle

I am thankful I am a woman in the United States in 2013. I am thankful for toilets, clean water, antibiotics and the right to vote. But today, I am thankful that brilliant women can have an idea, make a … Continue reading →

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