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52 Weeks of Personal Genealogy & History: Week #1 – New Year’s Memories

Week 1: Did your family have any New Year’s traditions? How was the New Year celebrated during your childhood? Have you kept these traditions in the present day?! This challenge runs from Saturday, January 1, 2011 through Friday, January 7, … Continue reading

Surname Saturday: Waggonner

From About.com the following information on the origins and meaning of the Wagner surname with its alternate spellings or Waggoner or Wagoner: WAGNER Definition: From the Germanic "Waganari," meaning wagonmaker or wagon driver. This common occupational surname was often given … Continue reading