{"id":1681,"date":"2021-03-20T09:01:24","date_gmt":"2021-03-20T13:01:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/annwead.wordpress.com\/?p=1681"},"modified":"2021-03-20T09:01:24","modified_gmt":"2021-03-20T13:01:24","slug":"gems-from-ancestry-gems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/trustworthy-tan-chimpanzee.104-207-79-65.cpanel.site\/index.php\/2021\/03\/20\/gems-from-ancestry-gems\/","title":{"rendered":"#3 Gems from Ancestry Gems"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/weadwriteawaygoodgenes.files.wordpress.com\/2021\/01\/20210124_1143225532741789833947296.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-215\" \/><figcaption>A few jewelry pieces  gifted to me from my maternal grandmother, Helen &#8220;Mama Helen&#8221; Wilkes Owen Douthy.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mama Helen, my maternal grandmother, had the most extensive jewelry collection with pieces from the 1920s &#8211; 1960s <a href=\"https:\/\/hobbylark.com\/collecting\/antique-jewelry3\">https:\/\/hobbylark.com\/collecting\/antique-jewelry3<\/a> that remain rare finds. She bought some jewelry in the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, yet she really valued her collectables.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She offered a story behind just about every piece of jewelry. It is why I am able to piece together so many connecting points in her life and that of our family.  Her pearl necklaces from Asia, Native American pieces from Mexico and Harlem Renaissance-era bracelets and necklaces, are among the several pieces in her jewelry collection that give a glimpse into how this mother of six really lived. As an aside, <em><strong>my mother<\/strong><\/em>, Angie Wead,  who is now in her 80s, is Mama Helen&#8217;s oldest child.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What she left behind and what you may locate in your relatives&#8217; jewelry boxes is more valuable in genealogy research. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you wish to know more about how to turn your ancestor&#8217;s home into a genealogical treasure hunt for &#8220;Road Show&#8221;-style results and for successful ancestral purposes, plan to join us for three workshops <a href=\"https:\/\/hillsideinternational.org\/genealogyworkshop\/\">Family Genealogy Workshop &#8211; Hillside International Truth Center<\/a>  in February 2021. The workshops are tax deductible and all proceeds will benefit the Sankofa Hillside International Truth Center, Atlanta, GA. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/weadwriteawaygoodgenes.files.wordpress.com\/2021\/01\/screenshot-25.png?w=366\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"172\" class=\"wp-image-172\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/weadwriteawaygoodgenes.files.wordpress.com\/2021\/01\/wead-write-away-and-genealogy-1.png?w=624\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"182\" class=\"wp-image-182\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mama Helen, my maternal grandmother, had the most extensive jewelry collection with pieces from the 1920s &#8211; 1960s https:\/\/hobbylark.com\/collecting\/antique-jewelry3 that remain rare finds. She bought some jewelry in the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, yet she really valued her collectables. She offered a story behind just about every piece of jewelry. 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