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After a day of mysterious dizziness and fatigue which had me bedridden all afternoon, I‘m finally feeling well enough to pick up a book.
For the #pop18 #tiedtoyourancestry prompt, I took a literal interpretation. Oma Wenger Bowman is one of my grandmother‘s 1st cousins, so this genealogical book is all about one aspect of my ancestry! I will definitely be updating my Ancestry.com family tree with this source info found at my parent‘s house!
Avanders Glad you're feeling better! Day of dizziness sounds terrible! 🤕🤗 6y
alisiakae @Avanders Thanks! I think it‘s a side effect of a medication I‘m currently taking. I still feel *off*, but I can function again. Hopefully tomorrow will be better! It came as an unpleasant surprise, it first hit me during a yoga class this morning. 6y
AlaMich Vertigo is no fun! Hopefully it won‘t repeat itself with you. 6y
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Avanders Ish sounds awful! Medicine side effects 👎🏽👎🏽 Hope tomorrow is much better! ♥️♥️ 6y
Amie My last name is Wenger, and it's not a name I see very often, especially outside of the area in Ohio where I grew up. 6y
alisiakae @AlaMich Thank you. 💕 @amie My grandmother was part of the Mennonite community in Shenandoah Valley, VA, although her parents and siblings all moved to PA when she was a teen. Apparently there are hundreds of Wenger descendants in VA, near Harrisonburg. (edited) 6y
Amie @4thhouseontheleft My family was Mennonite, too. I had forgotten that there is a Mennonite community at Harrisonburg. Other than when I visit my hometown, I don't often encounter people with Mennonite heritage, so it's interesting to meet someone here on Litsy 🙂 6y
alisiakae @amie It is rare!! Although ironically, I didn‘t know my grandmother was Mennonite until this year, but it definitely explains a lot! She converted to Presbyterian when she got married, my great-aunts and uncles never talked about their ancestors (or I didn‘t listen when I was younger) My mom is not into family history, I only figured it out when I started doing my own research and asked why my great-uncles are buried in a Mennonite cemetery. 6y
alisiakae @amie Are you from Fairview County? I just came across this: “However, many Mennonites moved south into Rockingham County. Some relocated west to Fairview County, Ohio.” 6y
Amie Interesting! I'm from Wayne county. There's not a Fairview county in Ohio now but there is a Fairfield county and some towns called Fairview I think, but none near where I'm from. My family has a book about our first Wenger ancestor who came to the US from Switzerland. I should find it when I'm at my parents' next week and see what path they took to Ohio. 6y
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