Warning! Get in your comfy chair – this is a long post. In addition to Milton’s eloquent words about Fiji we are also treated to the memories written by his sister, Loma. And admittedly I had to inject some of my own memories of visiting Fiji with Dad and Mom about 25 years ago. Dad … More The Island Paradise
(Subtitle: Family Connections!) This post is about cousins….bear with me as this blog post could be also titled Nerd Alert. Recently as I was doing more in-depth research on the Ancestry site for the Furner Branch of the Wayne tree, I encountered someone who had posted lots useful sources, such as ship logs and newspaper clippings. … More Winnie & Luke
June & Milton’s missionary stories are full of answers to prayer. Their December 1948 voyage to Japan is a prime example. They both wrote about this event in detail. Dad titled that chapter “Hello Adventure” with a subtitle ‘Feeling the mystic power of God’. Mom titled her chapter “Our Big Box”, The two seemingly disparate … More Hello Adventure (or Our Big Box)
We barely scratched the surface on Milton’s ancestry in a previous post and will come back to it soon as there is more interesting details. This post is to introduce June’s paternal ancestry. The next paragraphs are Mom’s words and then following her story, I’ve have added more details. June (Furner) Wayne My ancestors were … More The Furner Story
In their later years, June and Milton both expressed an interest in digging a little deeper into their heritage and the stories that had been passed on to them. Back in 2013, I signed up for an account with Ancestry.com and was able to confirm for them some of the things they already knew as … More In our DNA
From the Land Down Under to the Rising Sun 