According to my ever-changing 23andMe results, my ancestry is mostly European. Mostly British and I have found a lot of German, so when France, Belgium, Italy, and recently found Norwegian heritage pops up on my Ancestry, (Hopefully, I learn more about the Norwegian later) I like to investigate deeper. One...
Most of my morning chores done and not quite ready for lunch, I decided since it wasn’t a hot day, I would take a walk. I grabbed my camera of course to document the walk, and hoping to be ready for anything. As I left the driveway, I saw our...
It’s amazing what you find when looking through Dad’s old things…like a French Franc from 1800’s. As near as I can tell it’s an 1867 French Franc… 1 franc Napoleon III, tête laurée – 1867 On the front: NAPOLEON III – EMPEREUR / K. On the back: EMPIRE – FRANÇAIS//...
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