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Note!! If you are concerned about privacy, you can scramble the letters of name spell outs, or something similar!
Prompt 1: Spell Out your Surname
Prompt 2: Read a book set primarily where your ancestors are from.
Prompt 3: Read a book with the number of siblings you have in the book title.
Prompt 4: Spell Out your mother's Maiden Name
Prompt 5: Ask a family member for a book recommendation.
Prompt 6: Read a book with a family heirloom that you own/is in your family on the cover or in the text.
Prompt 7: Read a book set in the oldest known time period in your family history.
Prompt 8: Spell Out TREE
Prompt 9: Read a book with a character that shares one of your family members' careers.
Prompt 10: Read a book with a character that shares a family last name.
Prompt 11: Identify a major event that happened during an ancestor's lifetime and read a book about that event, or set during that time period.
Prompt 12: Read a book with a "scandal" that matches something from your family history. (divorce, someone sent to jail or arrested, etc)
Prompt 13: Spell Out DNA
Prompt 14: Locate a census record or obituary for one of your ancestors and read a book set primarily where they lived.
Prompt 15: Do you have a famous ancestor or a link to one? Read a book about that person.
Prompt 16: Find out the history of your Surname here: https://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts, and read a book that references that meaning. You can use any reference you can find!
Prompt 17: Does your family line have a hereditary illness/trait/etc? Read a book with some reference to that trait.
Prompt 18: Spell Out GENES
Prompt 19: Read a book with a character that is 23 or with 23 in the publication date.
Prompt 20: Read a book published during the year you were born.
Prompt 21: If your family history/ancestor's story was a novel, what genre would it be? Read a book that is an MPG for that genre.
Prompt 22: Read a book with a character of an ethnic group in your ancestry.
Prompt 23: Spell Out ROOTS
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I'll play! Although I think I may struggle with a couple of the prompts. not sure my family has any heirlooms, lol.Prompt 1: Spell Out your Surname
S A Spring Affair
T Trespass
E The Critic (Series: The Enzo Files)
V Voyager
E City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert
N The Nox
S The Sword of God
O - Hellbent - Series: Orphan X
N The Rise of Magicks by Nora Roberts
Prompt 3: Read a book with the number of siblings you have in the book title.
Prompt 4: Spell Out your mother's Maiden Name
G - The Shadow of the Torturer by Gene Wolfe
L - Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty
E Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
N The Night Watch
N Normal People
I - Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster
E Kings of the Wyld by Nicholas Eames
Prompt 5: Ask a family member for a book recommendation.
- Pearls on the cover. My mum has my grandmother's pearls.Prompt 7: Read a book set in the oldest known time period in your family history.
Prompt 8: Spell Out TREE
T The Tailor of Panama
R Forever and Ever, Amen: A Memoir of Music, Faith, and Braving the Storms of Life by Randy Travis
E The Forest by Edward Rutherfurd
E Earthside
Prompt 10: Read a book with a character that shares a family last name.
D The King's General by Daphne du Maurier
N Nothing Ventured
A A Bone to Pick
Prompt 14: Locate a census record or obituary for one of your ancestors and read a book set primarily where they lived.
Prompt 15: Do you have a famous ancestor or a link to one? Read a book about that person.
Prompt 16: Find out the history of your Surname here: https://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts, and read a book that references that meaning. You can use any reference you can find!
Prompt 18: Spell Out GENES
G The Secret Pilgrim (Series: George Smiley)
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S The Door by Magda Szabó
Prompt 20: Read a book published during the year you were born.
Prompt 21: If your family history/ancestor's story was a novel, what genre would it be? Read a book that is an MPG for that genre. Adventure! - The Potato Factory
Prompt 23: Spell Out ROOTS
R The Hand of Oberon by Roger Zelazny
O Out of the Dark
O The Fortune of War by Patrick O'Brian
T The Courts of Chaos
S Seven Years in Tibet
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I'll allow infinite creativity if you are unable to find out something about your family history. If you just can't figure it out, post a comment, and I will give you an "alternate task".
I'll figure something out. My family has never been one for passing stuff down, but maybe my mum has something that belonged to her mother :)
Books Read:✔Prompt 1: Spell Out your Surname
A Amanda Flower/Marriage Can Be Mischief 3/8
C Christmas, Criminals, and Campers 4/1
H Deborah Harkness/A Discovery of Witches 3/6
I Insects, Ivy, & Investigations 4/12
I The Insiders 4/13
N Nick and Charlie 3/15
R Richard Osman/The Thursday Murder Club 3/6
S Starfish 3/1
T Jeff Talarigo/The Ginseng Hunter 3/2
✔Prompt 2: Set primarily where your ancestors are from: England/Ireland/Scotland--Setting England
A Lady's Guide to Mischief and Murder
✔Prompt 3: Number of siblings you have in the book title: 7
Counting by 7s by Holly Goldberg Sloan 3/24
✔Prompt 4: Spell Out mother's Maiden Name
E Deborah Ellis/Parvana's Journey 3/5
E Erich Segal/Love Story 3/28
K Kathryn Lasky/Lone Wolf 3/3
N The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency 3/17
O Only on the Weekends 3/16
R Rangers, RVs, & Revenge 4/14
S The Sea in Winter 3/16
S Elly Swartz/Dear Student 4/16
T Tonya Kappes/Canyons, Caravans, & Cadavers 3/17
✔Prompt 5: Ask family member for a recommendation--Youngest son(29 yo) is a basketball player and huge Lebron James fan. He found out about this book and recommended that I read it.
We Are Family 4/13
✔Prompt 6: Family heirloom that you own/is in family on the cover or in text--Books(McGuffy Eclectic Readers)
Property of the Rebel Librarian
✔Prompt 7: Set in oldest known time period in family history: First recorded history of surname was dated 1163(12th century). I couldn't find anything that I would read set in this time period. So I read a book that had a publication date with a 1,6 & 3 in it.
A Charming Crime--first pub 6/3/2012
✔Prompt 8: Spell Out TREE
T Tonya Kappes/Beaches, Bungalows & Burglaries 3/4
R Rosalie Knecht/Who Is Vera Kelly? 4/15
E Erin Entrada Kelly/Those Kids from Fawn Creek 4/2
E Empty Smiles 4/7
✔Prompt 9: Character shares a family members' career--Ty owns a diner and is the cook. My grandmother was a cook in a diner.
Assailants, Asphalt & Alibis 4/30
✔Prompt 10: Character shares a family last name--Character: Mae West. Maternal Aunt/Uncle & first cousins last name is West. 4/12
Ropes, Riddles, & Robberies
✔Prompt 11: Major event that happened during an ancestor's lifetime/set during that time period: WWII 4/25
The Devil's Arithmetic
✔Prompt 12: "scandal" that matches something from family history. (divorce, someone sent to jail or arrested, etc)
Southern Fried 4/17
✔Prompt 13: Spell Out DNA
DDianne Freeman/ A Lady's Guide to Gossip and Murder 3/4
N Nina LaCour/Yerba Buena 4/7
A V.C. Andrews/Flowers in the Attic 3/9
✔Prompt 14: Locate a census/obituary record for an ancestor. Set primarily where they lived: West Virginia/Ohio/Tennessee--setting Harvest, Ohio
Honeymoons Can Be Hazardous 4/1
✔Prompt 15: Do you have a famous ancestor or a link to one? Read a book about that person--nobody famous in family that I'm aware of. A historical event that occurred during my great grandparents lifetime was the sinking of the famousTitanic. 4/26
The Titanic Mission
✔Prompt 16: Find out the history of your Surname here: https://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts, and read a book that references that meaning. You can use any reference you can find! Surname is of a religious nature. MPG is Christian/Christian Fiction.
A Plain and Simple Christmas
✔Prompt 17: Does your family line have a hereditary illness/trait/etc? Read a book with some reference to that trait--mental heath & eating disorders.
I'm Glad My Mom Died 4/16
✔Prompt 18: Spell Out GENES
G Graceling 3/10
E Everywhere Blue 4/8
N Nicole Panteleakos/Planet Earth Is Blue 4/27
E Eggnog, Extortion, & Evergreens 4/12
S Sunsets, Sabbatical & Scandal 4/9
✔Prompt 19: Character that is 23 or 23 in publication date--Published in 2023
Chaos Theory
✔ Prompt 20: Published year born. I wasn't interested in anything from the year I was born. This was published ten days before my first birthday.--08/01/1972. My first cousin's birthday is August 1st. I just realized I read it on my dad's birthday--4/21
The Upstairs Room
✔Prompt 21: If your family history/ancestor's story was a novel, what genre would it be? Read a book that is an MPG for that genre--mystery
Tents, Trails & Turmoil 4/10
✔Prompt 22:Character of an ethnic group in your ancestry.
A Fiancée's Guide to First Wives and Murder 4/1
✔Prompt 23:Spell Out ROOTS
R Rumpole and the Primrose Path 4/6
O Over the Moon 4/8
O Outdoors, Oars, & Oaths 4/12
T Tonya Kappes/Hitches, Hideouts, & Homicides 4/4
S Susan Vreeland/Girl in Hyacinth Blue 4/9
HOB 23 & Me Challenge Duration: March 1, 2023 - May 31, 2023
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Prompt 1: Spell Out your Surname
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Sundae Leighton, Picture Perfect
Talk Dirty, Cowboy by Elle Thorpe
Getting Rid of Bradley by Jennifer Crusie
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Reverse Pass by Maggie Rawdon
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Prompt 2: Read a book set primarily where your ancestors are from. (Norway. England.)
Prompt 3: Read a book with the number of siblings you have in the book title. (2)
Prompt 4: Spell Out your mother's Maiden Name
Hands Down by Mariana Zapata
All The Pretty Girls by J.T. Ellison
Right Man, Right Time by Meghan Quinn
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Prompt 5: Ask a family member for a book recommendation.
Prompt 6: Read a book with a family heirloom that you own/is in your family on the cover or in the text. (Chest. Hand knitted blankets)
Prompt 7: Read a book set in the oldest known time period in your family history.
Prompt 8: Spell Out TREE
The Mystery at Lilac Inn by Carolyn Keene
Tiffany Ryan, Crazed and Confused
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Prompt 9: Read a book with a character that shares one of your family members' careers. (Chef. Navy. Police Officer. Bar owner.)
Prompt 10: Read a book with a character that shares a family last name.
Prompt 11: Identify a major event that happened during an ancestor's lifetime and read a book about that event, or set during that time period.
Prompt 12: Read a book with a "scandal" that matches something from your family history. (divorce, someone sent to jail or arrested, etc)
Ladies' Night by Mary Kay Andrews - divorce / anger management
Prompt 13: Spell Out DNA
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Prompt 14: Locate a census record or obituary for one of your ancestors and read a book set primarily where they lived. (Wisconsin)
Prompt 15: Do you have a famous ancestor or a link to one? Read a book about that person.
Prompt 16: Find out the history of your Surname here: https://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts, and read a book that references that meaning. You can use any reference you can find!
Prompt 17: Does your family line have a hereditary illness/trait/etc? Read a book with some reference to that trait. (Diabetes. Heart disease.)
Prompt 18: Spell Out GENES
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Self Love Poetry: For Thinkers & Feelers by Melody Godfred
Prompt 19: Read a book with a character that is 23 or with 23 in the publication date.
Prompt 20: Read a book published during the year you were born. (1995)
Prompt 21: If your family history/ancestor's story was a novel, what genre would it be? Read a book that is an MPG for that genre. (historical fiction)
Prompt 22: Read a book with a character of an ethnic group in your ancestry.
Prompt 23: Spell Out ROOTS
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Lauri's Spot!HoB 23 & Me challenge
Duration: March 1, 2023-May 31, 2023 (3 months)
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Prompt 1: Spell Out your Surname
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Prompt 2: Read a book set primarily where your ancestors are from
Prompt 3: Read a book with the number of siblings you have in the book title.
Prompt 4: Spell Out your mother's Maiden Name
Prompt 5: Ask a family member for a book recommendation
Prompt 6: Read a book with a family heirloom that you own/is in your family on the cover or in the text
Prompt 7: Read a book set in the oldest known time period in your family history
Prompt 8: Spell Out TREE
Prompt 9: Read a book with a character that shares one of your family members' careers
Prompt 10: Read a book with a character that shares a family last name
Prompt 11: Identify a major event that happened during an ancestor's lifetime and read a book about that event, or set during that time period
Prompt 12: Read a book with a "scandal" that matches something from your family history. (divorce, someone sent to jail or arrested, etc)
Prompt 13: Spell Out DNA
Prompt 14: Locate a census record or obituary for one of your ancestors and read a book set primarily where they lived
Prompt 15: Do you have a famous ancestor or a link to one? Read a book about that person
Prompt 16: Find out the history of your Surname here: https://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts, and read a book that references that meaning. You can use any reference you can find!
Prompt 17: Does your family line have a hereditary illness/trait/etc? Read a book with some reference to that trait
Prompt 18: Spell Out GENES
Prompt 19: Read a book with a character that is 23 or with 23 in the publication date
Prompt 20: Read a book published during the year you were born
Prompt 21: If your family history/ancestor's story was a novel, what genre would it be? Read a book that is an MPG for that genre
Prompt 22: Read a book with a character of an ethnic group in your ancestry
Prompt 23: Spell Out ROOTS
Prompt 1: Spell Out your SurnameC -
O - The One read 03.01.2023
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N - Not Good for Maidens read
Prompt 2: Read a book set primarily where your ancestors are from. - Puerto Rico -
Prompt 3: Read a book with the number of siblings you have in the book title.
Prompt 4: Spell Out your mother's Maiden Name
Prompt 5: Ask a family member for a book recommendation.
Prompt 6: Read a book with a family heirloom that you own/is in your family on the cover or in the text.
Prompt 7: Read a book set in the oldest known time period in your family history.
Prompt 8: Spell Out TREE
Prompt 9: Read a book with a character that shares one of your family members' careers.
Prompt 10: Read a book with a character that shares a family last name.
Prompt 11: Identify a major event that happened during an ancestor's lifetime and read a book about that event, or set during that time period.
Prompt 12: Read a book with a "scandal" that matches something from your family history. (divorce, someone sent to jail or arrested, etc)
Prompt 13: Spell Out DNA
Prompt 14: Locate a census record or obituary for one of your ancestors and read a book set primarily where they lived.
Prompt 15: Do you have a famous ancestor or a link to one? Read a book about that person.
Prompt 16: Find out the history of your Surname here: https://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts, and read a book that references that meaning. You can use any reference you can find!
Prompt 17: Does your family line have a hereditary illness/trait/etc? Read a book with some reference to that trait.
Prompt 18: Spell Out GENES
Prompt 19: Read a book with a character that is 23 or with 23 in the publication date.
Prompt 20: Read a book published during the year you were born.
Prompt 21: If your family history/ancestor's story was a novel, what genre would it be? Read a book that is an MPG for that genre.
Prompt 22: Read a book with a character of an ethnic group in your ancestry.
Prompt 23: Spell Out ROOTS
Prompt 1: Spell Out your SurnameJ
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Prompt 2: Read a book set primarily where your ancestors are from. (Ireland, Scotland, Germany)
Prompt 3: Read a book with the number of siblings you have in the book title. one
Prompt 4: Spell Out your mother's Maiden Name
Prompt 5: Ask a family member for a book recommendation.
Prompt 6: Read a book with a family heirloom that you own/is in your family on the cover or in the text.
Prompt 7: Read a book set in the oldest known time period in your family history.
Prompt 8: Spell Out TREE
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Prompt 9: Read a book with a character that shares one of your family members' careers. (Sewing)
Prompt 10: Read a book with a character that shares a family last name.
Prompt 11: Identify a major event that happened during an ancestor's lifetime and read a book about that event, or set during that time period. (Great Depression)
Prompt 12: Read a book with a "scandal" that matches something from your family history. (divorce, someone sent to jail or arrested, etc)
Prompt 13: Spell Out DNA
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Prompt 14: Locate a census record or obituary for one of your ancestors and read a book set primarily where they lived.
Prompt 15: Do you have a famous ancestor or a link to one? Read a book about that person.
Prompt 16: Find out the history of your Surname here: https://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts, and read a book that references that meaning. You can use any reference you can find!
Prompt 17: Does your family line have a hereditary illness/trait/etc? Read a book with some reference to that trait.
Prompt 18: Spell Out GENES
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Prompt 19: Read a book with a character that is 23 or with 23 in the publication date.
Prompt 20: Read a book published during the year you were born.
Prompt 21: If your family history/ancestor's story was a novel, what genre would it be? Read a book that is an MPG for that genre.
Prompt 22: Read a book with a character of an ethnic group in your ancestry.
Prompt 23: Spell Out ROOTS
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Prompt 1: Spell Out your SurnamePrompt 2: Read a book set primarily where your ancestors are from.
Prompt 3: Read a book with the number of siblings you have in the book title.
Prompt 4: Spell Out your mother's Maiden Name
Prompt 5: Ask a family member for a book recommendation.
Prompt 6: Read a book with a family heirloom that you own/is in your family on the cover or in the text.
Prompt 7: Read a book set in the oldest known time period in your family history.
Prompt 8: Spell Out TREE
Prompt 9: Read a book with a character that shares one of your family members' careers.
Prompt 10: Read a book with a character that shares a family last name.
Prompt 11: Identify a major event that happened during an ancestor's lifetime and read a book about that event, or set during that time period.
Prompt 12: Read a book with a "scandal" that matches something from your family history. (divorce, someone sent to jail or arrested, etc)Prompt 13: Spell Out DNA
Prompt 14: Locate a census record or obituary for one of your ancestors and read a book set primarily where they lived.
Prompt 15: Do you have a famous ancestor or a link to one? Read a book about that person.
Prompt 16: Find out the history of your Surname here: https://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts, and read a book that references that meaning. You can use any reference you can find!
Prompt 17: Does your family line have a hereditary illness/trait/etc? Read a book with some reference to that trait.
Prompt 18: Spell Out GENES
Prompt 19: Read a book with a character that is 23 or with 23 in the publication date.
Prompt 20: Read a book published during the year you were born.
Prompt 21: If your family history/ancestor's story was a novel, what genre would it be? Read a book that is an MPG for that genre.
Prompt 22: Read a book with a character of an ethnic group in your ancestry.
Prompt 23: Spell Out ROOTS
2023 - 23andMe ChallengeDuration: March 1, 2023-May 31, 2023 (3 months)
Prompt 1: Spell Out your Surname
B - Battle Ground by Jim Butcher - 5/12/23
A - The Almost Sisters by Joshilyn Jackson - 4/24/23
K - King of Scars by Leigh Bardugo - 4/20/23
E - The Enemy by Charlie Higson - 3/14/23
R - Running On Empty by Colette Ballard - 3/10/23
Prompt 2: Read a book set primarily where your ancestors are from.
Prompt 3: Read a book with the number of siblings you have in the book title.
Prompt 4: Spell Out your mother's Maiden Name
M - Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid - 3/18/23
C - Carnage in a Pear Tree: A Witchy Christmas Cozy Mystery - Dakota Cassidy - 4/3/23
G - Grave Secrets by Kathy Reichs - 5/4/23
H - A Hard Day for a Hangover by Darynda Jones - 4/4/23
E - Elsie: Adventures of an Arizona Schoolteacher 1913-1916 by Barbara Anne Waite - 5/8/23
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Prompt 5: Ask a family member for a book recommendation.
Prompt 6: Read a book with a family heirloom that you own/is in your family on the cover or in the text.
Prompt 7: Read a book set in the oldest known time period in your family history.
Prompt 8: Spell Out TREE
T - Try Me by Parker Blue - 4/21/23
R - Rage by Jonathan Maberry - 4/14/23
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Prompt 9: Read a book with a character that shares one of your family members' careers.
Prompt 10: Read a book with a character that shares a family last name.
Prompt 11: Identify a major event that happened during an ancestor's lifetime and read a book about that event, or set during that time period.
Prompt 12: Read a book with a "scandal" that matches something from your family history. (divorce, someone sent to jail or arrested, etc) - Murder - We Deserve Monuments by Jas Hammonds - 3/20/23
Prompt 13: Spell Out DNA
D - The Dark Winter by Flint Maxwell - 3/19/23
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Prompt 14: Locate a census record or obituary for one of your ancestors and read a book set primarily where they lived. - North Carolina - Bare Bones by Kathy Reichs - 5/9/23
Prompt 15: Do you have a famous ancestor or a link to one? Read a book about that person.
Prompt 16: Find out the history of your Surname here: https://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts, and read a book that references that meaning. You can use any reference you can find!
Prompt 17: Does your family line have a hereditary illness/trait/etc? Read a book with some reference to that trait.
Prompt 18: Spell Out GENES
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S - Soul Taken by Patricia Briggs - 3/23/23
Prompt 19: Read a book with a character that is 23 or with 23 in the publication date. Nell is 23
Book - Curse on the Land
Author - Faith Hunter
Date - 6/1/23
Prompt 20: Read a book published during the year you were born.
Prompt 21: If your family history/ancestor's story was a novel, what genre would it be? Read a book that is an MPG for that genre.
Genre - Southern Fiction
Book - Sweet Tea and Sympathy
Author - Molly Harper
Date - 3/28/23
Prompt 22: Read a book with a character of an ethnic group in your ancestry.
Prompt 23: Spell Out ROOTS
R - Ruby Fever by Ilona Andrews - 3/30/23
O - Oregon Trail Stories: True Accounts Of Life In A Covered Wagon by David Klausmeyer - 5/24/23
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S - Storm Watch by C.J. Box - 3/6/23
2023 - 23andMe ChallengeDuration: March 1, 2023-May 31, 2023 (3 months)
Prompts
Note!! If you are concerned about privacy, you can scramble the letters of name spell outs, or something similar!
Prompt 1: Spell Out your Surname
E: Ellie Mathews - The Linden Tree 3/5/23
D: Dhonielle Clayton - The Everlasting Rose 4/7/23
W: Walls, Jeannette - The Silver Star 3/4/23
A: All the Dangerous Things - Stacy Willingham 3/2/23
R: River Marked - Patricia Briggs 4/21/23
D: Dietrich Kalteis - Under an Outlaw Moon 3/13/23
S: Starry Night - Debbie Macomber 3/8/23
Prompt 2: Read a book set primarily where your ancestors are from.: Hurricane Child 3/3/23 (The Carribean)
Prompt 3: Read a book with the number of siblings you have in the book title.: Two by Two - Nicholas Sparks 4/9/23 (North Carolina)
Prompt 4: Spell Out your mother's Maiden Name
G: Gilly Macmillan - The Nanny 3/11/23
A: Angels Burning - Tawni O'Dell 3/19/23
R: Rosemary's Baby - Ira Levin 3/9/23
R: Rosen, Jeffrey - Conversations with RBG: Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Life, Love, Liberty, and Law 4/15/23
I: Iron Kissed - Patricia Briggs 3/12/23
S: Sophie Kinsella - Love Your Life 3/16/23
Prompt 5: Ask a family member for a book recommendation.: Bamboozled by Jesus: How God Tricked Me into the Life of My Dreams - Yvonne Orji 5/31/23
Prompt 6: Read a book with a family heirloom that you own/is in your family on the cover or in the text.
Prompt 7: Read a book set in the oldest known time period in your family history.: The Red Badge of Courage - Stephen Crane 5/17/23 (Civil War Era)
Prompt 8: Spell Out TREE
T: Taylor Stevens - The Innocent 3/25/23
R: Rachel Caine - Midnight Alley 4/4/23
E: Evvie Drake Starts Over - Linda Holmes 3/8/23
E: Elin Hilderbrand - Winter Stroll 3/12/23
Prompt 9: Read a book with a character that shares one of your family members' careers.: My Bad - Lani Lynn Vale 4/23/23 (nurse)
Prompt 10: Read a book with a character that shares a family last name.
Prompt 11: Identify a major event that happened during an ancestor's lifetime and read a book about that event, or set during that time period.: Call for the Dead - John le Carré 3/22/23 (set in 1961 which is the year JFK was sworn in as the 35th president)
Prompt 12: Read a book with a "scandal" that matches something from your family history. (divorce, someone sent to jail or arrested, etc): If Beale Street Could Talk - James Baldwin 4/25/23 (family member was sent to jail)
Prompt 13: Spell Out DNA
D: Dear Martin - Nic Stone 4/5/23
N: Nora Roberts - Legacy 4/27/23
A: Alexandra Fuller - Quiet Until the Thaw 3/21/23
Prompt 14: Locate a census record or obituary for one of your ancestors and read a book set primarily where they lived.: The Choice - Nicholas Sparks 4/17/23 (NC)
Prompt 15: Do you have a famous ancestor or a link to one? Read a book about that person.
Prompt 16: Find out the history of your Surname here: https://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts, and read a book that references that meaning. You can use any reference you can find!
Prompt 17: Does your family line have a hereditary illness/trait/etc? Read a book with some reference to that trait.: Winter Solstice - Elin Hilderbrand 5/1/23 (cancer)
Prompt 18: Spell Out GENES
G: Girl Gone Viral - Alisha Rai 3/14/23
E: Empire of Wild - Cherie Dimaline 5/7/23
N: Never Let Go - Elizabeth Goddard 4/24/23
E: Erica Bauermeister - Joy for Beginners 5/24/23
S: Silver Borne - Patricia Briggs 4/1/23
Prompt 19: Read a book with a character that is 23 or with 23 in the publication date.: Wedding Night - Sophie Kinsella 3/20/23 (published April 23, 2013)
Prompt 20: Read a book published during the year you were born.: Kindred - Octavia E. Butler 5/19/23 (first published January 1, 1979)
Prompt 21: If your family history/ancestor's story was a novel, what genre would it be? Read a book that is an MPG for that genre.: The Chance - Karen Kingsbury 3/6/23 (MPG - Christian)
Prompt 22: Read a book with a character of an ethnic group in your ancestry.: Getting to Happy - Terry McMillan 4/24/23 (African American)
Prompt 23: Spell Out ROOTS
R: Rachel Hawkins - The Villa 4/28/23
O: One Perfect Lie - Lisa Scottoline 3/17/23
O: Oh William! - Elizabeth Strout 4/1/23
T: Talkin' Trash - Lani Lynn Vale 4/22/23
S: Shrines of Gaiety - Kate Atkinson 3/22/23
Start: March 1, 2023
End: May 31, 2023
Prompts Complete 5/23
Prompt 1: Spell Out your Surname
D: Dark of Night - Flesh and Fire - Jonathan Maberry 🔬🔬🔬 3/9/23
O: Oops I Ate a Vengeance Demon - Lauretta Hignett 🔬🔬🔬🔬 4/23/23
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R: Rhodes, Natasha Final Destination #1: Dead Reckoning 🔬🔬🔬 4/13/23
Prompt 2: Read a book set primarily where your ancestors are from. (Germany)
✔Prompt 3: Read a book with the number of siblings you have in the book title. (1) Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone - Benjamin Stevenson 🔬🔬🔬🔬🔬 4/16/23
Prompt 4: Spell Out your mother's Maiden Name
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I: I'm Glad My Mom Died - Jennette McCurdy 🔬🔬🔬🔬🔬 4/2/23
G: Grahame-Smith, Seth - Unholy Night 🔬🔬🔬 5/8/23
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✔Prompt 5: Ask a family member for a book recommendation: recommended by uncle
The Cabin at the End of the World - Paul Tremblay 🔬🔬🔬 4/7/23
✔Prompt 6: Read a book with a family heirloom that you own/is in your family on the cover or in the text.: Sword
Magic Slays - Ilona Andrews 🔬🔬🔬🔬 5/13/23
Prompt 7: Read a book set in the oldest known time period in your family history.
Prompt 8: Spell Out TREE
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Prompt 9: Read a book with a character that shares one of your family members' careers.
✔Prompt 10: Read a book with a character that shares a family last name. Howard - Evie Howard
The Mysterious Affair at Styles - Agatha Christie 🔬🔬🔬 5/18/23
Prompt 11: Identify a major event that happened during an ancestor's lifetime and read a book about that event, or set during that time period.
Prompt 12: Read a book with a "scandal" that matches something from your family history. (divorce, someone sent to jail or arrested, etc)
Prompt 13: Spell Out DNA
D: The Daughter of Doctor Moreau - Silvia Moreno-Garcia 🔬🔬🔬🔬 5/20/23
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Prompt 14: Locate a census record or obituary for one of your ancestors and read a book set primarily where they lived.
Prompt 15: Do you have a famous ancestor or a link to one? Read a book about that person.
Prompt 16: Find out the history of your Surname here: https://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts, and read a book that references that meaning. You can use any reference you can find!
Prompt 17: Does your family line have a hereditary illness/trait/etc? Read a book with some reference to that trait.
Prompt 18: Spell Out GENES
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S: How to Survive Your Murder - Danielle Valentine 🔬🔬🔬🔬 3/19/23
✔Prompt 19: Read a book with a character that is 23 or with 23 in the publication date. (January 17, 2023) How to Sell a Haunted House - Grady Hendrix 🔬🔬🔬🔬 4/6/23
Prompt 20: Read a book published during the year you were born. (1985)
Prompt 21: If your family history/ancestor's story was a novel, what genre would it be? Read a book that is an MPG for that genre.
Prompt 22: Read a book with a character of an ethnic group in your ancestry.
Prompt 23: Spell Out ROOTS
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2023 - 23andMe ChallengeDuration: March 1, 2023-May 31, 2023 (3 months)
Prompts Complete: (0/23)
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Prompt 2: Read a book set primarily where your ancestors are from.
Prompt 3: Read a book with the number of siblings you have in the book title.
Prompt 4: Spell Out your mother's Maiden Name
Prompt 5: Ask a family member for a book recommendation.
Prompt 6: Read a book with a family heirloom that you own/is in your family on the cover or in the text.
Prompt 7: Read a book set in the oldest known time period in your family history.
Prompt 8: Spell Out TREE
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Prompt 9: Read a book with a character that shares one of your family members' careers.
Prompt 10: Read a book with a character that shares a family last name.
Prompt 11: Identify a major event that happened during an ancestor's lifetime and read a book about that event, or set during that time period.
Prompt 12: Read a book with a "scandal" that matches something from your family history. (divorce, someone sent to jail or arrested, etc)
Prompt 13: Spell Out DNA
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Prompt 14: Locate a census record or obituary for one of your ancestors and read a book set primarily where they lived.
Prompt 15: Do you have a famous ancestor or a link to one? Read a book about that person.
Prompt 16: Find out the history of your Surname here: https://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts, and read a book that references that meaning. You can use any reference you can find!
Prompt 17: Does your family line have a hereditary illness/trait/etc? Read a book with some reference to that trait.
Prompt 18: Spell Out GENES
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Prompt 20: Read a book published during the year you were born.
Prompt 21: If your family history/ancestor's story was a novel, what genre would it be? Read a book that is an MPG for that genre.
Prompt 22: Read a book with a character of an ethnic group in your ancestry.
Prompt 23: Spell Out ROOTS
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Ok,I’ll give it a go to see how far I get 🥴Prompt 1: Spell Out your Surname
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Prompt 2: Read a book set primarily where your ancestors are from.
Prompt 3: Read a book with the number of siblings you have in the book title.
Prompt 4: Spell Out your mother's Maiden Name
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Prompt 5: Ask a family member for a book recommendation.
Prompt 6: Read a book with a family heirloom that you own/is in your family on the cover or in the text.
Prompt 7: Read a book set in the oldest known time period in your family history.
Prompt 8: Spell Out TREE
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Prompt 9: Read a book with a character that shares one of your family members' careers.
Prompt 10: Read a book with a character that shares a family last name.
Prompt 11: Identify a major event that happened during an ancestor's lifetime and read a book about that event, or set during that time period.
Prompt 12: Read a book with a "scandal" that matches something from your family history. (divorce, someone sent to jail or arrested, etc)
Prompt 13: Spell Out DNA
Prompt 14: Locate a census record or obituary for one of your ancestors and read a book set primarily where they lived.
Prompt 15: Do you have a famous ancestor or a link to one? Read a book about that person.
Prompt 16: Find out the history of your Surname here: https://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts, and read a book that references that meaning. You can use any reference you can find!
Prompt 17: Does your family line have a hereditary illness/trait/etc? Read a book with some reference to that trait.
Prompt 18: Spell Out GENES
Prompt 19: Read a book with a character that is 23 or with 23 in the publication date.
Prompt 20: Read a book published during the year you were born.
Prompt 21: If your family history/ancestor's story was a novel, what genre would it be? Read a book that is an MPG for that genre.
Prompt 22: Read a book with a character of an ethnic group in your ancestry.
Prompt 23: Spell Out ROOTS
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I’m in. I’m not sure how many prompts I will be able to finish.Prompt 1: Spell Out your Surname
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G: Ghost Ship, 05/08/23
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Prompt 2: Read a book set primarily where your ancestors are from. - I will read a book set in Germany
Prompt 3: Read a book with the number of siblings you have in the book title.
Prompt 4: Spell Out your mother's Maiden Name
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K: King John, read 04/28/23
S: Selected Poems of Rainer Maria Rilke, 03/05/23
O: Of Darkness and Light, read 03/30/23
N: Narrow Road to the Interior: And Other Writings, read 04/18/23
Prompt 5: Ask a family member for a book recommendation: Remarkably Bright Creatures, read 03/22/23
Prompt 6: Read a book with a family heirloom that you own/is in your family on the cover or in the text.
Prompt 7: Read a book set in the oldest known time period in your family history.
Prompt 8: Spell Out TREE
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Prompt 9: Read a book with a character that shares one of your family members' careers.
Prompt 10: Read a book with a character that shares a family last name.
Prompt 11: Identify a major event that happened during an ancestor's lifetime and read a book about that event, or set during that time period. (maybe WWII)
Prompt 12: Read a book with a "scandal" that matches something from your family history. (divorce, someone sent to jail or arrested, etc)
Prompt 13: Spell Out DNA
D:Dogs of War, read 04/26/23
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Prompt 14: Locate a census record or obituary for one of your ancestors and read a book set primarily where they lived. (Missouri)
Prompt 15: Do you have a famous ancestor or a link to one? Read a book about that person.
Prompt 16: Find out the history of your Surname here: https://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts, and read a book that references that meaning. You can use any reference you can find!
Prompt 17: Does your family line have a hereditary illness/trait/etc? Read a book with some reference to that trait.
Prompt 18: Spell Out GENES
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Prompt 19: Read a book with a character that is 23 or with 23 in the publication date. - read Children of Memory by Adrian Tchaikovsky, published January 31, 2023, read February 12, 2023
Prompt 20: Read a book published during the year you were born.
Prompt 21: If your family history/ancestor's story was a novel, what genre would it be? Read a book that is an MPG for that genre.
Prompt 22: Read a book with a character of an ethnic group in your ancestry.
Prompt 23: Spell Out ROOTS
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Alma wrote: "Ok,I’ll give it a go to see how far I get 🥴"
No worries! You can go at your own pace and do as many or as few as you'd like!
I’d like to participate this is a great idea!!Prompt 1: Spell Out your Surname
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Prompt 2: Read a book set primarily where your ancestors are from.
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Prompt 3: Read a book with the number of siblings you have in the book title.
Prompt 4: Spell Out your mother's Maiden Name
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Prompt 5: Ask a family member for a book recommendation.
Prompt 6: Read a book with a family heirloom that you own/is in your family on the cover or in the text.
Prompt 7: Read a book set in the oldest known time period in your family history.
Prompt 8: Spell Out
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Prompt 9: Read a book with a character that shares one of your family members' careers.
Prompt 10: Read a book with a character that shares a family last name.
Prompt 11: Identify a major event that happened during an ancestor's lifetime and read a book about that event, or set during that time period.
Prompt 12: Read a book with a "scandal" that matches something from your family history. (divorce, someone sent to jail or arrested, etc)
Prompt 13: Spell Out
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Prompt 14: Locate a census record or obituary for one of your ancestors and read a book set primarily where they lived.
Prompt 15: Do you have a famous ancestor or a link to one? Read a book about that person.
Prompt 16: Find out the history of your Surname here: https://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts, and read a book that references that meaning. You can use any reference you can find!
Prompt 17: Does your family line have a hereditary illness/trait/etc? Read a book with some reference to that trait.
Prompt 18: Spell Out
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Prompt 19: Read a book with a character that is 23 or with 23 in the publication date.
Prompt 20: Read a book published during the year you were born.
Prompt 21: If your family history/ancestor's story was a novel, what genre would it be? Read a book that is an MPG for that genre.
Prompt 22: Read a book with a character of an ethnic group in your ancestry.
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Prompt 10: Read a book with a character that shares a family last name.
Prompt 11: Identify a major event that happened during an ancestor's lifetime and read a book about that event, or set during that time period.
Prompt 12: Read a book with a "scandal" that matches something from your family history. (divorce, someone sent to jail or arrested, etc)
Prompt 13: Spell Out DNA
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Prompt 15: Do you have a famous ancestor or a link to one? Read a book about that person.
Prompt 16: Find out the history of your Surname here: https://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts, and read a book that references that meaning. You can use any reference you can find!
Prompt 17: Does your family line have a hereditary illness/trait/etc? Read a book with some reference to that trait.
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This looks like fun!Prompt 1: Spell Out your Surname
Prompt 2: Read a book set primarily where your ancestors are from.
Prompt 3: Read a book with the number of siblings you have in the book title.
Prompt 4: Spell Out your mother's Maiden Name
Prompt 5: Ask a family member for a book recommendation.
Prompt 6: Read a book with a family heirloom that you own/is in your family on the cover or in the text.
Prompt 7: Read a book set in the oldest known time period in your family history.
Prompt 8: Spell Out TREE
Prompt 9: Read a book with a character that shares one of your family members' careers.
Prompt 10: Read a book with a character that shares a family last name.
Prompt 11: Identify a major event that happened during an ancestor's lifetime and read a book about that event, or set during that time period.
Prompt 12: Read a book with a "scandal" that matches something from your family history. (divorce, someone sent to jail or arrested, etc)
Prompt 13: Spell Out DNA
Prompt 14: Locate a census record or obituary for one of your ancestors and read a book set primarily where they lived.
Prompt 15: Do you have a famous ancestor or a link to one? Read a book about that person.
Prompt 16: Find out the history of your Surname here: https://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts, and read a book that references that meaning. You can use any reference you can find!
Prompt 17: Does your family line have a hereditary illness/trait/etc? Read a book with some reference to that trait.
Prompt 18: Spell Out GENES
Prompt 19: Read a book with a character that is 23 or with 23 in the publication date.
Prompt 20: Read a book published during the year you were born.
Prompt 21: If your family history/ancestor's story was a novel, what genre would it be? Read a book that is an MPG for that genre.
Prompt 22: Read a book with a character of an ethnic group in your ancestry.
Prompt 23: Spell Out ROOTS
I think this will be a fun one! So please count me in!Prompt 1: Spell Out your Surname
Prompt 2: Read a book set primarily where your ancestors are from.
Prompt 3: Read a book with the number of siblings you have in the book title.
Prompt 4: Spell Out your mother's Maiden Name
Prompt 5: Ask a family member for a book recommendation.
Prompt 6: Read a book with a family heirloom that you own/is in your family on the cover or in the text.
Prompt 7: Read a book set in the oldest known time period in your family history.
Prompt 8: Spell Out TREE
Prompt 9: Read a book with a character that shares one of your family members' careers.
Prompt 10: Read a book with a character that shares a family last name.
Prompt 11: Identify a major event that happened during an ancestor's lifetime and read a book about that event, or set during that time period.
Prompt 12: Read a book with a "scandal" that matches something from your family history. (divorce, someone sent to jail or arrested, etc)
Prompt 13: Spell Out DNA
Prompt 14: Locate a census record or obituary for one of your ancestors and read a book set primarily where they lived.
Prompt 15: Do you have a famous ancestor or a link to one? Read a book about that person.
Prompt 16: Find out the history of your Surname here: https://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts, and read a book that references that meaning. You can use any reference you can find!
Prompt 17: Does your family line have a hereditary illness/trait/etc? Read a book with some reference to that trait.
Prompt 18: Spell Out GENES
Prompt 19: Read a book with a character that is 23 or with 23 in the publication date.
Prompt 20: Read a book published during the year you were born.
Prompt 21: If your family history/ancestor's story was a novel, what genre would it be? Read a book that is an MPG for that genre.
Prompt 22: Read a book with a character of an ethnic group in your ancestry.
Prompt 23: Spell Out ROOTS
23andMe ChallengeDuration: March 1, 2023-May 31, 2023
Prompt 1: Spell Out your Surname
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Prompt 2: Read a book set primarily where your ancestors are from. (Africa)
Prompt 3: Read a book with the number of siblings you have in the book title. (One)
Prompt 4: Spell Out your mother's Maiden Name
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Prompt 5: Ask a family member for a book recommendation. (my daughter)
The Fine Print by Lauren Asher
Prompt 7: Read a book set in the oldest known time period in your family history.
Prompt 8: Spell Out TREE
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Prompt 9: Read a book with a character that shares one of your family members' careers. (human resources, admin, doctor, customer care specialist, factory worker, medical assistant, surgical tech)
Prompt 10: Read a book with a character that shares a family last name.
Prompt 11: Identify a major event that happened during an ancestor's lifetime and read a book about that event, or set during that time period.
Prompt 12: Read a book with a "scandal" that matches something from your family history. (divorce, someone sent to jail or arrested, etc) ~ (grandfather was arrested)
Prompt 13: Spell Out DNA
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Prompt 14: Locate a census record or obituary for one of your ancestors and read a book set primarily where they lived. (california ~ great grandmother) or (louisiana ~ just about everyone else)
Prompt 16: Find out the history of your Surname here: https://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts, and read a book that references that meaning. You can use any reference you can find!
Prompt 17: Does your family line have a hereditary illness/trait/etc? Read a book with some reference to that trait.
Prompt 18: Spell Out GENES
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Prompt 19: Read a book with a character that is 23 or with 23 in the publication date.
Prompt 20: Read a book published during the year you were born.
Prompt 21: If your family history/ancestor's story was a novel, what genre would it be? Read a book that is an MPG for that genre.
Prompt 22: Read a book with a character of an ethnic group in your ancestry. (african, european, indigenous american)
Prompt 23: Spell Out ROOTS
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Prompt 1: Spell Out your Surname B- Blind Date with a Supervillain by H L Burke
E- Enchantment by Camille Peters
Prompt 2: Read a book set primarily where your ancestors are from.
Prompt 3: Read a book with the number of siblings you have in the book title.
Prompt 4: Spell Out your mother's Maiden Name
G- The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
Prompt 5: Ask a family member for a book recommendation.
Prompt 6: Read a book with a family heirloom that you own/is in your family on the cover or in the text. A Midlife CatAstrophe Books! I have some of my great grandfathers books from a hundred years ago. There are books on the cover and main character buys a bookshop.
Prompt 7: Read a book set in the oldest known time period in your family history.
Prompt 8: Spell Out TREE
Prompt 9: Read a book with a character that shares one of your family members' careers.
Prompt 10: Read a book with a character that shares a family last name.
Prompt 11: Identify a major event that happened during an ancestor's lifetime and read a book about that event, or set during that time period.
Prompt 12: Read a book with a "scandal" that matches something from your family history. (divorce, someone sent to jail or arrested, etc)
Prompt 13: Spell Out DNA
Prompt 14: Locate a census record or obituary for one of your ancestors and read a book set primarily where they lived.
Prompt 15: Do you have a famous ancestor or a link to one? Read a book about that person.
Prompt 16: Find out the history of your Surname here: https://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts, and read a book that references that meaning. You can use any reference you can find!
Prompt 17: Does your family line have a hereditary illness/trait/etc? Read a book with some reference to that trait. Heart disease/ heart attack (both grandfathers had heart attacks) pg. 21 main character died of a heart attack Under the Whispering Door
Prompt 18: Spell Out GENES
G- Horrorstör by Grady Hendrix
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Prompt 19: Read a book with a character that is 23 or with 23 in the publication date.
Prompt 20: Read a book published during the year you were born.
Prompt 21: If your family history/ancestor's story was a novel, what genre would it be? Read a book that is an MPG for that genre.
Prompt 22: Read a book with a character of an ethnic group in your ancestry.
Prompt 23: Spell Out ROOTS
Count me in!! Not sure what ones I’m able to do but this has got me a little intimidated by my lack of knowledge in family (Ancestry) history!! But siked to find out. I’ve gotta do research lol.
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Diamond! Not to worry. I'm allowing quite a lot of flexibility for this challenge, so if you need an alternate prompt, or want to know if you can be WILDLY creative if your interpretation of a prompt, just drop a comment and we will get it squared away!
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Glad to have you Joyce!
updated to here! All links should be correct in the Readers list!
So for prompt 2 I have so many options! lol. Mum's side of the family is Scottish for many many many generations as far back as records go. On my dad's side, ditto, only Dutch. Both families stayed within a very small radius, until the current generation spread all over the map, lol. There are no books that I've been able to find set in those areas exactly, and I don't fancy using the generic 'Scotland' or 'Netherlands' setting for either of them.However, Way, WAY back when (we're talking a few hundred years now) there was a little blip in the perfect genealogy on my mum's side. An Irish robber baron came across the water and raped and pillaged his way across Scotland. My many-times great grandmother was one of his victims. Now while I can't of course condone such behaviour, I have to be at least a tiny bit glad that he did, or I wouldn't be around to tell you about it, lol.
So, book I just read is set in Ireland in a castle (like the Baron would also have had a castle). Works for me for the prompt, lol.
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Ashley wrote: "How interesting! I think you did a fabulous job interpreting the prompt!"My grandfather traced back our family for about 700 years. He spent most of his life working on it. so many great stories there, lol.
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My grandfather traced back our family for about 700 years. He spent most of his life working on it. so many..."
My maternal grandfather did also. I have picked up his habit, although I haven't been quite as successful.
He uncovered a LOVELY story about how one of our ancestors was SCALPED by a Native American while she walked to get water! Wild stories!
Isn't history lovely? lol. Such pleasant tales to pass on to the kids and grandkids around the fire...On the plus side, both my grandfather and his cousin were extremely famous in their respective fields (geology and computer science respectively), and I have actually come across mention of 'Uncle Alick' in books I've read (he often pops up in books about Alan Turing), so that will also be an easy prompt to hit :)
I found an heirloom! My mum has my grandmother's pearls! found out the other day when she said she wanted to lend them to my daughter for her wedding this summer :D
Can we ignore articles (the/a/an) in the spell-it-outs?
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Of course, you can always continue on your own, but after the 1st, we will archive this challenge, so it will be found there if needed!
I had far too many Es to deal with and am woefully behind! lol.
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Duration: March 1, 2023-May 31, 2023 (3 months)
For 2023, let's dive into some genealogy! There are 23 prompts, choose as many as you like and let's learn about our history! This is a go-at-your-own-pace individual challenge.
Standard Challenge Rules apply, plus...
Challenge Rules:
🔸Rereads DO count for this challenge BUT must have been read more than a year ago.
🔸One book per prompt/task/letter. No repeating books.
🔸Follow your own time zone. If you finish the book between the challenge dates in your time zone, it counts.
Spell Out Rules:
You may use or ignore articles (a/an/the)
🔹Use the FIRST letter of the FIRST word in the title.
🔹Use the FIRST letter of the FIRST word in the series title.
🔹Use the FIRST letter in the author's first or last name.
Task Rules:
You must be able to justify how your book fits the prompt. Creativity is encouraged, but please hold to the task/prompt. I will allow extra creativity for this challenge! Not sure if it'll work? Just ask!
🔹List page number, percentage, or chapter for reference in text
🔹Cover Items should be shown or mentioned in your post (ie cover image)
🔹Short explanation for other tasks for proof of task completion
Rules aside... if you just can't find something out about your family, because the information doesn't exist or is unavailable to you, post a comment and I will give you an "alternate task" for the prompt.
📌Make sure that you have notifications turned on, so that you don't miss updates, bonus task notices, etc