Posthumous is when something happens after you have died, like receive a medal or some type of acclaim. This happens to war heroes and artists and many people throughout history. With the genealogical research I have been doing I am shining a small light on those who lived before me and whose genes I carry. So far, it is bits and pieces and imagining of what their lives were like. I have found many ancestors and felt that they wanted to be found, wanted someone to know they had lived. Maybe I will learn more about them in the future. That way I will honor their lives posthumously.
The Stream of Consciousness Saturday blog is hosted by Linda G Hill. The prompt for today is “post.” Use it as a word, or find a word that uses it as a prefix. Have fun!
Featured image of ‘Forget Me Not’ flowers by Athanasios Benisis via Wikipedia.org
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Continued good luck on this journey of discovery.
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Thank you, Dan. It has been quite a voyage. 🙂
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Good luck with this work. Knowing where we come from is so important.
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It is great to get to know their names and at least some of their stories. Thank you, Laura.
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I’ve been thinking along those same lines these days, Deborah… Have only been able to discover bits and pieces, but feel that even that is tribute to those who came before me.
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Well, at least we know some of their stories and who they were, that they lived. I did not know many of their names or that they existed in my case. I do think it honors people to remember them as best we can. Thank you, Bette.
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