I am Meredith (Pearce) Johanson and I live in Sacramento, California with my husband Steve. Our daughter, son-in-law, and 3 grandsons live near by.
I have been working on family history for many decades — starting with conversations with relatives, then looking at lots of microfilm, then diving into the ever expanding family history resources of the internet.
My purpose here is to share what I have learned along the way, in the form of stories based on the research I have done. I invite you to join me on this journey into the near and far past.
Meredith
Here is a dinner party photo of my mom and dad in 1949, along with other relatives from the Pearce side of the family. In blogposts, when I refer to “my mom” I am referring to Marian Clare (Hammond) Pearce (1920-1998) and when I refer to “my dad” I am referring to Jack Leslie Pearce (1919-1997).
Back row: my dad, ??, ??, violinist, Auntie Marge, Uncle Hans
Front row: Uncle Elwood, my mom, Auntie Charlotte, ??, ??, Nana, Comma