I’ve written a few blog posts lately about the home of my great-grandparents, Abraham & Martha McNair. Well, here comes another one! However, in this case, I am pleased to have found a new discovery about their home. Namely, their address prior to the home that has been such a beacon for my family history […]
New Discovery – House Address! Read More »
Two years ago, almost exactly, I joined the Guild of One-Name Studies as I have two surname projects on which I work – my Koonce Surname Project and my Vanderbilt Surname Project. As I renewed my membership this week, a reflected on a question my father asked me that relates perfectly to both my membership
Some "Same Name" Fun in my Koonce Surname Project Read More »
We’ve just had the Superbowl and part & parcel of the Superbowl are the ads. Did you see the Loretta Ad? Oh my goodness! I was half paying attention to it when it aired, but as I heard the tail end of it, I was enamored and it made me teary-eyed – and from what
Let’s Talk About that ‘Loretta’ Ad Read More »
One of my goals this year is to incorporate more videos into the content I share. I’m delighted to be able to share a full-length presentation today! Through multiple blog posts over the past few months, I’ve been sharing the strategies I use to organize my digital photo collection. These include: creating a photo hub
My Digital Photo Organization Approach Read More »
My maternal grandmother’s parents, Abraham Lincoln McNair Sr. and Martha (Walker) McNair purchased their family home in 1945. I am fortunate to have a copy of the deed paperwork in my family archive collection. The house is at 502 Wilson Street in Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina. I know from my mother that the house
A Home Through the Ages Read More »
Intro: This post is #6 is a series I am writing about my digital photo/file organization processes. In previous posts, I covered 1) how I gather my photos into one place, 2) how I name my files, 3) how I backup my digital photos, 4) how I establish a structure for my files. and 5)
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This morning, while watching Ron Tanner’s recording of his live Facebook session Thursday, January 23rd, one of the first things he talked about was a new feature added to the FamilySearch Family Tree app. You can now see a view of all of the contributions you have personally made to FamilySearch Family Tree – and
FamilySearch Adds “My Contributions” Feature to Mobile App Read More »
This week’s blogging prompt from Amy Johnson Crow’s “52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks” series is “Close to Home.” In light of the 2020 United States Census officially starting yesterday, I was thinking about my homes during the past census years and where I was at when the census came. Let me document this now for
The US Census & My Previous Homes Read More »
This week, I’ve exchanged emails with a couple of family historians about handwriting and even touched base with a graphologist! I am inquiring about a possible brief analysis of my grandfather’s handwriting. My mother tells me that her father, Herman, had the same handwriting as his sister Lucinda. She tells me that he had the
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Just when I start to get comfortable thinking that I have my family history organization all squared away, my mother asks me a question that makes me realize how much more progress I still have to make! 🙂 But, that’s okay! It keeps me motivated to continue making progress in my photo and file organization
She Does it to me EVERY TIME! Read More »