For Week 20 of Amy Johnson Crow”s “52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks” series, the theme was “Travel.” This prompted me to go in search of any documentation I had for early travel in my own life. And you know what? I am so fortunate that I have it! At just the tender age of a […]
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Experiment 626. I am a super-fan of Experiment 626, or, as you may know him, Stitch, from the movie Lilo & Stitch. Ask anyone who knows me and they will tell you it’s true! There is just something so heartwarming and heartbreaking at the same time in Stitch’s quest to just “belong” and Lilo takes
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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
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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
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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
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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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In previous posts, I’ve shared the work I am doing to organize my photos – both physical and digital, including historical and present-day photos. A great joy for me in that process has been visiting with all of the pictures in my collection, talking with my family and friends about our photos, and just having
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Happy New Year! It’s now 2020 and we are beginning a new decade! 2019 was a great year for me with regard to my family history and genealogy activities and I wanted to share a brief recap. Some of my highlights include: Presenting for the Tennessee State Library & Archives, the Maury County Genealogical Society, and
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A couple of weeks ago I shared that I’d joined the Guild of One-Name Studies. This is Week 6 of Amy Johnson Crow’s 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks series and how apropos that this week’s prompt is “Favorite Name.” Guess what name I choose? KOONCE! A perfectly timed prompt for launching my new site dedicated
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Yesterday, I was delighted to present a session on Researching African American Family History & Genealogy on behalf of the Nashville Chapter of the Afro-American Historical & Genealogical Society. This is our fourth year partnering with Andrew Jackson’s Hermitage to conduct part of their Black History Month programming and it went well! We had a
In the Census: I’m Ready for 1950 Read More »