As a person who didn’t grow up in the South yet has a deep connection to its past via his ancestry, I’d like to unfurl my opinion on the Confederate Flag. First of all, there exists the fallacy of composition which states (paraphrased) that you cannot apply a logical inference to a group of people […]
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“Home is where the heart is.” Not many sayings are truer than that! The keys to truly understanding the true meaning of that proverb are the words home and heart. What emotions and memories do those words stimulate within you? For me home is my sanctuary. Home is the place where I can shut the
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“Across the Cumberland Gap.” This is a historical biography of my 4th great-grandfather who led an extraordinary life. He was born in Halifax, Virginia and was laid to rest in Eastland County, Texas – along the way he moved to Tennessee and Missouri twice! He is one of my heroes and this historical narrative is
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This is the story of Joseph Henry Collins (1817-1865) and his eldest son James Robert Collins (1844-1919). The bio of Joseph Henry Collins below was written by The Family History Foundation and is reproduced, in its entirety with permission, on the following Find A Grave memorial. It is also the story of the Steamer Sultana,
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Stuck trying to figure out how to find Maiden Names in genealogy? Well, let me show you how! In honor of all of our mothers I wanted to share some of my ideas on the importance of our maternal lines and how to find those often difficult maiden names. You can read my story and
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This is the story of David C Manasco, it is a historical fiction based on my own family history research. Setting the scene: Winston County, Alabama. 1862. It was dark days on the land. Men, women, and neighbors seemed to defy the common good. War had gripped our county, war had gripped our country. “You
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“Marc of Bright Glory” Not much was left of the cake he had eaten from the night before. That would actually make two mysteries, one about the cake and the other about the semi-curved pottery that was indulging his sense of curiosity. Although he wished to understand, there was not much he could do at
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Master genealogy research online. This is a beginner’s article designed to help you start organizing, strategizing, and masterminding your genealogy research. In this article I’m going to share with you my Ultimate Beginner’s Guide to Professional Genealogy Research Online. In this post I am focusing exclusively on genealogy research online. This is a beginners article
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Live Long and Prosper! LLAP 27 February 2015, Leonard Nimoy, aka “Mr. Spock” dies at the age of 83. As a child I grew up ‘fascinated’ by the TV show Star Trek; my parents thought I was absolutely mad for watching this show as they liked watching game shows and documentaries! The show seemed somewhat
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My 2014 reading list is a list of books read in 2014 in bibliographic format. My focus in 2014 was primarily history and genealogy. • Meacham, Jon. 2008. American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House. New York: Random House. • Unger, Giles Harrow. 2009. The Last Founding Father: James Monroe and a Nation’s Call
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Forget the Wheel! Forget Life on Mars! This Changes Everything! Hold the press! A prehistoric cellphone was just discovered! When we think ‘technology of the ancients,’ we think of pyramids, Stonehenge, crossbows, and chariots; we don’t think of Caesar texting his invasion plans to his generals, or the ancient Celts posting selfies at a lunar
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