About a year ago, I realized that my blog was broken. I tried to figure out what was wrong with it, but alas, life had given me other priorities. I had a Master of Fine Arts degree to finish, and a thesis project to submit that was different than what I was working on in my … [Read more...]
Finding Josephine in the Newspaper
I’ve written about my great-grandmother Josephine’s letters to the editor on this blog several times. But today, I had the chance to write about her editorials and the newspaper-writing vocation she and I share in TueNight - a weekly online publication. I hope you’ll check it … [Read more...]
Remembering New Orleans Ten Years After Katrina
Even though it’s been over a year since I posted here, I couldn’t let the ten year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina go by without commemorating it. Katrina was one of the things that propelled me to try and find my ancestors. In fact, my husband, kids and I were preparing for a … [Read more...]
Surname/Synchronicity Saturday: How My Third Cousin Found My Great Aunt
In less than a month, I begin graduate school so I don’t know how much time I’ll have to dig into my family’s past, let alone blog about it. I’m thrilled beyond belief to be getting a masters in creative writing, but I know that this beginning will mean other things will end, … [Read more...]
(Almost) Wordless Wednesday: Friends from our Family Footsteps Tour
The first stop my cousin Monique and I made on our Family Footsteps tour was to the Jackson County Archives which had copies of court records, land deeds and wills pertaining to our family. Our new friends "Ms. Lois" Castigliola and Linda Cooper helped us navigate the books, … [Read more...]
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