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Finding Josephine in the Newspaper

November 30, 2016 By dionneford

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...]

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Remembering New Orleans Ten Years After Katrina

August 30, 2015 By dionneford

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...]

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Surname/Synchronicity Saturday: How My Third Cousin Found My Great Aunt

August 16, 2015 By dionneford

 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...]

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(Almost) Wordless Wednesday: Friends from our Family Footsteps Tour

August 11, 2010 By dionneford

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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Tombstone Tuesday: Great, Great-Grandma’s Gussied Up Grave

August 10, 2010 By dionneford

While on our research trip last week to the Mississippi Gulf, my cousin Monique and I paid our respects to our ancestors' graves, including great, great-grandma Tempy Burton's located at the Evergreen Cemetery in Ocean Springs, Mississippi.  We were overcome with emotion (and … [Read more...]

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