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...]
Tombstone Tuesday: Great, Great-Grandma’s Gussied Up Grave
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...]
Searching Saturday: Still Tracing my Ancestors' Footsteps
On the second leg of our Ancestry Tour today, my cousin Monique and I visited with my uncle, Henry, paid our respects to our ancestors at three different cemeteries, then bought some voodoo dolls. In the evening, we tracked our ancestors all over town from the Cotton Exchange … [Read more...]
Follow Friday: My Ancestor's Footsteps
Inspired by finding another generation of our family last month, my cousin Monique and I decided to get babysitters for our girls and head down to our ancestral homes of Ocean Springs, Mississippi and New Orleans. Driving around the charming town of Ocean Springs, retracing our … [Read more...]
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