Category Archives: geneology
Wordless Wednesday: 96 and Still Swinging!
Filed under African-American history, ancestry, family history, geneology
Friend of Friends Friday: 20 Slaves of William R. Stuart
Yesterday, while she was looking for something else, my cousin Monique found the above manifest on Ancestry.com. It names 20 slaves aboard the Barque Pioneer transported from Baltimore to New Orleans and owned by our ancestor, Col. W.R. Stuart. It … Continue reading
Follow Friday: Government Shutdown & Genealogy
Among the hundreds of thousands of federal employees who would be affected if the government shuts down tonight for failure to pass a national budget are those that work at National Parks. I didn’t realize that Ellis Island is operated … Continue reading
Family Tree Magazine Blog Nomination
Yesterday, Christmas showed up a little early and in my email. That seems to be the way I get all of my best genealogy-related surprises. First, a third cousin, once removed shows up in my ancestry.com email a year and … Continue reading
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Friend of Friend Friday: Slaves of Alexander Stirling
I found the above will in the Lewis Stirling Family Papers, archived at the Louisiana State University. The Stirling family, wealthy Louisiana planters, owned my third great-grandmother, Eliza Burton. I’ve been scrolling through the microfilmed documents hoping that they will … Continue reading
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Wisdom Wednesday: Maya Angelou’s inspiration
This morning, I woke up feeling really blue and not just because of the weather. I spent several hours in the library yesterday with my cousin, Monique pouring through the Stirling Family Papers. The Stirlings owned my third great-grandmother, Eliza … Continue reading
Motivation Monday: Finding Ancestors in the Stirling Family Papers
Finally, the Stirling Family papers have arrived on five rolls of microfilm at my local library! The Stirling Family papers are a collection of deeds, wills, diaries of slave life, and letters that belonged to the Lewis Sterling family, owner … Continue reading
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