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

August 11, 2010 By dionneford 2 Comments

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...]

Filed Under: Ancestry, geneology, Mississippi Tagged With: Jackson County Archives

Searching Saturday: Still Tracing my Ancestors' Footsteps

August 7, 2010 By dionneford 4 Comments

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...]

Filed Under: family history, geneology Tagged With: Cafe du Monde, genealogy

Sentimental Sunday: The Ancestor Clock

May 30, 2010 By dionneford 14 Comments

Check out the amazing handmade gift my cousin, Monique gave me today when she came over for a bar-b-que. The picture hardly does justice to her ancestor clock.  It includes images of things we've found during the year that we've been on this journey together, decorated with … [Read more...]

Filed Under: African American History, Ancestry, family history, geneology Tagged With: Ancestor Clock

Monday Madness (the good kind): Freedom's Child

May 24, 2010 By dionneford 14 Comments

I've just finished reading, Freedom's Child: The Life of a Confederate General's Black Daughter by Carrie Allen McCray.  It tells the story of McCray's remarkable mother, the child of a former slave and Confederate general who goes on to become a lifelong activist for what she … [Read more...]

Filed Under: African American History, Ancestry, family history, geneology Tagged With: Carrie Allen McCray

Carnival of African American Genealogy: Honoring my Great-Grandfather's World War I Service

May 12, 2010 By dionneford 11 Comments

From my brother to my great-grandfather, four generations of men in my family have served in the United States Armed Forces.  I grew up not far from the New Jersey Air Force base where my father and grandfather were stationed and the Army base where my brother was stationed … [Read more...]

Filed Under: African American History, Ancestry, family, family history, geneology, National Archives and Records Administration, Uncategorized Tagged With: Lifford Emerson Coleman, World War I

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