Category Archives: Josephine Burton Ford
Monday Madness: Finding Tempy's People
Call me greedy, but finding out what happened to my great, grandmother Josephine was not enough for me. It just left me wanting more. Now, I’m determined to discover where and from whom Josephine’s mother, Tempy Burton came from. Genealogy … Continue reading
Monday Madness: The lost and found Ancestor
As happy as I am that I finally have some concrete information about what happened to my great-grandmother, Josephine Burton Ford, the documents that laid the mystery to rest have also raised more questions. I did a happy dance when … Continue reading
"Wench" – Stranger than fiction truth about slavery
Just as I’m finishing up the 700-plus paged tome, The Hemingses of Monticello (only 200 more pages to go!), I’ve found another ancestor-related book to add to my research list. This one is a début novel, Wench by Dolen Perkins-Valdez … Continue reading
No Place Like Home
My first cousin recently moved a stone’s throw from Ocean Springs, Mississippi, pictured above. As I plan a visit to see her as well as our ancestral home, it made me think how so many of us in my family … Continue reading
Winter Solstice – Hope in the Fire
Just in time for winter solstice, the longest night and shortest day of the year, my cousin gave me an invaluable gift. She called with news that she has the pictured decorative glasses that once belonged to our great great … Continue reading
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