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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

Madness Monday – Was My Ancestor Lynched?

May 17, 2010 By dionneford 23 Comments

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4ZyuULy9zs] Yesterday, I shared how my great, great-grandfather escaped the Ku Klux Klan.  Well, not all of my relatives may have been so lucky. A few weeks ago I heard a new family story - that one of my great, great-grandmother's … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Ancestry, family history, lynching, Mississippi, slavery, Uncategorized Tagged With: African American, genealogy

Wordy/Wordless Wednesday: Fun Family times in the Mississippi Gulf, Pre-Oil Spill

May 5, 2010 By dionneford Leave a Comment

The poor area that fostered four generations of my paternal family has been taking a pounding the past two weeks.  First an oil spill, then tornado and this past weekend more storms!  So, here are two pictures from a more tranquil time in the Gulf Coast.  This beach is somewhere … [Read more...]

Filed Under: African American History, Ancestry, family history, geneology, Mississippi, Uncategorized Tagged With: Gulf Coast oil spill, Ocean Springs

Monday Madness: Finding Tempy's People

May 3, 2010 By dionneford Leave a Comment

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 buddy, Ghita Johnson forwarded … [Read more...]

Filed Under: African American History, Ancestry, family history, geneology, Howcutt/Howcott, Josephine Burton Ford, Mississippi, Uncategorized Tagged With: Boddie family, Tempy Burton

Monday Madness: Finding Tempy's People

May 3, 2010 By dionneford 8 Comments

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 buddy, Ghita Johnson forwarded … [Read more...]

Filed Under: African American History, Ancestry, family history, geneology, Howcutt/Howcott, Josephine Burton Ford, Mississippi, Uncategorized Tagged With: Boddie family, Tempy Burton

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The search for my family's history began at age twelve when I asked the simple question, "Grandpa, are you white?"

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