In the binders in my office that are full of my family's history, I keep lists of things to follow up on. Recently I checked something off the top of one such follow-up list that might help shed some light on what happened to my great, great-grandmother's enslaved family. The … [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...]
Treasure Chest Thursday: Six Degrees of Slave Owner Separation
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLIyuYwbVnA] It's nice to be back from a great vacation where I unplugged from my computer and soaked up the surf and sun. Even though I wasn't blogging or researching, genealogy was never too far from me. As we made our way down to … [Read more...]
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