Now that my daughters are out of school (and it's 93 degrees!), it really feels like summer. I'll be checking in less frequently, but I'll still be digging up my history between digging in the sand and lying in the sun. Before the relaxation begins, I wanted to acknowledge the … [Read more...]
Follow Friday: Finding my Enslaved Third Great-Grandmother
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wNklqfgInw&feature=geosearch] Yesterday, I shared with you all that I'd found another generation of my family tree. I now know that Eliza Burton was my third great-grandmother, a slave on a plantation in Attakapas, Louisiana and … [Read more...]
Treasure Chest Thursday: Another enslaved ancestor found!
"I desire to find my people." That's how my great, great-grandmother Tempy Burton begins her June 4, 1891 ad in the Southwestern Christian Advocate. Known simply as the Southwestern, this paper was started in 1877 and covered the African Methodist Episcopal community. Like … [Read more...]
Monday Madness: My Serious Slave-Owning Ancestor
In the past year, I've often wondered just how big a slave owner was my second great-grandfather, Col. W.R. Stuart and just how much property did he amass. To my mind, the fewer slaves he owned, the easier it might be for me to accept him as just a product of his times when … [Read more...]
Follow Friday – My Big Fat Family Blog
I've been following Liz Hall Morgan's My Big Fat Family blog since I joined the geneablogging community four months ago. Both our families have roots in New Orleans and I love seeing what new thing pops up on her journey, like all the treasures in her dad's World War II military … [Read more...]