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Talented Tuesday on Wordy Wednesday: My talented, prosperous ancestors
Not only is this newspaper article about my talented great-aunt Tempe Stuart a point of pride for this woman who would go on to make her living teaching and performing music, but it’s also full of information that I didn’t … Continue reading
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Motivation Monday on Tombstone Tuesday: My Ancestor in a Slave Narrative?
Only my third week of Motivation Monday and already, I’ve fallen down on the job. I blame my stuffed nose for not posting my goals yesterday as part of this weekly theme I instituted only three weeks ago. That’s also … Continue reading
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Motivation Monday: My Third Great-Grandfather’s Role in History?
I’m happy to report that I actually accomplished all of my genealogy goals last week set in my inaugural “Motivation Monday” post. I contacted the Maryland State Archives for direction on Maryland laws passed on absconding slaves and also checked … Continue reading
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Wordy Wednesday: Mystery Relatives’ Obituary?
Back in June, I was introduced to a turn-of-the century Methodist Episcopal newspaper, the Southwestern Christian Advocate when a good Samaritan alerted me to one of its ads placed by my great, great-grandmother, Tempy Burton. Tempy was looking for her … Continue reading
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Monday Madness: Ancestral Property Found, Lost & Found Again
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-nrPgD3LIc&feature=channel] Ever since my cousin, Monique and I returned from our trip down to Ocean Springs, Mississippi to do some ancestry research, I’ve been thinking about all the property my ancestors accumulated and then lost. It was a source of … Continue reading
Treasure Chest Thursday: Stirling Family Papers
Google is the gift that keeps on giving. After finding out that a Dr. Stirling owned some of my great, great-grandmother Tempy’s relatives, I punched his name and a few other facts into the search engine and was thrilled when … Continue reading
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Treasure Chest Thursday: Another Stuart Paternity Proved
For just $5 bucks to the Louisiana Vital Records department, another piece of my family’s lore has gone from hearsay to verified heredity. My cousins Monique and Renee learned about their slave and master ancestors, Tempy Burton and Col. W.R. … Continue reading
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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 … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
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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 … Continue reading
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