Tag Archives: Southwestern Christian Advocate
Happy Emancipation Day, 2013!
“On January 1, 1892, Miss Josephine Burton, Ocean Springs’ charming belle gave a very nice surprise party for her pastor, Rev. I. C. Rucker, assisted by Mrs. A.B. Stuart and Miss Violet Matthews. A collection of $6.05 was taken, after … Continue reading
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Motivational Monday: Stoking the Family Flame
Yesterday over lunch, I got to talk to the grand niece of Edna Ferber, author of Giant, Show Boat and So Big. All epic family stories, it’s no wonder that Ferber’s grand niece, Julie Goldsmith Gilbert would want to keep her … Continue reading
Follow Friday: Hackers, then and now
This week, someone hacked my twitter account and sent out advertisements in my name extolling the virtues of working from home. It was pretty annoying, but I tweeted that I’d been hacked, deleted the ads, then changed my password. Hopefully … Continue reading
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Fearless Females: My great-grandmother, Josephine
In honor of Women’s History Month, Lisa Alzo at the Accidental Genealogist blog has been providing prompts all month to honor our female ancestors. Today’s prompt is to write a mini profile on one of our fearless female family members. … 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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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 was owned by a Dr. … Continue reading
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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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