Tag Archives: Tempe Burton
Motivational Monday: Tracing African Roots through a Song
On Saturday, I shook off the magic dust of a week at Disney World and got back into my real life by attending the monthly meeting of my local African American Genealogy Society. Our group leader had print outs of … Continue reading
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March 1st: An important day in our family’s history
Re-posting this in honor of my daughter and great, great-grandmother: On March 1, 1925, my great, great-grandmother, Tempe Burton died. Tempy Burton’s obituary from the Daily Herald, Mississippi. 75 years later, my daughter, Desiree arrived. My baby, Desiree. Rest in … Continue reading
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Black Scholar Of The Civil War Asks: Who’s With Me? – WNYC
Black Scholar Of The Civil War Asks: Who’s With Me? – WNYC. I’m with Atlantic Monthly writer, Ta-Nehisi Coates, who describes himself as a Civil War obsessive. You can hear for yourself what he has to say about the importance … Continue reading
Follow Friday – 2 Genealogy Blogs, The Boddie Family, and Great, Great-Grandmother Tempe's Name
This week, I’ve been following people, places and things: two blogs, a North Carolina family, and derivations of my great, great-grandmother Tempe’s name. It’s all in pursuit of my next genealogy goal, to find Tempe Burton’s’s birthplace and her parents. … Continue reading
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