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Follow Friday: Kreativ Blogger Award
Several days ago, Sharon of Kindred Footprints bestowed me with the Kreativ Blogger Award, a meme which has been flying through the geneablogger community for the last few weeks. Thanks Sharon! The...
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I had a conversation with my dad on Friday about his ancestors who fought in the Civil War. I thought it would fun and interesting to put together a list, with a summary of each person’s military...
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52 Weeks to Better Genealogy – Google Maps
This week’s challenge from Amy at WeTree is to play with Google Maps, a “a helpful tool for determining the locations of addresses in your family history.” My genealogy software uses Google Maps to...
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Surname Saturday: Murder, Mayhem, and Bigamy
Butler, my paternal grandmother’s line, presents research challenges, but when you find the people, they’re interesting! James Benjamin BUTLER (1880 – 1944) is my paternal grandmother’s father. He was...
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Tombstone Tuesday: Monteville Roberts
My great-great-great-grandfather, Monteville Roberts, was born April 27, 1827 in McMinn County, Tennessee, the son of John Roberts and Rebecca (possibly Sammons). He is found in Bradley County,...
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Twice Told Tuesday: Death of B. B. Hemphill
On the 13th of October 1909, Mr. B. B. Hemphill, one of the oldest and best citizens, departed this life at the ripe old age of 88 years, 8 months, and 3 days. He was born in McDowell county, North...
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Confederate Voices: Book Review
My local library received a new book this week: Confederate Voices by Debbie Stephenson Moore. It’s not a book about the Civil War or the Confederacy, but rather is a collection of biographies,...
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