Rev. Simmons of Rome, Ga., visited our school Monday morning and conducted devotional exercises, after which he gave a talk of encouragement. Jeff Wood entered school Monday, and is boarding at the Shields House. Blanche and Edna Hemphill are among the new students of this week. Flora Gordon, Effie Lee Brown, Minnie Barksdale, Stella Leonard […]
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 tall, with blue eyes and sandy hair. Like most people in the rural south, James was a farmer. He later became Sheriff of Murray County, a […]
A Place for All Their Faces
Aunt Thelma’s Potato Soup
Today’s Fearless Female prompt from The Accidental Genealogist is to: Share a favorite recipe from your mother or grandmother’s kitchen. Why is this dish your favorite? If you don’t have one that’s been passed down, describe a favorite holiday or other meal you shared with your family. I have a number of recipes that have […]
Family History Skills: Genealogical Basics
One of my To-Do items for March is to take the online “Family History Skills course” provided by the National Genealogical Society. This course is offered free to NGS members; NSG offers several other online courses for fees, so I wanted to take the free course first, to see if I like it. It’s a […]
March Genealogy To-Dos
I’m getting a better feel for what can be accomplished in a “normal” month, with only weekends and a few weeknights to do genealogy. The to-dos for March are: Write 8 blog posts Abstract (or update previously-done abstractions, if necessary) 8 census pages and update the citations. Index some names on FamilySearch Scan 5 photos […]
Genealogy To-Dos – February Wrap-Up
February turned out to be a good genealogy month. I thought I might get sidetracked from my original plans by playing in the Geneablogger Games, but I was able to combine many tasks and make them work for both the Games and my To-Do list. February Plan: Write 10 blog posts – This post makes […]
Winter 2010 Geneablogger Games – The Final Tally
Competition in the Winter 2010 Geneablogger Games is over. I accomplished much more than I had anticipated when I began. Here are my standings: 1. Go Back and Cite Your Sources – All competition is this category took place last week. Platinum Medal! 2. Back Up Your Data – did not compete. 3. Organize Your […]
Playing with Wordle
I spent a little time playing with Wordle this weekend, as part of the Winter 2010 Geneablogger Games. I’ve made surname visualizations before using Image Chef, so the process was familiar to me. Wordle has some different features, so I made several different word clouds. First, the standard surname visualization. I used the top 100 […]