Those Places Thursday: Following in Grandma’s Footsteps
My maternal grandmother grew up in Eastern Tennessee in the 1920's and 30's. Great-grandmother Candes holding my grandmother Artie Ann (scanned from a tintype) This weekend I am walking in her footsteps. I am in the Cumberland Gap, Tennessee area for the 2013...
Tech Tuesday: RootsTech 2013
This week I will be attending RootsTech 2013 in Salt Lake City, Utah. RootsTech is a conference that focuses on providing its attendees the latest technologies and techniques for genealogical research. Beginning Thursday morning till Saturday afternoon, the days are...
Tuesday’s Tip: BU Genealogical Research Program
Well it is official!! Today I received my certificate of completion from Boston University's Genealogical Research program. I am now officially a member of OL10, the tenth group of students to complete the online program in December 2012. There is also a resident...
Those Places Thursday: 1940s Harrisonburg
Corner of Newman Avenue and S Main Street, Harrisonburg, Virginia about 1940 (click on image for better view) This is an old photo of Harrisonburg, Virginia taken approximately in 1940 or 1941. On the next street corner up, on the left, is a large sign on the outside...
Wordless Wednesday: Snowy Mt. Solon
A snowy day in Mount Solon, Augusta County, Virginia. Photo taken about 1940.
Tech Tuesday: Happy New Year and Unlimited Cloud Storage
I want to wish everyone a very Happy New Year. I hope 2013 brings everyone closer to their genealogical goals! One of the most important goals on my list for 2013 is organization and data security. Paper files are not an issue for me. I never had many to begin with...
Happy Holidays!
My grandparent's first Christmas tree in 1947. (Yes, the tree stand is a wrapped suitcase!!) Wishing everyone a wonderful holiday and a Happy New Year!!
Happy Thanksgiving!
From my gang of turkeys to yours ... Happy Thanksgiving!!
Matrilineal Monday: Grandmothers
This is one of my favorite family photos. One of my cousins included the picture in a batch of old family photos she scanned. The picture is of my paternal great-grandmother, Mary Cantrell Morgan DeHaven, and my grandmother, Mildred Irene DeHaven Kline. My...
Wordless Wednesday: A Man and His Horse
This is a photograph of my maternal great grand uncle, Rosco Roy Hosaflook (b. Feb. 16, 1886, d. Sept. 9, 1945) and his horse Lox. This photo was probably taken around 1910, in Linville, Rockingham County, Virginia.