I’ve meant to blog, and I’ve wanted to blog, but technology has not been my friend. For the past month I’ve been in the weeds of tech problems: the woes of website maintenance, Windows 10, and my wired internet connection. First, I set out to do website updates. I wanted them done before I updated to Windows 10. Alas, there…
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Sunday Afternoon in the Creek
This week’s prompt for 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks is Favorite Photo. The photo below always makes me smile because of the look on the boys’ faces. The smiling one on the left, Carlisle, was not known for being a cheerful person, yet he’s smiling with delight here. The one of the right, Chet, was a happier person but he…
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A Gruesome New Year’s Party
As you know, historical newspapers fascinate me. The article I’m sharing today was fascinating and jaw-dropping at the same time. It’s from the Greenville Daily News (Greenville, South Carolina), dated 7 January 1920. This execution took place on 2 January 1920 – 100 years ago today. From an article in the Chicago Tribune, I learned that Raffaelo Durrage was the…
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Treasured Vintage Christmas Post Cards
The post cards in this blog post are from the collection of Myrtle HILLARD BURROUGHS (1903-1977). She was my first cousin, twice removed – the first cousin of my grandmother, Goldie PRICE HEISER (1893-1919). First up is one is from Sallie PYLES PRICE (1862-1940) to Gertrude ‘Gertie’ PRICE HILLARD (1874-1953). This is one of the few things I have written…
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Joseph Cushing’s Brick Wall, part 2
When I closed out my first blog post about my brick wall 3rd GGF Joseph CUSHING this was my plan: <Next steps in this mystery… First, the only library in the country that holds the Frederick-Town Herald archives is the University of Delaware. I am pursuing a copy of the newspaper article about the name change. Perhaps that will give…
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Vintage Halloween Post Cards for Your Treat Today
The prompt this week for 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks is Trick or Treat. I am treating you with my small collection of vintage Halloween post cards. Where did they come from? These post cards belonged to my first cousin, twice removed Myrtle Virginia HILLARD BURROUGHS (5 July 1903-24 Sept 1977). Myrtle was the first cousin of my grandmother, Goldie…
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