Click to Enlarge Haywood County High SchoolClass of ’39 Source: Vicky Morrow Hutchings This great photo of the Haywood County High School Class of 1939 was posted on the Haywood County Genealogy Facebook page managed by volunteers from the Genealogy
Sarah Booth Brantley, From Civil War Widow to Living in Tomato
Click to Enlarge Sarah Brantley’s signature on Civil War pension application in 1865 For a long time I’ve been curious about Daniel E. Brantley, the brother of my third great-grandfather, Henry Day Brantley. Many members of their family fought in
Photos from 1960s Suburbia in an Old Red Wallet
I was looking through boxes of old photos at my parent’s house during the holidays and came across this old red wallet crammed full of small Polaroids taken in the 1960s. They feature my family at home, at work, with
Finding Castellaws and Cobbs at the National Archives
Pennsylvania Ave. Entrance to the National Archives Since moving to Washington, D.C., a research trip to the National Archives has been at the top of my list of things I wanted to do. A recent Saturday morning with nothing planned
Checking Out Robert E. Lee’s View of Washington, D.C.
Visiting Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial in Arlington, VA Earlier this year, I picked up a copy of “Robert E. Lee, a Life” by humorist, Roy Blount, Jr. While it looks like a great book, so far I’ve
An Outlaw Family Bible and a Lesson on Mormonism
Click to Enlarge I was recently given the opportunity to check out a family Bible that had belonged to my fourth great grandparents, George and Luday Perry Outlaw. In case you are researching Outlaw Family Genealogy and landed on this
Auntie Mame: Memphis Style
Click to Enlarge Source: Peggy Anderson top row, l to r: Nora Castellaw Hilburn, Jim and Jennie Castellaw Jacocksbottom row: Nora’s daughter, Edith Hilburn Beloate, and her children Nora and James Howard Beloate 1940, Baton Rouge, LA In June, I
The Patterson Family, a Town Named Finger and Puford Pusser All in One Post
I finally finished and posted the first pass at research for the Patterson family line in my genealogy. This completed my goal of getting the families of all 16 of my second great grandparents researched and online! I have Patterson
Video and Photos from Salem Cemetery and Battlefield Visit
Click to Enlarge Gate to the Old Salem Cemetery in Jackson, TN A few months ago, I ran across this Web site about the Salem Cemetery and Battleground so, when my family and I were headed east on I-240, we
Cotton Junction: Teapots to Sweet Spots, Ulysses S. Grant, Providence House and a Discovered Song Book
Click to Enlarge Me with Mr. and Mrs. Ulysses S. Grant at Providence House (He really does look a lot like Grant. Check this out.) This week, I had the pleasure of attending the launch of the “Cotton Junction Trail,”