Click to Enlarge Graves of Dr. William and Sarah Beanes My niece and her fiance are visiting us for the week so we decided to celebrate Independence Day with a family road trip to find the grave of Dr. William
I Got Another Ancestor for Christmas
The only thing that could almost top my friend and family-filled Tennessee Christmas this year was returning home to discover one of my relatives sent a photo of an ancestor I had not yet seen. Click to Enlarge With the
Update on the Gunter and Marbury Families
Click to Enlarge The Claiborne and Martha Gunter Family, Likely mid-1890s Being able to use social networks to connect with others researching the same family lines is such a significant part of my genealogy addiction, I have a hard time
A Closer Look at the Chas. H. Organ Docking Near Memphis
Click to Enlarge The Chas. H. Organ Landing at Mound CityCopyright Dec. 31, 1910, Library of Congress I was recently exploring the Library of Congress Digital Photography Collection and came across a great photo of a ferry landing in Mound
If Truman Capote and Diane Arbus threw a party in Haywood County, this is what it would look like
Click to Enlarge These incredibly strange photos were taken at my paternal grandparent’s house. They are unusual for several reasons. Obviously, a bunch of older adults dressed as…um…in strange costumes — and then posed like they’re at Studio 54 is
19th Century Self Branding
Look at me, look at me. Some might think that “selfies,” photos people take of themselves and then share online, are one of the first forms of using photography for self branding, however, I just learned that photography had been
More About Civil War Captain Francis J. Wood of Crockett County, Tenn.
In a blog post a few weeks ago, I mentioned Captain Francis J. Wood, the grandson of my 4th great-grandfather and my first cousin four times removed. Oddly enough, he showed up for me again this week when I received
1902 Train Death Explains Mysterious Sightings on Bells, Tenn. Railroad Tracks
When I was last in the Genealogy Room at the Elma Ross Library, I took a few minutes to look at some old microfilmed newspapers. An article I ran across, written in 1903, certainly explains all the mysterious sightings people
My Great-aunt Jo Williams, Walter Mondale, James K. Polk and Dancyville, Tenn.
Click to Enlarge My Dad and I in the Genealogy Room at the Brownsville Library The last time I was in Haywood County, Tenn., My dad and I stopped by the Genealogy Room at the Elma Ross Library. I was
A Little History of Crockett County from Frances Wood’s Bible
Photo: Otis Lundy Francis M. Wood’s Bible Last week, I posted the Fowler family photos I received from Jennie West, a mutual descendant of my 3rd great-grandfather, Lewis Fowler. This week, I get to share some photos of a Bible