Happy Holidays! There are two new projects that will launch very soon. Both focus on Pryor families in the US. A New Pryor Article The Winter 2023 issue of the Tennessee Genealogical Society’s Ansearchin’ News will include “The J. Prior in Nashville Penitentiary in 1860 Was Jonathan Pryor (born 1820-1830).” …
In remembrance of Pearl Harbor I’m posting about my great-uncle who served aboard the U.S.S. Arizona when it was a new ship during World War I. “A Merry Christmas and Happy New Year,” card from the U.S.S. Arizona, in the author’s collection, from grandmother’s photograph collection. James “Luster” Roberts was …
Figure 1: “Seasons Greetings Postcard” (front) Figure 2: “Seasons Greetings Postcard” (back) “Seasons Greetings Postcard,” front and back, addressed to Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Hess of Strasburg, Penn., in the author’s collection, received in 2011 from mother’s estate. The names are not found in the author’s family tree. It is …
The 1881 U.K. Census lists a man as chimney sweep and grinder. From having seen Mary Poppins and having my home’s chimney cleaned, I had a pretty clear image of a man with large brooms cleaning the soot out of chimneys. I was less clear about what a grinder’s occupation …
HAPPY HALLOWEEN! This photograph is of a dress up day at a New Canaan, Connecticut school. (CLICK ON IMAGE TO VIEW LARGER) It was likely taken more than a hundred years ago because it is from Clara Simon, born 1909 and a lifelong resident of New Canaan. We’ve had fun …
