Fool me once… fool me twice… fool me over and over again. That may be the new saying that could describe AI and genealogy. It may be fun to use AI to generate images, maybe even generate images of imaginary kin, but how do we avoid fooling unsuspecting website visitors? …
Pryor Wives: Stories of Family, Fortune, and Fiasco Pryor Wives is unlike most genealogy books. It does not focus on one family—instead the author looks at women who married into several Pryor families who shared a common surname, but probably did not share blood or share a family tree. The …
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 …
