Are you interested in writing about your family? The current issue of the Tennessee Genealogical Society’s Ansearchin’ News is all about writing family histories. I was one of three writers interviewed about our interest in genealogy and the paths we’ve taken in pursuing genealogical writing (It’s striking how much we …
Figure 1: “A Christmas Greeting Postcard” (front) Figure 2: “A Christmas Greeting Postcard” (reverse) “A Christmas Greeting Postcard,” front and back, addressed to Mrs. C.J. Chrysler of Big Pine, Cal. [Calif.], in the author’s collection, received in 2011 from mother’s estate. The names are not found in the author’s family …
It’s not a historical period I’m particularly interested in, but I was drawn into a listening to an account of King Charles II’s escape in the 1600s (see Video). An interesting phrase jarred me out of my lull. At minute 24:33 the narrator says “After around a fortnight…” To my …
Elizabeth (Talley) Pryor, wife of Allen L. Pryor was not included in my book Pryor Wives. I dug in to find out more about her Talley family and her Pryor household in Sumner County, Tennessee. My article about Elizabeth is in this month’s Tennessee Genealogical Society‘s Ansearchin’ News.
I submitted the transcription of a letter from Avery M. Keesee to his Austin L. Green. I first encountered Austin while working on the Pryors in Tennessee. He is connected by his marriage with Emily (Ligett) Pryor in 1850 in Roane County, Tennessee. The letter discusses politics, society, and family …
