I am happy to announce the publication of a new Pryor wife story. It did not make it into my book Pryor Wives, but it is a story too interesting not to be told. The June 2024 edition of the Cornwall Family History Society journal, contains “Elizabeth (Chegwidden) Pryor of …
DAR applications can be tricky when a patriot ancestor is associated with a “burned county.” What does that mean? It means that a spark from a wood-burning stove, glowing ash from a clerk’s clay pipe, a lightning strike, or in times of war a courthouse was set on fire. There …
In 1791 Nathaniel and Robert Pryor were apprentices in Jefferson County, Kentucky. Nathaniel Pryor was part of the Lewis and Clark expedition in 1803. In 1808 in Jefferson County, Jane Pryor married John B. Gilly. The Adam S. Pryor who was apprenticed in 1817 in New Orleans was Robert’s son …
I’ve been working on several longer projects to preserve the creative efforts in my family. Looing at art, music, and home sewing can add new perspective to our kin. I knew my grandmother used to quilt with her mother and sisters. With a bit of digging I’ve discovered just how …
I’ve been working on two genealogy projects involving Los Angeles, California. I was looking for a person but found a photograph of Main Street and near Temple Street in downtown Los Angeles (see Image 1). This area was completely redeveloped in the last century, so it is unrecognizable today. The …
