On my recent genealogy road trip we crossed the Mississippi at Cairo, Illinois and we visited the gravesite of a Frances (Hooe) Pryor, a wife featured in my book Pryor Wives. The Confluence of the Ohio and the Mississippi River We drove around areas in Illinois, Kentucky, and Tennessee that …
Before you think I’m accusing you of stealing from eBay, I want to make it clear that I’m asking questions to spur consideration and discussion. Are you a thief? Are you a thief if you “lift” listing photos from an eBay? Say the listing photo shows a photograph of a …
I was at Lakeview Cemetery to find and photograph a grave. It was a successful trip. I spotted these unusual markers. I think they are interesting because they are so literal–Teeter and Fox. Vanessa Wood, photographs of Teeter and Fox markers at Lakeview Cemetery, New Canaan, Conn., 27 February 2024 …
New York City native Dr. James McCune Smith (1813-1865) was a noted black activist, abolitionist and the first black physician to hold a medical degree in the United States. While Smith was active in his community, he was also making smart real estate deals. For example, he purchased in 1865 …
On one of my recent cemetery adventures I spotted a symbol I haven’t seen on too many markers. It was the lily of the valley. I’ve always like the slightly old-fashioned scent of the flower, but I wondered what meaning it held. Did someone mistake the lily of the valley …
