February 26, 2020

I have a feeling I’m not the only one in my family who liked ephemera (fancy scraps of paper). Someone kept this note from the 1910’s (the date spot is “191_”, made for used between 1910-1919). Luster Roberts was born 1897 in rural Kentucky. I don’t know if these are his calculations, however this more than 100 year-old piece of scrap paper shows a picture of country life back when mail was delivered by horse and wagon.

Document is in the writer’s collection.

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Vanessa Wood is a genealogical researcher and writer specializing in American family history, with particular depth in Southern states, California, and families with roots in the United Kingdom. She is a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists (APG) and the National Genealogical Society (NGS), and holds a Certificate in Genealogical Research from Boston University. She is a First Prize winner of the 2026 Montana Family History Writing Contest and has 25+ published articles in journals including the National Genealogical Society Quarterly. Vanessa is the author of Pryor Wives: Stories of Family, Fortune, and Fiasco (2023), Board in Venice (2025), and The Kinship Papers, Vol. 1. Her books are available on Amazon.com. She can be contacted via email.

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