PRYOR WIVES: Author’s Coupon for 4th of July
CELEBRATE THE 4TH WITH AMERICAN WOMEN… Read Pryor Wives! Use Author's $10 Coupon "PRYOR4JULY" at checkout (not available on Amazon)....
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New Article Published: A Pryor Wife’s Story
I am happy to announce the publication of a new Pryor wife story. It did not make it into my...
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DAR, Patriots, and Burned Counties: Matthew Pryor Jr. in Marion County, Tennessee
DAR applications can be tricky when a patriot ancestor is associated with a “burned county.” What does that mean? It...
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The Apprentice: Adam S. Pryor, born ca. 1805 in Bullitt Co., KY
In 1791 Nathaniel and Robert Pryor were apprentices in Jefferson County, Kentucky.Jefferson Co., Ky., court minutes, 3:40, Robert Pryor &...
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Preserving Ancestors’ Creativity: Grandpa’s Music
I've been working on several longer projects to preserve the creative efforts in my family. Looing at art, music, and...
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Signs of the Times: Photograph of Downtown Los Angeles
I've been working on two genealogy projects involving Los Angeles, California. I was looking for a person but found a...
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Vanessa Wood Discusses Pryor Wives On Journeys Into Genealogy Podcast
I enjoyed a fantastic experience chatting with Emma Cox of Journeys into Genealogy. For anyone interested in genealogy, Emma's podcast...
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Part Two: Who Wrote and Who Received The Two Postcards of Cathedral Rock, La Jolla, California?
A visit to Southern California was not considered complete without a sight of Cathedral Rock."Famous Landmark Destroyed," Cathedral Rock, The...
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Part One: Who Wrote and Who Received The Two Postcards of Cathedral Rock, La Jolla, California?
A visit to Southern California was not considered complete without a sight of Cathedral Rock."Famous Landmark Destroyed," Cathedral Rock, The...
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New Article: “Lost” Newspapers from 1798
Have you ever looked in a record or archive only to wonder "What the heck is that doing here?!" When...
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Fieldtrip to Lakeview Cemetery, New Canaan, CT
I was at Lakeview Cemetery to find and photograph a grave. It was a successful trip. I spotted these unusual...
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Cowboy Card Connects Cousins in Carbon County, Montana and Cuba, Illinois
On 22 January 1909 from Billings, Montana a writer identified only as E. A. M. sent a postcard to Mr....
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Cemetery F.A.N. Clubs: Start With Find A Grave Website
In my book Pryor Wives I used advice from Elizabeth Shown Mills's, a noted genealogist. She encourages the investigation of...
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Fraternal Organizations Tell Us More About Our Ancestors
I've run into fraternal organizations recently while working on early twentieth century genealogies. They were called lodges, societies, orders, leagues,...
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Old Fashioned Valentine Wishes (1911)
In 1911 this Valentine Day postcard was sent from Indianapolis, Indiana to Estella/Estelle (Roberts) in Public, Kentucky. Estelle (born 1888)...
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New Article: Who Was J. Prior?
The Winter issue of the Tennessee Genealogical Society's Ansearchin' News is ready for readers. It includes my article "The J....
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AI for Genealogy Starts and Ends with Full Disclosure in Citations
Fool me once... fool me twice... fool me over and over again. That may be the new saying that could...
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Surprise! It’s A Book. Pryor Wives Is Now Available
Pryor Wives: Stories of Family, Fortune, and Fiasco Pryor Wives is unlike most genealogy books. It does not focus on...
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Upcoming: Two New Pryor Projects
Happy Holidays! There are two new projects that will launch very soon. Both focus on Pryor families in the US....
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James Luster Roberts Served on the USS Arizona in World War I
In remembrance of Pearl Harbor I'm posting about my great-uncle who served aboard the U.S.S. Arizona when it was a...
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