Friday, April 10, 2015

Siblings Day

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Since today is Siblings Day , I am posting a picture of my brother and me. When this photo was taken, he was 5 years old and I was 7 years o...
Thursday, April 9, 2015

Thriller Thursday: Charles Buise Shoots His Wife and Her Lover, Then Commits Suicide

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On 25 January 1893, Charles Buise (the son of Margaret McGillivray , the "mystery woman" in the Winters family Bible) was respons...
Wednesday, April 8, 2015

Workday Wednesday: Scranton Coal

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In 1866, my 4th-great-grandfather Hugh Winters was a cartman. He drove a coal wagon for the Scranton Coal Co., located at Furman St., near ...
Tuesday, April 7, 2015

World Health Day

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April 7 is World Health Day . It is a global health awareness day which is celebrated on the anniversary of the founding of the World Health...
Monday, April 6, 2015

Amanuensis Monday: Joseph S. Tarkington's Southern Claims Commission Claim: Cross-Examination of Witness, Jack Smith

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Joseph S. Tarkington filed Louisiana claim #12265 with the Southern Claims Commission. One of the witnesses was Jack Smith, his former slave...
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Sunday, April 5, 2015

Easter 1955

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This photo of my aunt Gail, my grandmother Helen Martha Marie (Anderson) Gatlin , and my father was taken on Easter Sunday, 11 April 1955...
Saturday, April 4, 2015

52 Ancestors: Week 14 "Favorite Photo": Anna Gertrude Tarkington

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One of my favorite photos is the above picture of my great-grandmother Anna Gertrude Tarkington . This photo was probably taken in upstate...