My great-great-grandfather Ezekiel Johnson collected a bounty for turning himself into the federal government in 1864. Actually, so did a lot of other folks earn such bounties. Zeke Johnson was held as a slave in Clay County, Missouri, fro the day he was born in 1847 until one day in May, 1864, when he was [...]
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Originally published September 14, 2008 Everyone, I expect, can agree on some of the books by the top authors in this field, and everyone can agree that every genealogist should have read them and have ready access to them. But I see genealogy as informed by many other disciplines and I think that genealogists need [...]
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Good evening, Mr and Mrs America, and all the ships at sea . . . ! 2:30 PM PDT–I’ve just arrived at the Burbank Airport Marriott and got a great gift bag at reception thanks to Thomas M and Denise L.! Very cool! I’m hooking up with The Genealogy Guys to record an interview for [...]
At this morning’s Mass in my parish, a petition during the Prayers of the Faithful was “for all fathers and all others who keep us safe and secure.” The second half seemed to constitute a de facto definition of “father.” This made sense to me as I thought about it. It echoed precisely words that [...]
We expect resolution by mid-afternoon Pacific Time!
Getting Caught Up I’m a couple of posts behind on the wrap up of my research on my brick wall. That’s because I got a little more obsessive than usual about this research; checking it over and over again to see if the conclusions I’ve come to are supportable. I have cast them as hypotheses [...]
“He is not here . . . He has risen!” Mark 16:6 As He rose from a tomb of stone, He allows us to rise from our hearts of stone.
I’m traveling to a conferencce through Wednesday p.m., so our next Paul Harvey story will appear on Friday. Since I am traveling, I’ll also be researching for my other blog, The Watchdog’s Travelog, advice and tips especially for the disabled traveller.
