Tag Archive for Shades of the Departed

Shades of the Departed Magazine Earns Kudos

December 5, 2009 Craig Uncategorized

Tamura Jones has given the Best Looking Magazine award to Shades of the Departed Magazine!  It’s part of his 2009 GeneaBlog Awards over at Modern Software Experience. He says the November debut issue “looks better than any other genealogy related magazine I’ve seen.”

I’m privilieged to be part of  footnoteMaven’s band of merry contributors at Shades the Magazine–and even so, I can’t wait for the holiday edition, which will be out tomorrow.   I’ve only seen my own article for this month and the way fM laid it out is spectacular! I’m so exicted about what the rest must look like!

Visit Modern Software Experience to see the other 2009 award winners (a list I completely agree with).  Then be at  Shades on Sunday, December 5, 2009, for a memorable Holiday Edition of  Shades of the Departed Magazine!

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Shades Web Magazine Debuts Today

November 6, 2009 Craig Uncategorized

For sometime now, footnoteMaven has been tantalizing her readers at Shades of the Departed with intrigue of “something” about to happen.  This morning, it happened.   Shades of the Departed magazine took its bow on the blogsphere stage.   It is a magnificent achievement and display all of fM’s creativity and tenacity.  It’s her greatest gift to the community ever.

I’m pleased to have been part of the supporting cast of great co-conspirators over the last several months.  When offered the opportunity last summer to participate, I said an immediate “Yes!”  I knew that fM’s colorful mind and outstanding work ethic would make this a success.

Don’t miss out on the fun!  Go right now to  http://www.shadesofthedeparted.com/2009/11/shades-of-departed-magazine.html !

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A Shades Weekend

September 28, 2009 Craig Uncategorized

If you missed the weekend columns over at Shades of the Departed, you missed some great stuff!

On Saturday, Donna Pointkouski struggled with the issue of not finding any photographs of her great-grandparents and flirted with some ideas about how she might get some–all, of course in Donna’s trademark style, helping us see The Humor of It.

My column on Sunday, Appealing Subjects, considered the not-so-hypothetical situation of getting some old photos from a grandparent only to find that another relation–Uncle Sam–might want them kept secret!   What to do?

These columns are part the Weekend with Shades series that has featured such writers as Jasia, Denise Olson, George Geder, Denise Levenick, Terry Thornton, Rebecca Fenning, and Sheri Fenley.  (Hope I didn’t miss anybody!)

Spend a weekend with Shades!

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Happy Blogoversary, footnoteMaven!

February 28, 2009 Craig Genealogy

It’s hard to believe that’s only been two years since the public debut of footnoteMaven, the proprietress of her pseudonymously eponymous blog as well as of Shades of the Departed.  In that short time, her publications have set the bar higher and higher for content and she has become by acclamation one of the respected leaders of the Geneablogosphere.  She has a nearly extrahuman capacity for imagination and wit, matched by an incredible capacity for work.   She is devoted to detail and style, as her moniker suggests.  And beyond that, she’s a right fine person of good disposition and compassion.

So here’s to you, footnoteMaven, for enriching our community; may you have many, many, more blogoversaries!

Publications of the footnoteMaven:

footnoteMaven

Shades of the Departed

Western Washington Graveyard Rabbit

Genealogy & Family History Alumni Website

Smile for the Camera

Nearby History – Writer Friends

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Smile for the Carnivals!

February 21, 2009 Craig Uncategorized

I’ve been remiss in not calling attention earlier in the week to two Carnivals I really enjoyed!  The 66th Edition of the Carnival of Genealogy is posted here at Creative Gene.  It’s the second annual IGene Awards where genea-bloggers showcase their best work of the prior year.    You’ll find some great stuff  there!

And footnoteMaven hosted the 10th Edition of Smile for the Camera–A Carnival of Images at Shades of  the Departed.  The topic is “Costume. “  As The Collector herself says:

It was the most wonderful fashion show I’ve ever attended. From the everyday costume to the oh so special occasion, they all attended the Carnival. You really have outdone yourselves. So sit back and enjoy, open the cover and browse the 10th Edition of Smile For The Camera’s album of costume! You’re going to love this one!It was the most wonderful fashion show I’ve ever attended. From the everyday costume to the oh so special occasion, they all attended the Carnival. You really have outdone yourselves. So sit back and enjoy, open the cover and browse the 10th Edition of Smile For The Camera’s album of costume! You’re going to love this one!

Calls for Submissions!
The topic for the next edition of the Carnival of Genealogy will be: “Nobody’s Fool” – who in your family was known to have the best common sense, the best sage advice and basically just “kept it together” all the time? Let’s hear about them! The next edition will be hosted by Thomas MacEntee at Destination: Austin Family.  The deadline for submissions is March 1.

Submit your blog article to the next edition of the Carnival of Genealogy using the  carnival submission form. Please use a descriptive phrase in the title of any articles you plan to submit and/or write a brief description/introduction to your articles in the “comment” box of the blogcarnival submission form. This will give readers an idea of what you’ve written about and hopefully interest them in clicking on your link. Thank you!

Past posts and future hosts can be found on the  blog carnival index page.

The word prompt for the 11th Edition of Smile For The Camera is Brothers & Sisters. Were they battling brothers, shy little sisters, or was it brother & sister against the world? Our ancestors often had only their siblings for company. Were they best friends or not? Show us that picture that you found with your family photographs or in your collection that shows your rendition of brothers & sisters. Bring them to the carnival and share. Admission is free with every photograph!

Your submission may include as many or as few words as you feel are necessary to describe your treasured photograph. Those words may be in the form of an expressive comment, a quote, a journal entry, a poem (your own or a favorite), a scrapbook page, or a heartfelt article. The choice is yours!
Deadline for submissions is midnight (Pacific Time), 10 March 2009.  Posted on 15 March 2009.
There are two options:

1. Send an email to the host, footnoteMaven. Include the title and permalink URL of the post you are submitting, your name, and the name of your blog. Put ‘Smile For The Camera’ clearly in the title of your email!

2. Use the handy submission form provided by Blog Carnival, or select the Bumper Sticker in the upper right hand corner.

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Coming This Sunday: Appealing Subjects

November 20, 2008 Craig Uncategorized

This Sunday at Shades of the Departed, a new weekend column called Appealing Subjects debuts.  And it’s written by me!

I’m honored to be one of the four Weekend with Shades columnists.  The others are Terry Thornton, George Geder, and Jasia.

In Appealing Subjects, we’ll explore the strange and wonderful relationship between photography and law. We’ll consider issues such as Photography and the Constitution, Crime by Camera, Photos as Punishment, and Photography Goes to War. Naturally, we’ll also stay updated on copyright, privacy, the right of publicity, and the status of orphan works. We’ll discuss whether photography is art or journalism and why it matters.

And we’ll dress it all up with appropriate photographs, vintage and modern.

I hope you’ll join at Appealing Subjects, coming this Sunday, November 23!

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