Genealogy Inheritance: Clotile’s Story 1 Dec 20198 Jul 2021 Home Movie There's a home movie from 1964 which begins with Christmas scenes of children playing with toys in grainy but vivid color. Without warning, at about the ten-second mark,…
Genealogy… Why I Don’t Respect the Confederate Legacy 8 Mar 201825 Jul 2021 Preface I love the South. I also hate the South. I am descended from at least thirteen ancestors who fought for the Confederacy during the American Civil War. Many Americans…
Genealogy The Murder of Joseph H. James: Part II 3 Feb 20188 Jul 2021 When I was in the gym the other morning I saw a commercial for Ancestry.com. Fancy graphics and promises of using your DNA to discover, in the case of the…
Genealogy The Murder of Joseph H. James: Part I 1 Feb 201826 Jul 2021 Well, it's time for another round of weird stories from my father's side of the family. My last name, like LeBron's, is James - though that's where the similarities end…
Genealogy… The Loves (?) of John Kiser 19 Jan 20188 Jul 2021 If you drink, then have a beer before or during this one. I'm going to do my best to focus this story even though, like any story, it involves a…
Genealogy The Tragedy of the Edwards Children 6 Jan 201826 Jul 2021 Since I was ten years old I've been fascinated by genealogy (the study of family history). The early days of the Internet coincided with my adolescence and I spent many…