Family
“If you cannot get rid of the family skeleton, you may as well make it dance.”
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The Stories We Want Told
Genealogy is about pinpointing our ancestor’s lines of decent, their place and time. Family History is about telling those ancestor’s stories, and our own. While I realize many family members do not share my passion for Genealogy, I know you do have a passion for...
Alvin B Cassity
Alvin B Cassity. Born 20 February 1826, Owensville, Bath, KY. Died 15 December 1909, Navidad, Jackson, TX.
Wordless Wednesday – Unidentified Photo #5
Featuring unidentified photos from our collection.
A Second Bradley Connection
Last week's post regarding our Bradley-Covington crossover point came down to one specific element - A Cousin Connection. In case you missed it you can read that entry here: "The Link That Locks The Lines" I'm in New York, the folks in this tree are almost entirely...
The Link That Locks The Lines
It is beyond cliché that we southerners are all related. My English teacher was a cousin. A couple of my best friends and a boyfriend were cousins. Heck, if you dig in the roots deep enough I think even my stepdaddy and I are cousins. That’s just what you get when you...
Wordless Wednesday – Unidentified Photo #4
Featuring unidentified photos in our collections Photograph of Unknown Shivers Kin, Shivers Family Photos; privately held R. A. Cathcart, Highland Mills, New York, 2011. This 3x4 photograph has no writing on the reverse to identify the individuals or timeframe....
Wordless Wednesday – Unidentified Photo #3
Featuring unidentified photos in our collections Photograph of Unknown Shivers Kin, Shivers Family Photos; privately held R. A. Cathcart, Highland Mills, New York, 2011. This 3.5×5.5 photograph is printed on postcard ready paper. No writing on the reverse to...
I Am A Bah Humbugian
Over the last many years I have become increasingly scroogie this time of year. It has all become so commercial. People buy gifts off a check list rather than be thoughtful or insightful. It’s a chore to decorate, a duty to shop, a pain to wrap. It’s expensive. You...
Wordless Wednesday – Unidentified Photo #2
Featuring unidentified photos in our collections. Photograph of Unknown Shivers Kin, Shivers Family Photos; privately held R. A. Cathcart, Highland Mills, New York, 2011. This 3.125x4.625 photograph has no writing on the reverse to identify the individuals or...
I’m Struggling
I’m struggling. I have so many story ideas for this site yet I cannot get them to paper. As I work to bring the Cassity/Shivers database up to the Genealogical Proof Standard I continue to review the evidence. This always leads me to ask new questions. And I am...
