If you are a frequent reader of my blog, you might know that I’ve been researching missionary diaries for an article I’d like to write and that along the way to writing it, I am first presenting a paper on my initial findings to the Mormon History Association. The time has come. The conference is here! Continue reading
Kingsport: American Red Cross
One day UPS delivered a box to the Kingsport Archives. Inside that box was a dress form.
That dress form allowed us to unpack this uniform from the American Red Cross of Northeast Tennessee Collection, KCMC 247, and we couldn’t be happier. Continue reading
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Tagged American Red Cross, Brianne, exhibit, Finding Aid, Kingsport, scrapbooks, Women
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Kingsport: Press Clippings
From its founding in 1922 and for the next eighty years, the Kingsport Press was essential to the economic life of Kingsport, Tennessee.
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Tagged correspondence, ephemera, exhibit, Kingsport Press Strike, photograph
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Genealogy: On the Job
I’ve been working on documenting my mother’s paternal line, lately. What is so great about using FamilySearch is that the more sources you attach to an ancestor’s page and the more vital information you include, the more the system works to make connections between your ancestor and available digitized records. Continue reading
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Tagged Blanton, FamilySearch, genealogy, Hart, occupations, record hints, World War I
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Genealogy: Illustrated Diaries
Wouldn’t it be great if the diary of an ancestor you were reading was illustrated? If the diary had photographs, maps, documents, and drawings inside, you could almost imagine you were in another country or era right alongside him! Thanks to the research I have been doing for an upcoming presentation, I think I have found a way that you could do this for yourself! Continue reading
Kingsport: “E” is for Eastman
In this town, Eastman Chemical Company is affectionately known as The Big “E” or just “The Eastman.” The new archival exhibit at the Kingsport Public Library celebrates the history of Eastman’s ninety-five years in Kingsport, Tennessee. Continue reading
Genealogy: Obituaries
My grandmother did genealogy the old fashioned way: she wrote letters. Before the internet existed, she wrote to state archives and court houses. She corresponded with relatives and exchanged information. She was also a saver, and when she died in 2001, I inherited a collection of newspaper clippings and funeral programs (more than 25). This week I decided to scan all of it!
Great Uncle Kenneth was three siblings older than my grandma.
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Tagged digitized newspaper, genealogy, indexing, Mansfield, obituaries, research, Williams
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Field Trip: Rocky Mount
A historic treasure is located just 25 miles from my house and, even though I have visited it many times, I have never featured Rocky Mount State Historic Site on this blog. Today, I am going to correct that, especially since their Candlelight Christmas event is coming up this month!
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Tagged Archiventure, historic sites, museum, State of Franklin, Tennessee
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Kingsport: One Family at a Time
The Archives of the City of Kingsport does not have an acquisitions budget. All of the collections under its stewardship are the result of people donating their records to the archives. Think of it this way: the Archives records the history of Kingsport one family at a time. Continue reading
Genealogy: A Little Help
I love doing genealogy. I love my ancestors. But, from time to time, we can all use a little help. Today, I thought I’d share with you a few ways that help me find the inspiration to keep going when I’m feeling a little stuck. Continue reading
