Monthly Archives: May 2013
Kingsport: Up in Smoke
I cannot say enough about savvy citizens who are aware of the archives and, when they find a treasure, think to donate it to the archives. Yea, for them!
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Kingsport: Pin-up Girls
No, not THAT kind of pin-up girl! HistoryPin! It’s a great way to share archival photographs online while connecting people, buildings, and events to a time and place in history. The Archives of the City of Kingsport now has its … Continue reading
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Genealogy: To Protect and to Save
Mexboro, England. April 21, 1903. “Tuesday morning. A very nice day. Handed out 112 tracts today. Had one gospel conversion. Have been very busy this afternoon. Writing now to my wife and children. Am feeling o.k. in the gospel.” —B.Y. … Continue reading
Genealogy: What not to do
When my maternal grandmother, Thelma Mansfield Armstrong Ebert (23 May 1910) died in 2001, I inherited her genealogical papers.
Kingsport: There’s an App for That!
Here is a little update about the FunFest activity we are preparing. Today, I stepped into a nearby supply closet where Kari–Archivist Intern became Kari–Intrepid Reporter. That is to say, I grabbed my camera, walked the Rediscover Kingsport: A Self-Guided Tour Through Time trail … Continue reading
Kingsport: Up in the Air
Last week I completed a rather large project. I scanned 156 glass plate negatives from the Kingsport Planning Commission Records (KMMC 41). I learned an important lesson from this experience. Unless you are a pilot who flew in the 60s … Continue reading
Kingsport: The Sink Hole
Last fall, as I was processing the last of the Spoden Collection (KCMC 516), which included maps and other over-sized materials, I noticed that on several maps of the old Boatyard district (1800-1840) a certain lot was often labeled “the … Continue reading
