Our Family History

I am late in posting this information, but Jasia has the latest edition of the Carnival of Genealogy — “Carnival of Genealogy, 42nd Edition” posted at her blog, Creative Gene. Thanks for including me, Jasia. Technorati Tags: carnival of genealogy, igene awards

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It looks like UrbanPosters.com shipped my order today, almost exactly three months after I ordered it.  I still have not received feedback regarding the lateness or the multiple e-mails, or the BBB complaint, and I suppose I don’t expect to now, as they will feel they fulfilled their end of the bargain.  I am not [...]

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Consider this post a public service announcement. Back in mid-August, I ordered two posters from the website poster outfitter UrbanPosters.com.  September came and went, and they had not arrived.  Furthermore, the company did not respond to numerous e-mails regarding my order.  I filed a complaint with the Better Business Bureau, but the company has yet [...]

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The Footnote Maven has created a really cool genealogy bloggers quilt. My square is second row, second from left, and it features the photo of my great-grandparents, Herman Cunningham and Annie Lola Jennings Cunningham that appears in my masthead. Go check it out! Technorati Tags: genealogy, blogging

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After over six years of sitting on a finished book without time to shop it to agents and publishers (aside from the odd submission here and there), I finally decided to publish my book with Lulu.com. A Question of Honor is a young adult novel set in medieval Wales and Scotland. Gwenllian has been accused [...]

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I have been tagged by two people to participate in this meme, but I have struggled with what I should say, and furthermore, who else I should tag.  I decided the best thing would be to participate, but not to tag anyone else, mainly because everyone I could think of has already done it and [...]

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My aunt Carolyn, one of the other genealogists in the family, is featured in Floyd County’s Hesperian-Beacon this week. She has been collecting nativities for 25 years and shared her collection with the Floyd County Museum. Click here to read about her collection.

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At this time of year, thoughts turn toward giving (and receiving) gifts. I have received so many gifts related to genealogy. First of all, I have made friendships with distant relatives. Of the three Christmas cards I’ve received so far this year, two are from distant cousins Chris Stofel and Helen Lowry. Helen sent me [...]

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In the movie Forrest Gump, Forrest sits next to his mother at her death bed. They have a conversation that is, on the surface, about Forrest’s destiny. Underneath, however, it is a conversation about what Forrest is going to do without his beloved mother. “I happen to believe you make your own destiny. You have [...]

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About a month ago, my Aunt Carolyn sent me some interesting photos.  I have previously posted a photo of my great-grandfather, Herman Cunningham, taken while he was serving in WWI.  He is posing with John Roy McCravey of Floydada, Texas in the photo.  I don’t know how the two knew each other, and I surmised [...]

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