Marvin C. Allmond Honored at Home Town Church
My uncle did a lot of good in this world while he was here and he hardly ever talked about it. Last Sunday, the family church honored him. I didn’t post about him when he passed away 2 years ago because his immediate family didn’t want it on social media. But I would not be where I am today if not for him. He helped … Continue reading Marvin C. Allmond Honored at Home Town Church
Prostitutes, Bar Keepers, A Musician, and A Fisherman
Looking for people who may or may not be related to me in the 1870 Census, I stumbled upon this. I saw one woman listed as a prostitute and then turned to the page before to be nosey. I have never seen this up until this point. I find it fascinating to be honest. You have prostitutes, barkeepers, a musician and a fisherman in these … Continue reading Prostitutes, Bar Keepers, A Musician, and A Fisherman
Africa Allmond
Africa Allman/Allmand/Allmond/Ives When I’m searching a genealogy database, normally the first thing I do is search for Allmond. Last year I found this pension card for Africa Ives also known as Africa Allman. I found it on FamilySearch but this one from Ancestry looks better. I think what stood out most was that his name was Africa. I was going through my genealogy OneNote notebook … Continue reading Africa Allmond
Memory Lane
From December 2015: My uncle gave my grandma a photo of herself as a teenager (taken 70 years ago!). She said it had to be one of her granddaughters. She was in disbelief for a good while. Her: How do you know its me?Uncle: Because you wrote your full name on the back.Her: How do you know I wrote it?Uncle: Your handwriting is the same. She starts flipping the … Continue reading Memory Lane
Remembering My Enslaved Ancestors
For #Juneteenth2021 I posted the names of my enslaved ancestors ALL DAY. I did one name per tweet for impact. With the exception of my 2nd great-grandfather’s 4 siblings, these are all my direct ancestors and that’s just the tip of the iceberg. There are so many that I don’t know yet. Continue reading Remembering My Enslaved Ancestors
Articles My Mama Saved
When I was home, I got these from my mama. They are pretty discolored and after I scanned them and started playing with the color I saw that someone wrote “Grandmama” and “Granddady” above them on the first article. I don’t know if I did that. I probably did. Oops. Both articles appeared in the Suffolk News-Herald. I don’t know the date for the first … Continue reading Articles My Mama Saved
Time stood still …
Time stood still for a moment when I found this. I’ve known about it all my life and didn’t know it was documented. I found this in the Virginia Pilot dated 03/04/1966. The town newspapers make no mention of this that I’ve seen. The whole tone of this seems patronizing. Continue reading Time stood still …
The Schoolhouse Museum
The Smithfield Schoolhouse Museum was built in 1932 as an addition to the Christian Home School, circa 1924, a historic Rosenwald School. The Christian Home School was originally on two acres of land in the Chuckatuck area in the eastern part of Isle of Wight County, Virginia. In the 1920’s, Julius Rosenwald, a former Sears, Roebuck and Company president, contributed $4.3 million to build more than 5,000 … Continue reading The Schoolhouse Museum
Memorial Day #latepost
I visited grandparents, great grandparents, great great grandparents and other ancestors in Isle of Wight and Southampton Counties. Continue reading Memorial Day #latepost
Madam C.J. Walker Teaching the Art of Hair Growing
Even if I wasn’t doing genealogical research, I would love looking at old newspapers. I found this on a page with something else. It’s from the Black newspaper, The Southern Indicator, February 15, 1913, out of Columbia, South Carolina. I found this on the Library of Congress’ Chronicling America site. Continue reading Madam C.J. Walker Teaching the Art of Hair Growing
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