Excellent sources and experts consulted thus far in the research.
I found this an interesting overview of how the states voted in every presidential election from the Civil War to the present. Emmett cast his first vote for President in 1904. He went home from Stetson University specifically to cast his first vote. I know how he voted. He was […]
We interrupt the Emmett Wilson research & writing project for this incredible view. Click here, for the Washington, DC Bald Eagle Nest Cam. The female bald eagle, named “The First Lady” is sitting on eggs! Cross your fingers for a successful hatch! The camera is up and running 24-hours a […]
During the last research visit to Florida, I spent the day in Marianna, visiting Emmett’s old haunts; including: The Jackson County Courthouse, Cephas’ law office (now the law office of Elizabeth M. Simpson), St. Luke’s Episcopal Church and Cemetery. One place I’d hoped to see was Cephas Love Wilson’s home, […]
One of the challenges in doing research on an obscure person who lived 100 years ago, as did Emmett Wilson, is that the majority of their correspondence and records might not exist. Time can be tough on historic documents. For instance, colleagues at Stetson University Archives have told me that […]
Yesterday, I celebrated my quinquennial colonoscopy. Said procedure took place at high noon, after not eating any solid foods for almost 40 hours. The hardest part was the first 12 hours, in my view. I also almost tore into my kids’ lunches as I was making them yesterday morning (that […]
Guys, fantastic news! The New York Public Library released 180K historic images to a digital archive, and yes, instead of braving the frigging cold of 16 degrees (as it is outside right now), you and I can peruse in our pajamas! One very cool feature of the NYPL is this […]
Have you seen this? Yep, that’s a lawmaker getting ready to go nighty-night right there in the office. The NPR story, which can be found here, says it is a matter of circumstances for many of our elected officials: It is expensive to live in D.C., to plunk down an […]
Congratulations to colleagues at the University of West Florida: In the article, Garner said he happened upon the artifact site quite by accident: Driving along, he saw disturbed dirt at a construction site, in an area he’d long thought ‘might’ be the location of the Luna settlement. “Might.” He wasn’t […]
Here’s one of my latest acquisitions to the Emmett Wilson biographical research library: Surprisingly, it isn’t a dry tome, and it was a great deal! I ordered it from a book thrift store, and paid a grand total of $6, including shipping. What’s in here? Several interesting bios on Emmett’s […]
Here’s a great new resource shared by my dear husband: The University of California/Santa Barbara Cylinder Audio Archive. This is totally separate and unique from the Library of Congress’ National Jukebox! Another new repository of sound from Emmett’s day! What is interesting about this archive is that they are actively […]
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