Excellent sources and experts consulted thus far in the research.
Good news in the world of Emmett Wilson research, namely: A new computer! My old MacBook, bless its sluggish old hard drive, served me well for eight years; but, it was really slow (especially with handling all the images I’ve collected over the past two years for Emmett’s book). Also, […]
This is another interesting resource I stumbled across this afternoon, the historic photograph site, What Was There. How it works: You locate the historic photograph. The website then superimposes the old photo over a current photo. You can fade in and out (from the past to the present), to […]
You might like this…. Experts at the National Archives answer your questions during a free online genealogy seminar today (October 21) and Thursday (October 22). Sessions, which will be live-streamed, include how to find your family in the archives, ancestral migration routes and exploring bankruptcy records.
When I was in Pensacola, I had a list of places I wanted to visit, and as I put the list together, I realized I had a theme going — so, I decided to give it a name: The Death Tour. Apropos as we near Halloween. Stop one: 904 North […]
Yesterday afternoon, a friend I haven’t seen in awhile asked me about Emmett’s book. I told her, but then, I told her if she asked me again next week, my response would probably be a little different. This wasn’t the first time I’d been asked, but I’m noticing that when […]
Folks, I’m spending a few days decompressing from the road trip to Pensacola. I have to take a few days off from research and writing about our guy because, frankly, I’m beat. It was a great trip, and I enjoyed it, but it was intense and compressed. I can’t get […]
Right now, I’m in Chipley, Florida, staying with my excellent and gracious friend Pam and her family, in a historic old home where Emmett and his family members had certainly visited from time to time. There’s a photo of Emmett’s father, Dr. Wilson, posed in front of this house in […]
I’ve been in Pensacola since Sunday night, and it has been nonstop research heaven. It has been a great trip so far; I’ve found a lot of new information, made new friends, and I feel a lot more confident about how this project is coming along. When you work alone […]
In addition to paying a visit to Emmett, I expect to do a lot of skulking about cemeteries on this trip down to Pensacola with friends. I came across a great source on gravestone symbolism, located here. Also, there’s an excellent source, Atlas Obscura, here, and below: When I was […]
This weekend, I’m working on a small part of the second chapter of Emmett’s story, taking place in December, 1899. Emmett is coming home from college (West Florida Seminary) for Christmas. I want to describe what the town looked like when he hopped off the L&N train at the Chipley […]
Tell my story. 