Look at this wonderful colorized photo on the Shorpy website, from 1902: If you click on the photograph, you can zoom in on the details in this office. This is so striking, because all the photos I have of Emmett, and of his surroundings, including his office at the Cannon House […]
As I near the three year anniversary of when I ‘met’ Emmett Wilson, I realize that I’ve collected a lot of information about him. Hundreds of articles and images; dozens of books and related references about Emmett and his family and friends; dozens of interviews…I didn’t expect to find that […]
One of the hardest parts about research is not the research itself, but it is knowing who to ask about a source, and, what to ask for. Yesterday, I ‘met’ (online) the manager of the Jackson County (Florida) Genealogical Society group on Facebook. I introduced myself, vetted myself (i.e., mentioned […]
Here’s a thoughtful piece I read today, courtesy of The Writer’s Circle, about why negative feedback should be regarded as constructive criticism. Rejection is a part of any professional or creative undertaking. How we respond to it makes a difference in the lesson we learn from it — and all […]
The search for Cephas Love Wilson’s descendants continues. I had a brainstorm last week about how I might track down the descendants — or, at least where Cephas’ papers, books, and unfinished client work would have gone when he died in 1923: Find his will. So, I asked my friend, […]
One of the hardest lessons in life — and, about sobering up — is that we have to revisit the lessons often, remain teachable all our lives, in order for the learning to sink in. Rarely is life, or sobriety, a one-shot deal, like getting a polio vaccine. I wish […]
I’m thrilled to report that I’ve made a lot of progress in research contacts over the past month! It’s time to update the list: Maxwell Augustus Wilson (‘Max’) — eleven children. NEW: In contact with youngest daughter, and a granddaughter. Cephas Love Wilson (‘Cephas’) — two children; a son and […]
The quest for the Wilson family Bible continues. Earlier this month, I proposed that the Wilson family Bible probably wound up with Cephas Love Wilson, and, most likely handed down to the oldest child, Cephas Love Wilson, Jr. Because I’m certain it wasn’t passed on to Cephas’ second child, Kathleen […]
It has been the week of Ernest T. Bass students in my classes. I am channelling Helen Crump. Helen Help Me.
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 […]
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