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Acquisitions
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, […]
Happy Halloween!
In celebration of ghouls, goblins, and other scary stuff, here’s a few interesting tidbits from 100 years ago, Halloween 1915! First up, from MentalFloss, a list of the six best topical Halloween costumes of the day. The three big celebrities to emulate were: Harry Houdini, Charlie Chaplin, and… Theda Bara. […]
Being Frank
I came across this today. I wonder if this Frank Wilson is related to my Emmett Wilson. Emmett had several older brothers, mentioned in previous blog entries. One was named Francis Childria Wilson, Jr., after Emmett’s father. Frank Jr. died in 1943. Frank Jr. and his wife, May, only had […]
Caught in a Draft and Loving It
I don’t know anyone who can write a document without putting it through the rough draft process. I don’t know anyone who doesn’t write, minimally, two drafts before they call a document finished. Who are the people who can write a document, a chapter, a paper perfectly the first time, […]
What a Coal-Burning Fireplace Can Teach You
So, an update on Emmett’s story development. It is all going well. I’m still in the Part I – Exposition chapter, but it is coming along nicely. I’m working on the part where Emmett comes home for Christmas from West Florida Seminary. His life is about to change in a […]
What Was There
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 […]
Tracing Your Roots
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.
He just stopped coming around.
I found out a few days ago that someone I knew from my AA home group died of our common disease. We used to see him all the time at the club (what we call our regular meeting rooms at a local church) several times a week. He had many […]
Emmett’s Boyhood Home Gets Fresh(ened Up)
During my visit to Florida, I stopped by to see the folks who own Emmett’s boyhood home, on 6th Street in Chipley. They were gracious to let me walk around and take photos of the improvements. There used to be stairs to this entrance many years ago; it was once […]
Tell my story. 