Showing posts with label Virginia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Virginia. Show all posts
Sunday, July 17, 2016

Sunday Search: Virginia Versus New Jersey

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While searching through the pages and pages of Revolutionary War documents I happened to stumble across a very familiar name, Jacob Duf...
Sunday, July 3, 2016

Sunday Search: Tracing Back To Yorktown

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My Sons of the American Revolution application begins with a very concise statement which reads: “I hereby apply for membership in ...
Sunday, June 26, 2016

Sunday Search: Membership Approved!

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On June 17 th my family, being descendants of Private John Redcross who served in the Amherst County Militia, was officially approved ...
Sunday, June 5, 2016

Sunday Search: Other Genealogy Groups

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More piles of paperwork like this one should be expected...   While I should hear back soon, I am still waiting to hear back from the S...
Thursday, June 2, 2016

Less Than Some, More Than Others

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Having paid closer attention to the number of miles that I accumulate over the year, it is a bit staggering to think about all of the d...
Sunday, May 29, 2016

Sunday Search: Three Months In Norfolk

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In September 1814, as the first draft of the Star Spangle Banner was being drafted by Francis Scott Key in Baltimore Harbor, my 4 th g...
Sunday, May 1, 2016

Sunday Search: Confederate Service

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Following my records request that I filed with the National Archives a few weeks ago I decided to do a little more digging into the se...
Sunday, April 24, 2016

Sunday Search: Genealogy Shows Return!

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While many television shows are wrapping up for the season, there is another batch of programming that is just starting their new seaso...
Sunday, March 20, 2016

Sunday Search: Local Resources

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One of the first resources, beyond that of family members, pictures, and documents, which we all use when we begin our genealogical jou...
Monday, December 28, 2015

Mortgage Monday: Directions

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We have yet to find the roads like the ones we found exploring in Virginia.  Every time that my wife and I have moved it has taken us a...
Sunday, December 20, 2015

Sunday Search: A Second Marriage

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On June 21, 1892, my great great grandfather, Roy Teaford, married for the second time to Sally Bette Clapsaddle. Roy, who can also be ...
Sunday, November 29, 2015

Sunday Search: Land

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The photo above is the barn on the original homestead for the Teaford family on Kerr's Creek, Virginia.   Land is an important part...
Sunday, September 6, 2015

Sunday Search: Planning For 2020

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Five years seems a long way off but if it goes by as fast as the last half decade (and especially the last six months) it won’t be long...
Sunday, August 30, 2015

Sunday Search: Keeping In Touch

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It's never too early to start coloring in the family tree! After the reunion in July , I was determined to improve my communication...
Friday, August 28, 2015

Firearms Friday: Blame

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Once again , we end the week looking back on another cowardly tragedy committed by a clearly unstable individual. Unfortunately, it was...
Thursday, August 6, 2015

More Trips This Summer?

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It has been a busy summer which actually started in the spring. This year, in addition to the various day trips around the area, we hav...
Tuesday, July 28, 2015

TMI Tuesday: Attempt Number Two

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By the time Thursday rolled around last week we were finally getting our son back to his daily routine . It had taken some effort after...