So many signatures and so many places to look for Sherm... HARRY! There is something about Harry. I say he refuses to be found because he wants us to find all these other people first. Maybe ancestors know if we find the answer to a question that we will quit looking, and so Harry Hutton … Continue reading ЯSK ~ R. Sherman-Kidd ~ Sherman Kidd ~ RSK ~Reginald K Winton ~ Who?
Family History
Surname Projects Missed The Point Of “Not” Matching ~ “1 in 10 is mistaken about father’s identity”
This story has gone around the Facebook DNA groups like wildfire: One in 10 'is mistaken about identity of father,' by Sarah Knapton from https://www.theage.com.au/world/europe/one-in-10-is-mistaken-about-identity-of-father-20190601-p51tgf.html?fbclid=IwAR1nGpQk8GNknr7du6sYr52_hqj38n3_cz69y_Q8pRhLbP89SfCoJSmaXCo It was 2004 when cousin Buddy first directed me to the trough of y-DNA-for-genealogy magic to read the results for the Lewis Surname y-DNA project. He and I both remarked … Continue reading Surname Projects Missed The Point Of “Not” Matching ~ “1 in 10 is mistaken about father’s identity”
Googleology ~ I Love Google! Google, Google, Google!
When the Google IPO was coming up, I walked into Citibank ready to buy. I met with the investments person and said I wanted in for the Google IPO and made my order - so I thought. Instead I faced an age old bias and the investments officer called my husband and suggested this might … Continue reading Googleology ~ I Love Google! Google, Google, Google!
A Straw Boater, A Seersucker Suit, Making Senses, Truth In Census ~ Don’t Y’all Just Luv Newspapers!
Wes Pruden passed this week and one must pause and remember the passing of any journalism dinosaur. I think he would have liked the moniker. I will leave it to the big shots to write his obituary and list all his professional accomplishments with praise and admiration - I will remember a chat. We wound … Continue reading A Straw Boater, A Seersucker Suit, Making Senses, Truth In Census ~ Don’t Y’all Just Luv Newspapers!
The Mystery Of The Ghost Girl
WARNING postmortem photo below. There are two possibilities now that I think about it more. I might have gotten this picture at Burke's Antiques out in Eastlake, maybe on 1st Avenue. Or, Web and I might have gotten the picture at Scottsboro, Alabama's First Monday, Trade Day. I am fairly sure I had the picture … Continue reading The Mystery Of The Ghost Girl
Cherie Lynn's Herstory 