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Monday Madness no more! (or, “…another one bites the dust…”)

Monday, May 10, 2010

Several years ago when I first got interested in genealogy, my Dad’s 2 grandmothers spurred my imagination. I had always heard tales of his “Cherokee Gramma” and his “Jewish Gramma”. “Cherokee Gramma” was responsible for our Native American heritage, and my Dad, then my brothers and I are Jewish because of “Jewish Gramma”. Over the [...]

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Tombstone Tuesday: Tom Hearne Carr

Monday, April 12, 2010

Tom Hearne Son of J V & L L Carr Born Oct 17, 1885 Died May 20, 1894 Thou art gone little darling, sweet child of our love, From Earth’s fairy strand to bright mansions above. San Saba City Cemetery San Saba, San Saba, TX (courtesy Find A Grave) Tom Hearne Carr was my fraternal [...]

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Women’s History Month, Day 3: A namesake

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

There are 2 Ruth’s in my family, and I have been told that I was named after each, depending on who is telling the story! My great-grandmother on my Dad’s side was Ruth (Carroll) Carr (1890-1965). I don’t remember her at all, although I’m sure that I met her when I was a small child. [...]

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Daily Journal 29 Oct 2009: an online wiki

Thursday, October 29, 2009

Finished my grandmother’s file this evening, everything uploaded to my gallery. Renamed those images, more descriptive now. My library to-do list is getting pretty long. Before it gets completely out of control, I think I’ll visit the library next Thursday, my day off. Considering uploading my TiddlyWiki research notebook to my hosted site. I’ve been [...]

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Daily Journal 28 Oct 2009: Not in the mood

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Posted a photo of my grandfather for Wordless Wednesday Did some preliminary work on Mamie Inez Carr’s file- my grandmother. Uploaded her images to my ZenPhoto gallery. That’s about it, other than RSS feeds. Kinda tired tonight, not much in the mood for research. ©2006-2010 Ruth Stephens, Bluebonnet Country Genealogy. All rights reserved. 0 I [...]

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