tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55072097755095899442024-03-13T19:27:34.325-04:00Keeper of the RecordsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11857832952433617886noreply@blogger.comBlogger61125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507209775509589944.post-61130365091739261052011-04-14T11:08:00.000-04:002011-04-14T11:08:31.543-04:00Blogger Introduces Dynamic ViewDo you have a blog on Blogger? Well, they have just introduced “Dynamic Views”. Watch this:<br />
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To check this out, simply add <em>/view</em> to my URL. So, keeperoftherecords.blogspot.com will change to keeperoftherecords.blogspot.com/view. <br />
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I think this is pretty cool! There are other photo –rich blogs that I read where the thumbnails in the flipcard view will be awesome for searching! Kuddos to Blogger for a job well done. Now if they could just create a button somewhere instead of having to type /view in the address bar…<br />
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<i>©2010 Joanne Schleier - All Rights Reserved.</i>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11857832952433617886noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507209775509589944.post-26007662246772071652011-04-03T09:00:00.003-04:002011-04-03T09:00:03.322-04:00Victorian Hair Art: Part 3<div align="center">
Hopefully you’ve followed me around during my travels last summer when I discovered hair art which I wrote about in Part 1 and Part 2. </div>
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In Part 3, I’m home and learning more about what this is all really about.</div>
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<em>“Braided hair from family members surrounds the detailed history of the marriages and births within their family.”</em></div>
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There is quite a bit out there on the internet about Victorian Hair Art/Work. It seems that prior to the age of craft stores galore and photographs, there was not a large amount of supplies available for handiwork. That coupled with the sentimental value of a part of the human body that doesn’t rot, hair, means that people discovered a way to preserve a connection to one another by taking the hair and making into something tangible. Something of value that spoke to the human heart about one’s connection to another human being.</div>
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Hair wreath’s were made from one person’s hair or more more than one for variety and color variations. Some added beads. They are constructed using wire or braiding the hair and shaping it. Then they were most often mounted inside a shadow box lined with a fabric similar to that which lines coffins. Hair wreath’s were made from hair taken usually while someone was still living. Although there are some that were not and some from the living and the dead combined.</div>
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<em>“This shadow box with a picture of a girl in mourning is lined with material usually reserved for a coffin. The wreath apparently is made with hair from the girl and the girl's mother, who had died.”</em></div>
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Often times, hair was cut from a beloved after they died. It was a remnant of them as a living being. And it could be preserved. Remember too, that once photography was invented, people often took photos of the deceased in order to remember them. Seems strange to us now, in light of the fact that we can capture their image in photos, their movements in video and their voices in audio. But, what if none of this was possible? It’s was the closest you could be to someone no longer living, to have a strand of their hair. </div>
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<em>“This picture shows how hair was used as lockets.”</em></div>
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Then there is hair jewelry. Sometimes, young lovers were separated and a woman would braid her hair into a bracelet for her beloved to remember her with until her returned. More common was mourning jewelry. A child, so very young, would die and hair was made into mourning rings. Sometimes people would include it in their will that they wished to have jewelry made for certain people for mementos. George Washington ordered no less than 5 mourning rings made from his hair. Did you know that there are at least 3 extant samples of Thomas Jefferson’s hair? Taken off his head after he died? </div>
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Thomas Jefferson’s Hair</div>
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“Thomas Jefferson's hair cuttings were taken on Jefferson's deathbed as keepsakes by his only surviving daughter, Martha Jefferson Randolph, and other family members. Three samples came to the Library of Congress in clearly identified envelopes with the papers of Jefferson. Martha wrote on one envelope: "My dear father Thomas Jefferson." The hair samples are cuttings without follicles and therefore are useless for DNA studies. Only the Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation is known to have custody of additional cuttings of Jefferson's hair.” (Source: <a href="http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/jefferson/jefflife.html" target="_blank">Library of Congress</a> website)</div>
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There are still hair artist’s today. In fact, there is a <a href="http://www.hairworksociety.org/" target="_blank">Victorian Hairwork Society</a>… and they have “Hairball Conventions”! </div>
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Arlington Cemetery in Washington D.C. houses the <a href="http://www.arlingtoncemetery.us/museum.asp" target="_blank">Museum of Mourning Art</a> in a building modeled after Mount Vernon, George Washington’s home, “since it was Washington’s death that inspired American settlers to create and invest in mourning art.” (<a href="http://www.arlingtoncemetery.us/museum.asp" target="_blank">Museum of Mourning Art Website)</a>.</div>
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On YouTube I found a video, yes, I did, but I believe it’s the <em>ONLY</em> one on hair wreath’s.</div>
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There are even some hair wreaths on Ebay selling for $675-$895! There must be some serious collectors out there. </div>
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There’s also another museum exclusively with items made from hair – <a href="http://www.hairwork.com/leila/index.html" target="_blank">Leila’s Hair Museum</a> in Independence, Missouri. Her website says “There are 159 wreaths and over 2,000 pieces of jewelry containing, or made of, human hair dating before 1900. For $3.00, the public in invited to look at these locks at Leila's Hair Museum.”</div>
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You’ll be amazed at the images you see if you do a Google search and select “images”. </div>
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So, I hope that’s enough information for you about Victorian Hair Art! I will continue to be intrigued by this most interesting curiosity. It’s most intriguing isn’t it? </div>
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I just happen to have a trip planned for next week in which I was going to visit both Mount Vernon and Arlington Cemetery as a part of it! Now is that not just the most uncanny coincidence? Perhaps I’ll have to deviate from the plan just a bit to visit the Museum of Mourning Art. </div>
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And publish an update post, of course!</div>
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<i>©2010 Joanne Schleier - All Rights Reserved.</i>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11857832952433617886noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507209775509589944.post-82148215256398225362011-04-01T09:00:00.001-04:002011-04-01T09:00:13.998-04:00Victorian Hair Art: Part 2<div align="center">
My last post should have grabbed your attention if you were not familiar with hair art. It’s also known as hair work. <br />
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I got my first introduction to this in June of 2009. Well, imagine my surprise when, just 2 days later and further into our summer trip, I saw some more! We had made our way to Des Moines, Iowa for a family wedding and our love of living history compelled us to visit <a href="http://www.lhf.org/index.html" target="_blank">Living History Farms</a> in Urbandale, Iowa about 7 miles away. Here you can travel through 300 years of time.<br />
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But for me, as usual before any trip, first things first.<br />
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Yes, I really did have to go. And, yes, this is where I really went. <br />
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My daughter’s paternal grandmother only had an outhouse when I met her father, so this suburban girl had gotten used to it. <br />
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Except the smell as you can see. <br />
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I was quite the spectacle when I was in “training” to use Grandma’s outhouse. Very entertaining, I’m sure. Grandma always had a mason jar of soot from the fireplace and you're supposed to add a spoonful to the “hole” when you’re done to keep the smell down and the flies at bay. They didn’t use one here! <br />
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Actually, I don’t think it was that bad, I’m just such a drama queen!<br />
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Our first indoor tour was the 1900’s farm house. <br />
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So adorable – I could totally live in a house like this with it’s wooden floors, simple interior and white picket fence.<br />
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And <em>what is that</em> hanging on the wall in the parlor?<br />
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“NOOOOOO! You’re kidding me?”, I say… out loud. <br />
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Excuse the blurry picture, but this is what I ended up with.<br />
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You’ve got to be kidding me! I’ve never seen this <em><u>in my life</u></em> and now twice in one week? <br />
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Is this a divine message and I should be getting something here? <br />
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No, I’m not going to try to make hair art or start collecting it, if that’s the divine message!<br />
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Sure enough! It’s more HAIR ART! Only this one has MORE HAIR and many different colors of it too!<br />
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I’m still not sure what to make of this new discovery and once again my fellow tourists left me. I was trying to take more photos without glare (see me in the glass?).<br />
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Well, I still can’t believe it. But it was an affirmation for me to learn more about it, for sure. <br />
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Onward. Now here’s an 1875 upper-class Victorian home we went through. <br />
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Look what I find… AGAIN in the master bedroom!<br />
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What’s more is that this upper-class lady also has a chamber set. <br />
A brush, hair irons, doo-dad for hat pins…<br />
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AND WHAT’S THIS? Could it be a hair receiver?<br />
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That’s exactly what it is! One question answered! A real hair receiver!<br />
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I guess she would clean her brush and also pull her hand through her hair to grab the loose strands, I know I used to, and add it to her little dish. <br />
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And remember when you have hair like this:<br />
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It probably mostly fills the dish in one sitting.<br />
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Finally, we visited the general store. <br />
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Neat stuff! I would love some of this to decorate my 1970’s ranch house! HA!<br />
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And I’ll take that wood-stove please!<br />
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Mason jars, oil lamps, coffee grinders, tins – oh my! <br />
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I’ve had enough and I wanna go home {whine}! <br />
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Really, I just wanted to get back so I could get on the computer and learn more about this <strike>unmerciful hysteria</strike> mystery. <br />
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I’m not done yet. <br />
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Coming soon: Part 3.</div>
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<i>©2010 Joanne Schleier - All Rights Reserved.</i>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11857832952433617886noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507209775509589944.post-48625423724425567642011-03-30T09:00:00.003-04:002011-03-30T09:00:10.473-04:00Victorian Hair Art {yes, that’s right} : Part 1<div align="center">
I discovered something last summer. My first thought was “eeeew, that’s gross”. </div>
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That’s still kinda what I’m thinkin’. </div>
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While visiting Ottumwa Iowa where my parents-in-law met, their friend took my husband and me to their History Museum. Everything was as you’d expect, history of farming, occupations, the role of women, the development of the town, the train depot and fire department evolutions, a telephone operators switchboard which was cool to see among other things. </div>
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And then I saw this (click to view larger images):</div>
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Looks like art to me, possibly hand made…but what is the medium? </div>
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Oh wait… here are the details.</div>
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I will never be the same. </div>
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I’m a crafty person and have an appreciation for art, but this… this is too much. </div>
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I stood there staring at this nature inspired flower thingy – made from hair. Not horse hair or artificial hair.</div>
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<em>Real human hair!</em> It kinda grossed me out and intrigued me at the same time, in a Ripley’s-Believe-it-or-Not sort of way. </div>
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The guys had moved on in the museum, but I was fixated on this peculiar thing. It must have been so very time consuming. And the amount of hair! </div>
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Mine was long enough for something like this until Thanksgiving 2008 when I donated it to Locks of Love. It was <em>REALLY</em> long.</div>
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Or so I thought it was. Until I saw hers.</div>
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My hair was down to my waist and took about 3-4 years to grow it that long. My guess is Mrs. Buncutter NEVER cut her hair. </div>
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This was traditional. Women tied their hair up in a bun, as was the style, never wearing it down in public. I’m surprised when I see photos like this with hair cascading down. Undoubtedly, these photos are <strong>all about the hair</strong> when you see them. Until the early 20th century, one would never venture outside without a cap or hat. And washing hair was done once a week – even my grandmother didn’t wash hers everyday like I do. I digress.</div>
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My curiosity grew and I wondered… <strong>a lot</strong>. Why did they do this? How did they do it? What is a hair receiver and what does one look like? </div>
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Stay tuned for answers and more pictures in Part 2.</div>
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<i>©2010 Joanne Schleier - All Rights Reserved.</i>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11857832952433617886noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507209775509589944.post-12268164609699350822011-03-25T16:34:00.001-04:002011-03-26T10:31:24.185-04:00One Lovely Blog Award<div style="text-align: center;">
I've received this award for One Lovely Blog from Mary over at <a href="http://meandmyancestors.blogspot.com/">Me and My Ancestors</a>. This award was originally created by Sara at <a href="http://worksofartbysara.blogspot.com/2008/12/one-lovely-blog-award.html">Works of Art by Sara</a>.</div>
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It's such a good feeling to receive an award when sometimes I'm just wondering if people even read my blog or are interested in what I post! Thank you Mary! I think everyone also likes recognition for something they put their heart into, so in keeping with passing this on, I'd love to recognize some of the blogs I enjoy and recently started to follow. Please take a peak at these blogs if you're not familiar with them already.<br />
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Valerie at <a href="http://beginwithcraft.blogspot.com/">Begin with Craft</a></div>
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Scrappy Gen at <a href="http://scrappygenealogist.blogspot.com/">The Scrappy Genealogist</a><br />
Kathleen at <a href="http://www.moore-mays.org/blog/">The Misadventures of a Genealogist</a><br />
Tonia at <a href="http://www.toniasroots.net/">Tonia's Roots</a><br />
<a href="http://nolichuckyroots.blogspot.com/">Nolichucky Roots</a><br />
Michelle at <a href="http://turning-of-generations.blogspot.com/">The Turning of Generations</a><br />
and last but not least,<br />
Brandt at <a href="http://brandtgibson.blogspot.com/">Brandt's Rants</a><br />
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I will be posting comments on these blogs to inform them of their award!<br />
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<i>©2010 Joanne Schleier - All Rights Reserved.</i>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11857832952433617886noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507209775509589944.post-9957057398179215642011-03-23T08:00:00.003-04:002011-03-23T08:00:03.020-04:00Organizing with “Dear Myrtle”: February<div align="center">
Continuing to play catch-up with <a href="http://blog.dearmyrtle.com/p/organization.html" target="_blank">Dear Myrtle’s Organizing Checklists</a>, I am now working through February’s. Also, an update for January, today I bought 6 more binders and 10 more sets of tab dividers because I got a $10 coupon bringing my total investment for supplies to $250.46. Creating those binders will be added to the list of things to do.</div>
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Here’s the breakdown for February:</div>
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<strong><em><u>Decide on a genealogy management program</u></em></strong>: I already use <a href="http://www.legacyfamilytreestore.com/?Click=47105" target="_blank">Legacy Family Tree Software</a>.</div>
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<strong><em><u>Volunteer at FamilySearchIndexing.org</u></em></strong>: I’m registered to volunteer for this, but my genealogy volunteer efforts at present are towards my local society.</div>
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<strong><em><u>Check that surnames in binders A-F are in the database</u></em></strong>: Well, I had to modify this one a bit. I printed the family group sheets for the binders I’ve already made from my database, so I know they are all in there. Plus, I can’t work alphabetically as I said before, because not all the binders are made yet.</div>
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<strong><em><u>Make sure individuals mentioned in papers are cited in database:</u></em></strong> This is precisely what I’ll be working on for February’s list!</div>
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<b><i><u>Sort photos</u></i></b>: Already done.</div>
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<b><i><u>Rename digital photos</u></i></b>: A work in progress.</div>
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<b><i><u>Subscribe to blogs in Google Reader</u></i></b>: I should <i>unsubscribe </i>to some because I can never keep my list empty – always trying to play catch-up with this! I love my reader! </div>
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<b><i><u>Join a genealogy-related mailing list</u></i></b>: I have joined a couple and never have time to read the emails which frustrates me. I try to eliminate and self-created must-do’s so I don’t punish myself by feeling badly that I can’t get it done.</div>
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<b><i><u>Scanfest</u></i></b>: I use this time to scan. I am volunteering currently to digitize our societies quarterlies so we can add them to the member’s only section of our website.</div>
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These are the four containers in my office of sorted photos I started in my Archiving Project. They have been then and the process has been halted. Long story short. I order my archival supplies from Light Impressions Direct. I placed an order for more photo sleeves in October 2010. When I didn’t get them just before Christmas I called and they said they were back-ordered. I’ve called many times where there was no answer, a chronic busy signal and today’s call left me on hold for 6 minutes with no answer. I am so bummed! Grrrr! I may have to switch to another supplier, but I already have supplies from them from my first order and I really want it all to match! You know?</div>
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So, still playing catch-up…on to March! or march onward… or something like that.</div>
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I told you how I’m <a href="http://keeperoftherecords.blogspot.com/2011/02/changing-my-system-again.html" target="_blank">switching back to binders here</a>. I've decided it’s a good time to make this change for myself and had heard about <u><a href="http://blog.dearmyrtle.com/p/organization.html" target="_blank">Dear Myrtle’s Organizing Checklists</a></u> at about the same time, so why not play along? It’s not too late and you can certainly start now if you want to follow along. Just go to the link and begin!<br />
Here’s how I’m doing so far for January":<br />
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<li><strong><u><em>Back-up genealogy data:</em></u></strong> I already have a <a href="http://db.tt/t4OPY6Z" target="_blank">Dropbox</a> account, but I noticed this would not work for me. I use <a href="http://www.legacyfamilytreestore.com/?Click=47105" target="_blank">Legacy Family Tree software</a> and pointing my genealogy database file to Dropbox in the past caused “Error 91”. I contacted technical support and got this reply: </li>
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This resolved the problem for me and I’ve been doing it this way ever since. Especially because I share files between my desktop where I do data entry and my netbook. In addition, I only have 2GB of space on Dropbox and my photos and documents folders combined are already too big. This will not be a long-term solution unless I pay for more space, which I won’t do. I'm looking into a free work-around solution to using Dropbox and will keep you informed.<br />
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<li><strong><em><u>Clear off computer desk:</u></em></strong> This is an ongoing challenge for me the way my office is set-up, but I am finding solutions for the way I work. Consider this a work in progress. Btw, I did take before pictures all around my office. I had already begun a photo archiving project, so the part about sorting photos is handled. </li>
<li><strong><em><u>Check office supplies:</u></em></strong> Oh my, my, my! This one was a surprise because I had to buy new binders and extra-wide tab dividers a little at a time. I already had boxes of sheet protectors and a label-maker. I also splurged on a ream of lavender colored paper, cream colored paper for the Family Group Sheets and sticky-tabs . Total spent was $181.94 not including tax. </li>
<li><strong><em><u>Set up the computer desk the way you really want it:</u></em></strong> It’s already set up the way I want it. </li>
<li>“<strong><em><u>Golden Clipboard”:</u></em></strong> Isn’t necessary, I just <strike>impatiently yell for</strike> nicely call my husband to come rescue me!</li>
<li><strong><em><u>Make Surname binders:</u></em></strong> I’ve made some, and will purchase more as we progress through the next phases of entering data from the binders. Mine won’t be alphabetically entered, as I’ve created the binders for the names with the most information first. </li>
<li><strong><em><u>Create family group sheets for DIRECT LINE, COLLATERAL LINES, place all important docs in sheet protectors, file NOT PROVEN docs:</u> </em></strong>All done for the binders I’ve made. </li>
<li><strong><em><u>Prepare Scanner:</u></em></strong> Already had that set up. </li>
<li><strong><em><u>Attend Scanfest:</u></em></strong> I attended this once in the past and could not chat and focus on page numbers I was scanning in chronological order. I enjoyed the chat, but had to decide to do one or the other and not both to be most productive at scanning. </li>
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That has me caught up…to February!<br />
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This followed an index for the contents of the folders I kept on my computer and printed for the first folder you see in the bottom right corner of the photo: the Index File, incase my computer was not running.<br />
So, I’m switching back to binders after I emptied my office closet, including the rod for hanging clothes (this was a bedroom). I put in an el cheapo bookshelf and sized it just for binders. <br />
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This was before the transformation:</div>
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The new bookcase in - oh yes I forgot to mention, I had this brainy idea when I was home alone and being stubborn and impatient I hauled it up the stairs from the basement by myself!</div>
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And here it is today with several binders already made:</div>
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I,m very proud of my new surname binders which I'll talk about in detail in another post!</div>
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I have many more binders to make, but this is where I am right now. It’s been a lot of work! <br />
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Until next time,<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">The <a href="http://progenstudy.org/" target="_blank">ProGen study group</a> is helping me learn to write research plans, reports and analysis which I currently do in a notebook. Now, I am much better at these. Also, my papers, though organized, do not flow for me when in process and trying to analyze. I lose track of where a record is in the flow of: transcribe, make back-up copy, add to computer folder, print hardcopy for folder (or not as I was trying to “go digital”) and then having it all together when I wanted to analyze was a problem. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">I used to be a “binder” girl, but my current office has two full walls of built in bookshelves. They are only tall enough for BOOKS except for the top shelf which is near the 8’ ceiling! I’ve been waiting for the room redo, but I just can’t function in a messy office so I will wait no more!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">It’s back to binders!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">So, I found Dear Myrtle is at it again for 2011 with her <a href="http://blog.dearmyrtle.com/p/organization.html" target="_blank">Monthly Organizing Checklist’s</a>. I decided it couldn’t hurt to follow along someone who has already tested this specifically for genealogists…and she uses binders. I may modify some of it, because I’ve learned some of what works for me along the way. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">I know it’s February already, but I’ve almost caught up since I just began January’s checklist mid-month. Except for the binder assembly, which I plan to do piecemeal. There are too many surnames and I want to scrutinize what I have and make a few reports in preparation for my trip back to Virginia in April and the Virginia class I’ll be taking at IGHR, Stamford University, Alabama, in June. (Woot-woot! Yes, I got in and I am already planning my trip, since it’s my first time there.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">To say the least, I am very excited to be aiming towards what I know works for me. The hard part is knowing that it will take a lot of time to get it all how I want it. But I’m thrilled that I’m close to a solution. I also can look back at the reasons why I shifted from what “worked”. I was piling the binders onto the flat surfaces in my office until it drove my nuts. The solution was putting a pre-made bookcase into the closet. Concealed storage solution. Love that!</span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11857832952433617886noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507209775509589944.post-16439871335912772032011-01-27T09:00:00.003-05:002011-01-27T10:52:51.814-05:00Marietta Diner is an EVENT!<a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_4Zu2j6cOGoM/TUEgvSBxbEI/AAAAAAAAG2Q/53Uqf7X2e1Y/s1600-h/2011-01-26%5B14%5D.jpg"><img alt="2011-01-26" height="375" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_4Zu2j6cOGoM/TUEgwTgZ0yI/AAAAAAAAG2U/WxoE868HrnQ/2011-01-26_thumb%5B12%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="display: inline;" title="2011-01-26" width="640" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;"><strike>There is one reason why </strike>There is a whole case full of reasons why I go to Marietta Diner. If you ever go to or through Marietta, Georgia, then you have to come here! You will not leave hungry – I promise you! Celebrities have gone - as their autographed posters are one the wall when you go in. Like Miley Cyrus and Guy Fieri.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">Just plan on at a minimum of 10 minutes to brow</span><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">se the menu because it runs the gamut. I think that’s why they bring you the spinach in filo dough – to tide you over while you try to make a decision.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">I wasn’t too hungry tonight and, of course, <strike>you</strike> I have to have dessert. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">So, I started with my friends cup of soup which she didn’t want.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">Here’s my advice. Pick your dessert first. Go to the counters and “ooo” and “aah” and make a fool of yourself while you take pictures. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">You don’t understand. These cakes, pies, cookies and everything else are HUGE. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: x-large;">Big, fat, huge. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">Take a look. {Try not to drool all over your keyboard, k?}.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">Cakes, OH MY!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">And pies and cheesecake (and my buddy, Sarah, below) She goes for fruity and I go for chocolate. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">Fruit? Uh-uh. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">Decadent. Chocolate. People. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">And if you can’t get your face close enough to see if you really want that one or not… Never fear, they’ll pull it out of the case and show you the cut-away view.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">And don’t forget how big they are.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">So, I find the one I want. Chocolate, of course.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">Now that that’s done, where were we? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">Oh yes, the soup. Cream of broccoli. That’s my veggie for tonight. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">Then I ordered the patty melt and got so distracted by <strike>the size of</strike> Sarah’s steak that I forgot to take a picture of mine. Here’s hers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">Yes, I had a tape measure in my purse. (I make custom window treatments and it’s one of my shopping-for-fabric necessities). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">So, we whipped the tape measure out knowing the photos won’t show the true scale of the thing. That’s not centimeters. Nope – that’s a 14-inch plate with an 8-inch long steak on it! And, oh by the way, Sarah ate the whole thing because it was<strong> just that good</strong>… and got her dessert to go!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">And here’s the part I’ve been waiting for… Million Dollar Cake. Brownie on the bottom, cheesecake in the middle and chocolate mousse on the top! I think that’s decadent enough for me! Four inches tall too!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">YUMMY! (That was my thought <em>before the first bite</em>)!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">I forget what Sarah’s was called, but it was a whopping 6+ inches!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">DH was there too and that’s his thumb! He was full and tired – he got the Beef Burgundy and helped me with my piece of cake. I ate enough of it to be able to close the to-go box and we called it a night!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">So, come on over and visit Marietta Diner and bring your appetite!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">I’m here in Colonial Williamsburg because DH has a woodworkers conference he’s attending for the week. With all of the holiday planning and unplanned weather in GA, I did not do very well getting my research plan ready for our stay. Fortunately, we came to the same conference last year and I did have a plan then. Only I found that once I got home, my research notes from one book I studied were hard to interpret and I knew some of it was transcribed while other parts were abstracted… and I didn’t notate which was which. So, today, I spent 5 hours in the John D. Rockefeller library with that same book cleaning up my notes and adding more details from it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">But I’m happy now!</span><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;"><img alt="Open-mouthed smile" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-openmouthedsmile" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_4Zu2j6cOGoM/TTULDtjcNBI/AAAAAAAAG0I/E4v1DlOJXuY/wlEmoticon-openmouthedsmile%5B2%5D.png?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none;" /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">So, tonight I spent some time making a report from my database of all of the direct-line surnames from Colonial Virginia. It’s very basic, but I have other details with me so this is just for reference. Here’s what I came up with – a total of twenty.</span></div>
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<strong># of Greats:</strong></div>
</td> <td align="center" width="129"><strong>Surname:</strong></td> <td align="center" width="124"><strong>Given Name:</strong></td> <td align="center" width="396"><strong>Details:</strong></td> </tr>
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9th</div>
</td> <td valign="top" width="129">Banks</td> <td valign="top" width="124">Katherine</td> <td valign="top" width="396">d. 1686 Henrico Co.</td> </tr>
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</td> <td valign="top" width="129">Biggs</td> <td valign="top" width="124">Johanna</td> <td valign="top" width="396">1642-1693</td> </tr>
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9th</div>
</td> <td valign="top" width="129">Boddie</td> <td valign="top" width="124">William</td> <td valign="top" width="396">d. 1717 Isle of Wight Co.</td> </tr>
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9th</div>
</td> <td valign="top" width="129">Brown(e)</td> <td valign="top" width="124">John</td> <td valign="top" width="396">Isle of Wight Co.</td> </tr>
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8th</div>
</td> <td valign="top" width="129">Burton</td> <td valign="top" width="124">Ann</td> <td valign="top" width="396">d. 1746 Mulberry Island, Warwick Co.</td> </tr>
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9th</div>
</td> <td valign="top" width="129">Chambers</td> <td valign="top" width="124">William</td> <td valign="top" width="396">1630-1677 Surry Co.</td> </tr>
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</td> <td valign="top" width="129">Durant</td> <td valign="top" width="124">Elizabeth</td> <td valign="top" width="396">Widow of Richard Durant, m. Col. Thomas Pettus</td> </tr>
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6th</div>
</td> <td valign="top" width="129">Ford</td> <td valign="top" width="124">Christopher</td> <td valign="top" width="396">b. 1730 d. 1788 Amelia Co.</td> </tr>
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</td> <td valign="top" width="129">Hassell</td> <td valign="top" width="124">Edward </td> <td valign="top" width="396">m. 1675 Lower Norfolk</td> </tr>
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</td> <td valign="top" width="129">Haynes</td> <td valign="top" width="124">Christopher</td> <td valign="top" width="396">d. Mulberry Island, Warwick Co.</td> </tr>
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</td> <td valign="top" width="129">Humphrey</td> <td valign="top" width="124">John Sr.</td> <td valign="top" width="396">b. 1690 Surry Co. d. 1738 Brunswick Co.</td> </tr>
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8th</div>
</td> <td valign="top" width="129">King</td> <td valign="top" width="124">Dorothy</td> <td valign="top" width="396">b. 1675 VA d. Spotsylvania Co.</td> </tr>
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7th</div>
</td> <td valign="top" width="129">Lewis</td> <td valign="top" width="124">John Zachary</td> <td valign="top" width="396">b. 1702 Spotsylvania Co. d. 1765 Spotsylvania Co.</td> </tr>
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</td> <td valign="top" width="129">Maule</td> <td valign="top" width="124">Christian (female)</td> <td valign="top" width="396">1706 moved from Chowan Co. to NC</td> </tr>
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8th</div>
</td> <td valign="top" width="129">Overton</td> <td valign="top" width="124">William</td> <td valign="top" width="396">m. 1670 Yorktown</td> </tr>
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9th</div>
</td> <td valign="top" width="129">Prime</td> <td valign="top" width="124">Elizabeth</td> <td valign="top" width="396">b. 1648 Isle of Wight Co. d. 1714 Surry Co.</td> </tr>
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10th</div>
</td> <td valign="top" width="129">Ruffin</td> <td valign="top" width="124">William</td> <td valign="top" width="396">d. bef 1674 Isle of Wight Co.</td> </tr>
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7th</div>
</td> <td valign="top" width="129">Stuart</td> <td valign="top" width="124">Archibald</td> <td valign="top" width="396">d. 1761 Augusta Co.</td> </tr>
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</td> <td valign="top" width="129">Waller</td> <td valign="top" width="124">Col. John</td> <td valign="top" width="396">d. 1754 Newport, Spotsylvania Co.</td> </tr>
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</td> <td valign="top" width="129">Waters</td> <td valign="top" width="124">Elizabeth</td> <td valign="top" width="396">m. Yorktown</td> </tr>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">I do this every time I travel to a state for a visit to an archives or repository for research (usually in a spreadsheet). It keeps everything in perspective and gives me an overview of surnames from the area. Now, this is NOT my research plan, as those are very specific goals. Try adding this to your research plans and reports when you plan your next trip! It really helps me!</span><br />
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Yes, I am the corn Corn Lady. Or the Turkey Lady. I’m sure my neighbors have a name for me. <br />
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We have wild turkeys that have been coming through our neighborhood for about 5 years now. They are usually the gobblers (males), as the hens are more skiddish than the males. I do get the females on occasion but they are less likely to come near me. I have to drop the corn under the tree and then back-up from the area. With the boys, I can get right up close and be in their space. I call them “my boys” and I cluck at them the way they cluck at me! We have a good relationship and I love having them. Until last winter, they used to go away all season and I would watch out my kitchen window as I did dishes looking for “my boys” to come home. <br />
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One spring the grass had grown real tall and I noticed that around our tree the grass was waving around in spirals. It was the strangest sight. I went onto the deck for a closer look and then spotted the mama hen. Her chicks weren’t quite tall enough to stick out above the tallest blades of grass – there were eight of them moving around in circles never straying too far from their mother. And all the neighborhood must have heard me exclaim “I have BABIES!”<br />
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See, I believe I called them to me. That’s a long story. But they are my buddies, MY boys. They are here to teach me something. I collect their feathers in the spring, I give some of them names, I watch them strut during mating season and try oh so hard to catch them on film as any proud mama would do! I even caught the mating ritual on video. Now let ME tell YOU about the BIRDS and the bees!<br />
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Anyway, as the blizzard hit Atlanta last night I said a prayer for my boys. I knew they wouldn’t be roosting this night in the tallest of Georgia pines like they usually do. This morning I had a loner hunkered down under the feeding tree…waiting. He started calling for me, which they’ll do if I don’t see them and go out right away “where is she, I’m hungry already!”. I went out with my bucket of corn and he ran at me and clucked at me – and I clucked back saying “here I am and I’ve brought you food and I’m glad you’re OK”.<br />
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And I love you, my boy.<br />
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Elmer Fudd<br />
Transcribed by Joanne Schleier<br />
Too much genealogy transcribing makes a girl do strange things...<br />
(<em>No disrespect for the Pledge was intended in this post</em>)<br />
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<i>©2010 Joanne Schleier - All Rights Reserved.</i>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11857832952433617886noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507209775509589944.post-28519253314549865582010-12-21T23:09:00.004-05:002011-01-12T17:25:48.209-05:00Google Announces “Shared Spaces”<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Yes, my friends, Google has done it again and opened their beta version of Shared Spaces. So, when I heard about it I went to check it out to see what it can do to help with genealogy, of course!</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I have been using Google Wave to collaborate with a couple of cousins about our research together on common ancestral lines and I think the general consensus has been that it’s a MARVELOUS tool for doing just that! But Google announced in August that it would no longer be developing Wave as a stand-alone product, but that they would carry that technology to another product – Shared Spaces. It is still in Google Labs and not fully developed yet.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">If you have a Google, Twitter or Yahoo account, then you don’t need to sign up for this new service – you’re all ready to start a Shared Space. Once you start one, then you copy the link to share with friends, colleagues, or in our case, fellow researchers! There is even a real-time chat area to have discussions while you’re collaborating.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I could see how this would be a great tool for planning a trip – like for research or a conference. First you could create a Yes/No/Maybe gadget to determine who’s attending with you. Use the Travel With Me or Trippy gadget to plan it all out together. Add the AccuWeather.com gadget to tell you what the weather will be like while visiting your destination. There’s even a carpool gadget and people can pick their seats! SHOTGUN! Set up the Waffle gadget to create the itinerary. And finally the Remaining Time gadget to countdown to the big event!</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I’m still usin’ Google Wave! I only wish more people used it in conjunction with email <s>because it would be easier to add a contact to a Wave if I didn’t have to invite them first</s>! Please try Google Wave to collaborate with other genealogists! You won’t regret that you tried it and if you don’t like it you can come tell me so because I feel so strongly that if you're not using Wave to collaborate, you're missing out! </span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I have not used the new Shared Spaces because I just learned of it tonight, but I don’t think it will replace me makin’ Waves. Maybe I’ll go play cards there. Let me know if you try it and what you think about it too, k?</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span><br />
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<i>©2010 Joanne Schleier - All Rights Reserved.</i>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11857832952433617886noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507209775509589944.post-63055592236458215492010-12-20T12:24:00.000-05:002010-12-20T12:24:01.303-05:00Personal Genealogy Update – First One! <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: medium;">I have been so busy preparing for the holidays and have neglected my genealogy hobby. It’s hard to find the time to write a blog post, let alone work on the family tree! I decided to at least post about what I’m thinking genealogy-wise </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: medium;"><em>because just because I don’t have time to work on it, doesn’t mean I’m not thinkin’ about workin’ on it!</em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: medium;">I’ve been asked to speak at our Genealogical Society of Cobb County’s Beginner’s Course in February – 2 lectures, and the handouts for those are due on the 8th of January. I’ve had months to put them together, but there was always something pressing that needed to be done and, after all, I had plenty of time! So, now they’re due soon and the holidays are here. Conundrum! I’ve been working on them in my brain and have it all mapped out, so it shouldn’t take me long to plunk it onto a presentation format, get the handouts done and create the bibliographies. </span><span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: medium;">I will also be the president of said society beginning 2011 and have to create the agenda for the January 4th board meeting. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: medium;">I was given a poster-size blank pedigree chart from a fellow genealogist and last month got a copy made so I can keep one as my master. I plan to fill it all in with pencil so I can eyeball the 8 or so generations and see the gaps. This will help me to focus my research.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: medium;">In addition, I can hear the research that I did in North Carolina back in November screaming at me from my office <em>“come look at all of these wonderful photos of original land and probate records and add us to your database with transcriptions”!</em> I can hear you, you don’t have to scream. It’s fun to see relationships stated right there within a Will and be able to add folks to the tree!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: medium;">I also plan to do a research plan for my Virginia ancestors as my husband has another meeting in January in Colonial Williamsburg for a week and I plan to hit the John D. Rockefeller library running! Weeee!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: medium;">I have two chapters to read for the ProGen study group this month as well.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: medium;">I’ve prepared for the IGHR registration at Samford University. Printed all relevant materials and put them in a packet, wrote to a veteran and asked questions about courses and accommodations, marked my 1st, 2nd and 3rd choices for courses and put that January 18th registration date reminder on my calendar!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: medium;">I’ve mulled over the idea of pre-writing some posts in January for some of the carnival of genealogy ideas. Not having time during the year to write as frequently as I’d like is a common problem, but if I could carve out a chunk of time to write say 5 posts for one carnival and add them to the cue, maybe that will make for more frequent posts for my readers in January.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: medium;">I finally got a copy of my original DAR application back from my chapter. Somehow I never got my copy when I was installed, but I have it now. I need it to work on my supplemental applications. Last I checked, I have 11 or so more patriots and found a father and son during my NC trip to add in. WOW. I never even thought I would have ONE patriot! I am still trying to absorb the idea. As an adoptee, I had convinced myself I would never know my ancestors and now this! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: medium;">I did add a couple of pages to my blog. The “About Me” page and the “Surnames” page. Been meaning to do this for a long time. The assignments we’ve been given for ProGen has given me a lot of ideas for blog pages. Perhaps I’ll add a page for organizations and societies I belong to and another page for my Bookshelf. I haven’t decided yet. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: medium;">So, that’s what’s happening! See how busy I am working on genealogy even though I am not doing the fun part of my personal tree! Sheesh! I hope everyone is enjoying their holiday and keeping those screaming genealogy criers from your office quiet until you can play!</span><br />
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<em>Transcribed by Joanne Schleier</em><br />
State of No. Carolina <br />
Duplin County <br />
Know all men by these presents that we <b>Young Ryal</b> and <b>Frances Hill</b> both of the County aforesaid are held and firmly bound unto his Excellency <b>Richard Caswell</b> Esquire Governor of the Said State in the full and just Sum of five Hundred Pounds Currency of the said State to be Paid to the Said Governor or his [missing] in office to which payment Will and Truly be made to we bind our Selves Each of his own heirs Executors and administrators Fondly and Severally firmly by these presents Sealed with our Seals and Dated this 20th day of July- anno Dominic 1779. <br />
The Condition of the above Obligation is Such that whereas the said <b>Young Ryal</b> - above bounded hath the Day of the Date here of Made application for and obtained herein License of Marriage between him and the said <b>Young Ryal</b> and <b>Edee Blackman</b> of the [said County] (Singlewoman) and hath obtained [license], Know if it shall not happen at any time hereafter that there is any lawful Cause or Impediment to obstruct the said Marriage, Then the above obligation shall be Void and of no power other wise to stand and remains in full force Power and Virtue, <br />
Signed Sealed + Delivered in the Presence of <br />
<b> Wm Dixon</b>, C. C. <br />
<b> Young Ryal</b> {sealed} <br />
<b> Frances Hill</b> {sealed}<br />
<hr /><em>Source</em>: Duplin County, North Carolina, Probate Records, Marriage Bonds, Rhodes-Young, Box 5, For Young Ryal & Edee Blackman, 1779; State Library & Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh. Digital Photo of Original: Copyright 2010 Joanne Schleier. Photo taken with permission on November, 23, 2010.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11857832952433617886noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507209775509589944.post-51101289287412982942010-11-09T16:15:00.019-05:002011-03-05T11:57:42.718-05:00Have You Cleaned Out Your Shoebox on Ancestry.com?<div style="text-align: center;">
Be honest with yourself. When is that last time you logged in to your Ancestry.com account for the sole purpose of working on those records you’ve saved to your shoebox? </div>
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Your shoebox is a holding bin for those items you find, but don’t have the time at that moment to scrutinize or figure out where to put it. A nice touch, I think, because I use it A LOT. But, if you’re not self-disciplined enough to come back to them regularly for clean-up, you’ll find your shoebox may be overwhelming! Not to mention, you may be missing a key piece of information which could help you with your research. </div>
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Here’s a page from my shoebox:<br />
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Generally, these are not my direct-line ancestors or I would tackle them right away and not save them here for later because I like to stay on task and not be distracted by another find, though there are some exceptions. </div>
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Once in a while, I set aside time to go to my shoebox and work exclusively for a specific period of time. I usually set a timer for an hour, for example. Otherwise, it’s <em>never getting done</em>. After an hour, the timer goes off, and I can come back another day. But at least I’ve given an hours time to working on something that I would otherwise put off entirely because I don’t think about it! </div>
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Practice self-discipline to tackle those things that you don’t want to have to do – some people call it “eat your frog”. I keep a list of long term or ongoing projects like this called “Current Initiatives”, inspired by the book by Mark Forster called Do It Tomorrow and Other Secrets of Time Management<iframe align="left" frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=relatispeaki-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=0340909129&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="align: left; height: 245px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 5px; width: 131px;"></iframe>. I address these projects a little at a time knowing that I am making progress on all of them. That gives me the satisfaction of knowing that I am not neglecting them or forgetting to work on them at all. </div>
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Did you know you can also go here to find items you’ve downloaded or printed? Look at the image above at the tab behind the “saved records” tab. I really like this feature for going back to a history of what I was working on last.</div>
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So, have you worked on your shoebox items lately? How do remember to go back to it? Maybe this post was just the reminder you needed!</div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">This is a post I've been considering for a long time, as my Baskin ancestors were involved. Though not present at this massacre, they were a part of this community and recovering those lost. I decided to finally write this because I was recruited to act out a skit as part of the ghost tour at </span><a href="http://www.colonialtimes.us/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: medium;">The Living History Park</span></a><span style="font-size: medium;"> which my husband is involved in in North Augusta, South Carolina at their recent "Spirits of Hallowed Eve" event. It was to be set in the 18th century, 3 to 4 minutes long and repeated as many times as there were groups to come through. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">I wanted to portray someone relevant to the area of North Augusta. Also knowing that I had ancestors from the area, I thought I could tie the two together and make it personally of interest and challenging. See, the Baskin’s, Calhoun's, Picken’s and other families of Scots-Irish descent immigrated together and migrated throughout the colonies together until finally settling in the Long Canes Settlement. Almost a year ago I researched the massacre by traveling to different sites relevant to its history (I'll add those in a separate post or this will be waaaay too long!).</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">With but two days left to prepare, (yes, I procrastinated) and through my study of the massacre, I honed in on <b>Ann Calhoun Matthews</b> because her story would be intriguing portrayed in first person - and she actually lived to tell it. About three weeks prior I had gotten poison ivy, oak, or sumac on my forearm. The blisters were gone but what remained looked like a burn scar which would fit perfectly into my act. (I tried to take a picture of it myself in the mirror once we returned -for this post).</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Everything you're about to read is true - except for the part about her shoes. Ann was known to have "worn shoes made from the bark of the special tree" which I assume to be birch bark? I didn't have any so I borrowed some 18th-century moccasins made from deerskin and changed the wording a bit.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">As the group approaches led by lantern light, they hear the sound of a woman singing a Native American song just inside the tree line behind a fire. She stops when she sees the group and addresses them…</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><i>What are you doing here? You shouldn't be in these woods in the middle of the night? Oh... I suppose you're wondering the same thing about me, a woman all alone in these woods and where is my party? Perhaps I can explain myself by making my introduction. (</i>she curtsies<i>) I am Ann Matthews. (</i>still curtsying - eyes glancing upwards to read their faces<i>) Ann CALHOUN Matthews?... I can see from the expression on your faces that you are not aware of my story. I shall tell it, lest it be forgotten.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><i>This land we are now standing upon once belonged to the Cherokee Indians. When the white settlers came in they tried to claim it as their own. The years between 1759 and 1761 were known as the years of The Cherokee Wars. Not far from here lived the Scots-Irish in a place known as the Long Canes Settlement. </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><i>On February 1st, 1760, under the leadership of my uncle, Patrick Calhoun, many families joined together to seek refuge across the river in Augusta, Georgia where there was a larger white settlement and more provisions. We had 13 wagons and carts, 150 or so of us, mostly women and children were making our way when we got stuck in a boggy place. The 40 to 50 men left their wagons to free us from this place when all of a sudden 100 Cherokee Indians on horseback attacked. Panic ensued and women and children could be heard screaming and seen fleeing in all directions into the woods.The men where not at the ready, for their rifles where in the wagons. My older sister, Catherine, who was nine, was tomahawked in the back of the head almost immediately. Others were taken by the Indians, including my sister Mary and me. I was only five years old at the time.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Two days later Patrick Calhoun returned with some Rangers to seek those who had run off when he came upon a bloody field. Twenty-three women and children had been brutally murdered including his mother, my grandmother, and the matriarch of the Calhoun clan, Catherine Calhoun, who tried to flee for her life at age 76. He buried them all in a mass grave.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Twelve years later, Andrew Pickens negotiated the release of the captives from the Cherokee Indians. A group such as this (</i>pointing to the group<i>) was there to see the spectacle and retrieve loved ones they believed have been taken. Among them was my father, William Calhoun. I stood before him at age 17. But he did not recognize me, for I was an Indian maiden and could not speak English. Were it not for the burn scar (</i>shows them the “scar”<i>) he would not have known that I was his Ann. </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><i>It was on the same day, however, that he learned the fate of my little sister Mary. </i></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>For she was but two when we were taken into captivity and could not walk fast enough to keep up with her captors, so they scalped her and threw her little body into the Long Cane Creek.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><i>I was not so accepted upon my return to the Calhoun family, for I had cultivated the ways of the Natives, and they found me strange. I was taught to never show excitement or emotions</i></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>… among other things,</i></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><i> under threat of punishment. I was often seen before the sunrise fleeing into the woods and there spending the whole day into the night talking to the spirits of those we cannot see and hearing them glide from tree to tree. I was once observed eating lizards and frogs uncooked. I still cannot wear the shoes of the white men (</i>she lifts her skirt to show her shoes<i>) for I am most comfortable wearing the hides of the four-leggeds upon my feet.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><i>This land, the earth-people taught me, cannot be claimed by <b>any</b> <b>man</b>. We are here to keep and protect our Earth Mother. For we are merely borrowing her from our grandchildren.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Did you hear that? I do not think you should tarry long in these woods! Go now and be gone, for there are spirits who lurk about in the shadows! (She returns into the tree line and begins singing again).</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">The end!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">After looking at the Will of Young Royal (<a href="http://keeperoftherecords.blogspot.com/2010/10/will-of-young-royal-july-12-1818.html" target="_blank">Here</a> and <a href="http://keeperoftherecords.blogspot.com/2010/11/will-of-young-royal-another-page.html" target="_blank">updated here</a>), we continue with more documents within the folder of probate records. Here is one from the Supreme Court on February 15, 1894. The source information is on the image.</span><br />
<a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_4Zu2j6cOGoM/TM7lLgXJYLI/AAAAAAAAGrk/Zwt2vjmhEMY/s1600-h/2009%20Dec%2010_0101_edited-2%5B2%5D.jpg"><img alt="Young Royal 1894 - Doc RE: Carver" border="0" height="772" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_4Zu2j6cOGoM/TM7lMlmUcOI/AAAAAAAAGro/qcu270wJaa0/2009%20Dec%2010_0101_edited-2_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="Young Royal 1894 - Doc RE: Carver" width="596" /></a> <br />
<em><span style="font-size: small;">As Transcribed by Joanne Schleier</span></em><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span id="internal-source-marker_0.4340059341243472" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: garamond; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">North Carolina</span> <br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: garamond; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Sampson County</span> <br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: garamond; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">In Supreme Court</span> <br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: garamond; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">February 15, 1894</span> <br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: garamond; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Before the Clerk</span> <br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: garamond; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span> <br />
</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: garamond; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Alexander R. Carver</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: garamond; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> being duly sworn says: That there is now in file in the office of the Clerk of the Supreme Court the last will and Testament of </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: garamond; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Young Royal</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: garamond; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> made and executed on the 12th day of July A.D. 1818: That the subscribing and entrustees hereto are </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: garamond; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">H. Royal</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: garamond; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> and </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: garamond; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Robert Butler</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: garamond; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">: that the said </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: garamond; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Young Royal</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: garamond; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> the maker of said will and the said </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: garamond; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">H. Royal</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: garamond; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> and </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: garamond; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Robert Butler</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: garamond; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">, the said subscribing witnesses are all dead.: but he is not acquainted with the handwriting of the said </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: garamond; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Young Royal</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: garamond; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> and </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: garamond; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">H. Royal</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: garamond; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> and </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: garamond; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Robert Butler</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: garamond; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> and he is unable to prove the hand writing of the said </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: garamond; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Young Royal</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: garamond; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> maker and </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: garamond; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">H. Royal</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: garamond; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> and </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: garamond; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Robert Butler</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: garamond; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> witnesses.</span> <br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: garamond; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span> <br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: garamond; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">He therefore asks that said will be admitted to probate and magistration without proof.</span> <br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: garamond; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Subscribed herein and before me Feby 15, 1894</span> <br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: garamond; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">[Signature] </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: garamond; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">A. R. Carvey</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: garamond; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span> <br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: garamond; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">[Signature] </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: garamond; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">J. S. Bizzell</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: garamond; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> CSC</span> <br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: garamond; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">[END]</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Garamond;"> </span></span><br />
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<em></em>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11857832952433617886noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507209775509589944.post-45843649799037861702010-11-01T11:03:00.000-04:002010-11-01T11:03:48.101-04:00Will of Young Royal – Another Page<span style="font-family: gar; font-size: large;">In continuing to analyze photos that I’ve taken during a research trip, I wrote this post <a href="http://keeperoftherecords.blogspot.com/2010/10/will-of-young-royal-july-12-1818.html" target="_blank">Will of Young Royal: July 12, 1818 Sampson Co., NC</a>. However, I discovered another page, sort of… It is the <i>back cover</i> of his will. So, here is is for you. Source info is on the image.</span><br />
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<a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_4Zu2j6cOGoM/TM7WBPnIC8I/AAAAAAAAGrc/iXuoCFbgy0k/s1600-h/2009Dec10_0100_edited312.jpg"><img alt="Young Royal 1894" border="0" height="772" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_4Zu2j6cOGoM/TM7WCSwospI/AAAAAAAAGrg/LXbd-iRi7k4/2009Dec10_0100_edited3_thumb10.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="Young Royal 1894" width="709" /></a><br />
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<i>Copyright © 2010 Joanne Schleier</i>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11857832952433617886noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507209775509589944.post-22152310734249453262010-10-28T00:24:00.004-04:002010-10-28T00:37:12.662-04:00Updates… LOTS of Them!!!<i><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Forewarned: </b>Long Post Ahead...</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></i><img alt="REBOOT!" height="375" src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/33/58909454_ac5024afc3.jpg" width="500" /> <span style="font-size: medium;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">In continuing with updating my blog theme, I spent some time today looking at other improvements. I’ve changed all of my labels to cluster them together into categories by hyphenating them. I wish there was a way that Blogger would create a hierarchy for them. Then a reader could go to <u>Surnames</u> and then see all of the names under that. Instead, I changed them, one-at-a-time no less, to <u>Surname – Name</u>. I also thought this would help designate these names as such. For example, my <u>Royal</u> surname could be mistaken for <u>Royal</u> as in imperial or sovereign. I also did that for <u>Places</u> and eliminated counties and towns, keeping just the state.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Also, because the new theme is wider in the posts section, I went back and enlarged many of the pictures and fonts. That way, viewers may <i>not</i> have to click on them to see them large enough.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Then I started to go through old posts and see if there were any “dangling” items I said I would bring up in a later post and never addressed. Or updates to posts. Here goes…</span><br />
<ol><li><span style="font-size: medium;">In </span><a href="http://keeperoftherecords.blogspot.com/2010/01/2010-has-arrived.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: medium;">2010 Has Arrived!</span></a><span style="font-size: medium;"> I mention that I’d like to start a hand-written diary. Didn’t happen. Other priorities. My around-the-house improvements are in full swing! I am pulling things out of storage, clearing out, cleaning up and de-cluttering continuously and with fervor! {It helps that hubby and I became empty-nester’s in July… and no one has moved back home yet:-) I’m plugging away at that cross-stitch and, after attending a Sampler’s Guild meeting by <i>happenstance</i> (you know I believe <b><i>there are</i> <i>no accidents</i></b>) I picked up some tips, a better frame, and magnification clip-on glasses, which all help immensely. I go on to say that writing down my goals for that post helped to put it all in perspective. My latest </span><a href="http://progenstudy.org/" target="_blank" title="ProGen Study Group"><span style="font-size: medium;">ProGen</span></a><span style="font-size: medium;"> assignment was to write an education plan, in which I included some other goals and unfinished items “to-do list” style. Once again, I emphasize how that helped me keep my goals on the forefront of my mind and keep them there until they’re addressed. MAKE A LIST OF YOUR GOALS!!! In: life in general, related to your research, or anything else! It really does help. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: medium;">In </span><a href="http://keeperoftherecords.blogspot.com/2010/01/my-genealogical-superpower.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: medium;">My Genealogical Superpower</span></a><span style="font-size: medium;"> I talked about how I like to help others and teach. Since then, I have signed up to be a contributor at </span><a href="http://www.findagrave.com/" target="_blank" title="Find-A-Grave"><span style="font-size: medium;">Find-A-Grave</span></a><span style="font-size: medium;">, done look-ups for two people at the GA Archives for friends across the country on </span><a href="http://www.genealogywise.com/" target="_blank" title="GenealogyWise"><span style="font-size: medium;">GenealogyWise</span></a><span style="font-size: medium;"> and agreed to repeat my “Internet Tools for Genealogy” at my county society’s upcoming <i>Beginner’s Course 2011</i> in addition to another one about logging your research and citing sources (details have not been discussed further). </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: medium;">In the </span><a href="http://keeperoftherecords.blogspot.com/2010/01/land-records-for-female-ancestor.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: medium;">Land Records for Female Ancestor?</span></a><span style="font-size: medium;"> post I talked about how I’m cleaning up records in my Ancestry.com family tree to show actual records instead of text. I am STILL doing this as I work on any family line. <i>What a pain!</i> Can’t we get the Software people to work with Ancestry so that GedCom files can be <i><b>synchronized</b></i> instead of merely uploaded or downloaded? (I think Family Tree Maker does this, but I don’t use that one). Also, I’ve learned a whole lot more about researching land records since then and it makes me smile at my naiveté’ back then! ;-) </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: medium;">I have not worked on my pockets mentioned in </span><a href="http://keeperoftherecords.blogspot.com/2010/02/threads-of-time.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: medium;">Threads of Time</span></a><span style="font-size: medium;">. I put that away to focus on my unfinished cross-stitch project mentioned above. However, I did make a unembroidered pair of pockets for their practical use out of plain linen and an 18th century women’s wool cloak with the hood lined in silk. I finished a new polonaise style dress and coordinating petticoat. </span></li>
<li><a href="http://keeperoftherecords.blogspot.com/2010/02/more-of-tees-crewel.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: medium;">More of Tee's Crewel</span></a><span style="font-size: medium;">: I have continued to work on cleaning out my storage room and found yet another of Tee’s pieces of crewel work! But you’ll have to wait to see that in another post! I still need to hang it and take a photo. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: medium;">Keeping up with my goals, see </span><a href="http://keeperoftherecords.blogspot.com/2010/03/its-already-march-2010-can-you-believe.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: medium;">Progress for Goals in 2010</span></a><span style="font-size: medium;">, I am still archiving photos and VHS tapes at home – a long-term project. I’ve pulled another of my grandfather’s trophy’s from a yacht race and polished it (silver), I’ve printed a couple of retouched photos to frame, and decided I don’t like all the clocks together on one wall and plan to move them around the house into places where I’d like them better and separate from each other. </span></li>
<li><a href="http://keeperoftherecords.blogspot.com/2010/03/organizing-photos-manage-folders-on.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: medium;">Organizing Photos: Manage Folders on Your Computer</span></a><span style="font-size: medium;">: I finished making a new folder structure. However, I have many subfolders in my Dump_From_Camera folder that need to be named, tagged, edited and moved. <i>Will it ever end?</i> </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: medium;">From </span><a href="http://keeperoftherecords.blogspot.com/2010/08/fgs-conference-2010-recovering-back.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: medium;">FGS Conference 2010: Recovering Back Home</span></a><span style="font-size: medium;">: I still have not gone through my FGS materials. They are on my desk in one of my To-Do project pockets. Oh, and those same friends that “<i>hate me for winning all the time</i>” were at our genealogy meeting the other night when our speaker announced that she had 2 door prizes. Her lecture was on the Georgia Land Lotteries. She asked us to identify the date of a particular year’s land lottery when they started issuing grants (referring to her handout). I was the first to see the dates from July 22 to August <i>something</i>. Then the speaker clarified asking “what was the starting date?” “July 22nd”, someone else answered. We all thought the person with the answer would be the winner when she said, “Who has a birthday around July 22nd”? My hand went up… “July 28th”. Followed by someone else. Speaker asks “is is less than 6 days from the date”? “Nope”. I felt daggers in my back from my friends eyes and glanced over my shoulder to see them looking at me with “<i>that look</i>” and big smirks on their faces! They told me later that they “<i>were going to make me buy the chicken wings at dinner because of this</i>”! Geez, I can’t help when I was born!!!… and, <i>oh, by the way</i>, we all thought it was the <u><i>first to answer</i></u> who got the prize, not <i><u>a birthday thing</u></i>! Maybe I just should keep my mouth shut! HAHA! But I won a CD entitled “Georgia Colonial and Headright Plat Index, 1735-1866” by Mary H. Abbe published by the R.J. Taylor, Jr. Foundation and Georgia Archives in 2005. <i>I can use this</i> for my <b>McVicker/Royal/Brown</b> ancestors of <b>Henry and Dooly Counties, Georgia</b>! How exciting!!! </span></li>
</ol><div align="center"><span style="font-size: medium;">(They love to tease me, but they still love me too).</span></div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/321/735E24AFF57304E6B00E4862998DD5F3.png" style="-moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; border: 0pt none ! important;" /></a><br />
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<i>Copyright © 2010 Joanne Schleier</i><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Photo credit: called REBOOT! by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mark-magnusson/">http://www.flickr.com/photos/mark-magnusson/.</a></span><i> </i>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11857832952433617886noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507209775509589944.post-28830066828366144192010-10-20T18:41:00.003-04:002010-10-29T11:48:41.281-04:00Will of Young Royal: July 12, 1818 Sampson Co., NC<span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><b>Source: </b><br />
Sampson County, North Carolina, Probate Records <br />
Wills, 1778-1953 Rachels-Ryall <br />
Young Royal, 1894 (3 pages) <br />
State Library & Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh </span></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Photo taken with permission <br />
Digital photo of original: Copyright 2009 Joanne Schleier</span></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia;">As Transcribed by Joanne Schleier:</span></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>[Page 1] </i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_4Zu2j6cOGoM/TL9tARCB5_I/AAAAAAAAGqk/Zj3gisLNAUk/s1600-h/2009%20Dec%2010_0097_edited-1-copy_edited-1%5B17%5D.jpg"><img alt="Young Royal, 1894 Will Page 1 of 3" border="0" height="772" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_4Zu2j6cOGoM/TL9tB3UxIXI/AAAAAAAAGqo/UvY6xcD92oU/2009%20Dec%2010_0097_edited-1-copy_edited-1_thumb%5B15%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="Young Royal, 1894 Will Page 1 of 3" width="703" /></a> <br />
</i><span style="font-size: large;">In the Name of God Amen </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I <b>Young Royal</b> of Sampson County & State of North Carolina being of perfect mind and memory (blessed be God) and Calling to mind the mortality of man knowing that ' Tis allotted for all men Once to die do make this my last Will and Testament; But first of all I Recommend my Soul into the hands of Almighty God who gave it to me and my Body to be decently Buried at the discretion of my Executors but Touching of Such Worldly Estate as it has pleased God to bestow me I give and bequeath in the following manner and form (to wit) </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">First I Give and bequeath unto my Beloved Son <b>Rezin [<i>Reason</i>] Royal</b> the land that I Bought of <b>John Major</b> Known by the name of the Phillips place and all the property which I have Given him heretofore. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Secondly I Give and bequeath unto my beloved Daughter <b>Sally Butler</b> wife of <b>Travis Butler</b> one Negro Girl named <b>Lynder [<i>Linda</i>]</b> and the property which I have here to for given her. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thirdly I Give and bequeath unto my beloved Daughter <b>Sabra Brown</b> wife of <b>Robert Brown</b> One Negro Girl Named <b>Hannah</b> and the property which I have here to for given her. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Fourthly I Give and bequeath unto my beloved Son <b>William Royal</b> One Negro Boy Named <b>Harry</b> Also One Bed and Furniture. </span><br />
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</i><span style="font-size: large;">Fifthly I Give and bequeath unto my beloved <b>Wilson Royal</b> One Negro Boy Named <b>Jorden [<i>Jordan</i>]</b> also one bed & furniture; and if Either <b>William</b> or <b>Wilson Royal</b> should die and never return to receive said property that the one who Shall Return to have both their parts; and if it Should so happen that Neither of them Returns the property that I have left to them to be Equally divided amongst the rest of my Children. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Sixthly I bequeath and Give unto my beloved Daughter <b>Betsey [<i>Betsy</i>] Westbrook</b> One Negro Girl named <b>Clarrender [<i>Clarinda</i>]</b> also the property which I have heretofore Given her. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Seventhly I Give and bequeath unto my beloved Daughter <b>Polly Royal</b> wife of <b>Hardy Royal</b> One Negro Girl named <b>Hazel</b> also the property which I have heretofore Given her. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Eighthly I Give and bequeath unto my beloved Daughter <b>Mary Butler</b> wife of <b>Robert Butler</b> One Negro Girl named <b>Phillis [<i>Phyllis</i>]</b> also the property which I have heretofore Given her. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Ninthly I Give and bequeath unto my Beloved Daughter <b>Rebekah [<i>Rebecca</i>] Royal</b> Two Negro Girls by the names of <b>Ciller [<i>Cilla, possibly short for Priscilla</i>]</b> & <b>Cherry</b> one bed and Furniture. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Tenthly I Give and bequeath unto my beloved <b>Raiford Royal</b> All the Lands That I Now Possess Except the piece that I bequeath to my <b>Rezin [<i>Reason</i>] Royal</b> to belong to the said <b>Raiford</b> after </span><br />
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</i><span style="font-size: large;">his mother death also I Give and bequeath unto my beloved son <b>Raiford Royal</b> Two Negro boys by the Names of <b>Simmon [<i>Simon</i>]</b> and <b>Jonas</b> also one bed and Furniture and all the Plantation Tools of Every Description Except the Blacksmith the Tools. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Also I Give and bequeath my beloved Wife <b>Edith Royal</b> the Remainder of my property which I have not mentioned or Given to my Children after paying my Just Debts During her natural life time and after her death to be Equally Divided among my Children heretofore mentioned. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">P.S. <b>William</b> and <b>Wilson Royal</b> are to Receive their part of my property when Called for by them which I have above stated. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I hereby make and appoint my son <b>Rezin [<i>Reason</i>] Royal</b> and my son in law <b>Travis Butler</b> Executors to This My Last Will and Testament this annulling all other Wills or bequeaths by me hereuntofore made this 12th Day of July One Thousand Eight Hundred and Eighteen. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Signed Sealed and Acknowledged before <br />
<b>"H." Royal</b> and <b>Robert</b> (his "x" mark) <b>Butler</b> <br />
<b>Young</b> (his "x" mark) <b>Royal</b></span><br />
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