I have found very little information about my great-grandaunt. That may have been intentional. Vera Curry I have a few photos of her. And I’ve found a copy of a wedding announcement as well as a newspaper article announcing her marriage. But other than that, I have very little to illuminate me on an ancestor… Continue reading “Of Good Moral Character”
Though distant, I have an ancestral connection to someone who worked for NASA. Judge Charles M. Head Harold “Hal” Ashley Head, Jr. was born September 10, 1928, in Valdosta, Georgia. His father, Harold Ashley, Head, Sr., was the son of Charles May Head (1862-1914), a Superior Judge for Shasta County, California, and his wife Clara.… Continue reading Small World. Vast Universe.
Inspired by visual artists who have explored the creative possibilities of maps and map-making, I have envisioned my own map. I just cannot create it. As a genealogy researcher, I've found that locations can cause a lot of confusion. As an example, here's a situation that I encountered for countless ancestors residing in North Carolina:… Continue reading Cartography Reimagined
