Amanuensis Monday: Viola Burgess Reynolds Obituary

An Amanuensis is a person employed to write what another dictates or to copy what has been written by another. Amanuensis Monday is a daily blogging theme which encourages the family historian to transcribe family letters, journals, audiotapes, and other … Continue reading

Funeral Card Friday: Crawford H. Thompson

  Grandpa Crawford Herman "CH" Thompson was born on April 29, 1927. He was the son of Vernon "Vern" Thompson and Venna Elizabeth Stansell. This is him and my grandmother when he retired from RTW.  He had worked there for … Continue reading

Wedding Wednesday: JS Treat and Josephine Huffines

John Stephen Treat and Josephine Huffines were my 2nd Great Grandparents. I found this marriage license on family search’s new beta site: Arkansas County Marriages, 1837-1957 Groom J S Treat Groom’s Age 19 Groom’s Estimated Birth Year 1871 Groom’s Residence … Continue reading