"CLL" Fall 2022

For My CLL Class at UWF

 Hello, out there!

I've decided to put my references for the current CLL Class on this page at my blog.  Here are some of the internet links that I think might be helpful to you and also some of my personal ideas, too!  You were all very kind at our first meeting to work with me, after a crazy week or two or three...at my home.  

1.  The class itself is aimed at the topic of Genealogy Plus.  We will hit on: reviewing some of the basics of research, plus gathering other types of data which are also key. Photos, letters, maps, and stories can become data that confirms or opens up our family history.

2.  What we really want to know:  Who were they? What role did they play in the history of their lives? Those precious people who worked, struggled, played, and sacrificed that we might exist?!! History was when they lived, where they lived, how they put food on the table and more!  You will want to look at:

• old family recipes?
• the hymns they sung?
• where they went to church, (if they went to church), who was their neighbor, what they did to feed their family, how or if they voted, and other little tidbits.  This photo was taken of a logging group in Wright community, here in this county. (at that time it was Walton county).  I found the photo at a facebook group: What we did in Fort Walton.  Many years later, my brother would become very interested in lumbering and I believe he and my dad built a "mill" somewhere in Okaloosa County.  I had at least one major relative that farmed in Wright, killed pigs, and raised a family.  His son-in-law would go on to become a "driving" force in the civil service of this county (Okaloosa)'s growth.  His name was Julius Walter Martin. 
  
  
  
  
  

3.  How do we begin the historical journey? We utilize" #1 Research" (dates, places, names, events), so that we can find out more and hopefully recover photos and other great "stuff".  

I hope what I have to offer will help you accomplish that goal and more, give you a feeling, some compassion, maybe, that everyone deserves to be remembered, (some more than others), that our "roots" are able to grow and reach out to a younger generation.

Links and More.  Case # 1: 

Photo and more:  https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KN14-Z13

Fannie Mae Lewis: Why do I care?  

She was married to Mr. Lewis, my relative.  Loyd/Lloyd Lewis was my

great granduncle on my bio-dad's "Tree".  What can I learn from findagrave, the census, death certificates?  But that is for another day!  I'm pretty sure you get the idea.  What role did women play back then?  Did they learn to read and write so they could read their Bibles?  

I learned that her name is "Trannie Mae" Halbrooks LEWIS.  At Findagrave.com:  https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/63335561/trannie-mae-lewis

We don't automatically take everything at this website as "gospel" truth but we analyze and test the data and add it to /her/our story!

 

 

Clues and resources for writing you family story

What and Why: Journeling

I used to do that.  The LiveJournal thing.  Keeping a diary.  Writing my own story.  Etc.

What made me think of that, I wonder?!!  For one thing, I'm teaching a class at the Center for Lifelong Learning and I think this article will be helpful.

 

In October of 2021, I made a short trip to Arizona to finally celebrate my granddaughter's marriage in 2020.  We had to wait for a while for this joyous occasion because of the Covid challenge.  While there, I took the opportunity to visit several family members.  The reception was super nice and some of my extended family were present.  The photo above is me and my daughter.  Those are her grandchildren!  I am still waiting on the reception photos, as I have not figured out how to get my phone pics (not really very good photos on my part), from the phone to the computer, to include here!

Writing Your Family History #1

 

What are some reasons that would initiate and propel you to writing your family history? 

What is your motivation?  

What challenges or feelings would make such a project unattractive, impractical, or painful for you to do so?

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