Join us today as Emma Cox explores the records to find the writers, novelists, and publishers in her family tree.
It's part of our ongoing series, “Emma Explores,” in which Emma Cox, a professional genealogist and podcaster with the Journeys into Genealogy podcast, explores her story. She'll share how a pro does it — and the tricks to finding results.
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🎶: “Web Weaver's Dance” by Asher Fulero
"Well, the dress is 1890s. I estimated your age-- which, if you pardon my saying, seems to be in your late 30s-- and the likely number of generations since the 1870s-- their birth decade-- and saw the family resemblance."
Then (as politely as possible), I noted the resemblance between his ears (which stuck out prominently), nose (which was kind of pointy like a bird's beak), and hairline (which shared a specific balding pattern).
He snatched the photo off the sales floor.
It's funny how the value of an old photo changes when you know who's in it.
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One of my favorite moments from estate sales is years ago, when I saw an antique photo in a nice frame. It was a picture of a young couple with a nice horse and buggie. It was being sold for only $40.
I asked the estate sale lady if they were sure they wanted to sell it. A man came up and said that he was the owner, and yes... it was for sale.
I looked at him a minute, looked over the photo, then did some quick math.
"You really shouldn't sell a photo of your Great-Grandparents," I told him. "Whoever buys it is just going to rip out the photo, throw it away, and use the frame."
"How do you know they're my Great-Grandparents?" he asked.
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With August sneaking up on us this week, I thought it might be helpful to circle back and share an update about upcoming events. As always, you’ll find the current calendar with links to registration pages at https://Projectkin.org/events
Today, at https://Projectkin.org/forum, we've also just published an article detailing each of the event types including some very fun new ones coming in the next few weeks. Join us, won't you?
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