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What is that one best piece of evidence that you have? Wisdom Wednesday

So why would you need to write a summary of the basic vital facts about a person? Case in point, Laura Cecile Donald Gillespie: Wyatt Paul Gillespie and Laura Cecile Donald ca. 1894. I suspect that th… more →

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What is that one best piece of evidence that you have? Wisdom Wednesday — 2 comments

Anne Gillespie Mitchell wrote 4 months ago: So why would you need to write a summary of the basic vital facts about a person? Case in point, Lau … more →

Tags: genealogy, Wisdom Wednesday, BCG, Board for Certification of Genealogists, laura cecile donald, narrative lineage, rockbridge, Virginia

Let's Practice Our Narrative Lineage's! Motivation Monday — 2 comments

Anne Gillespie Mitchell wrote 4 months ago: I’m currently working on being a Certified Genealogist (CG).  There are 7 parts, and the one I’m cur … more →

Tags: BCG Certification, Motivation Monday, BCG, Board for Certification of Genealogists, certification, elizabeth jane wallace, james calvin donald, laura cecile donald, narrative lineage

Tuesday's Tip -- Stop Searching, Start Analyzing — 5 comments

Anne Gillespie Mitchell wrote 9 months ago: I’ve been on Vacation, a girl’s weekend in New Orleans.  So I’ve been away from my … more →

Tags: Sourcing, Tuesday's Tip, Amherst, Genealogical Proof Standard, Harriet Smith, jeremiah gillespie, mary elizabeth gillespie, Sourcing, tarlton gillespie

Wisdom Wednesday -- Wyatt and Laura

Anne Gillespie Mitchell wrote 9 months ago: Wyatt Paul Gillespie, son of Jeremiah Gillespie and Mary E Gillespie,  was born on July 15, 1865 in … more →

Tags: blogging prompts, Wisdom Wednesday, 108 Houston Street, eva dold gillespie, gilbert mcclung gillespie, james calvin donald, jeremiah gillespie, laura cecile donald, Lexington

Treasure Chest Thursday -- One Document Defines Them All

Anne Gillespie Mitchell wrote 10 months ago: Some documents are like a really great Christmas, they just have everything in them that you need.  … more →

Tags: genealogy, Treasure Chest Thursday, 108 Houston Street, ann irene feazell, ashby p gillespie, clinton c gillespie, eva dold gillespie, fred douglas gillespie, gilbert mcclung gillespie

Tombstone Tuesday -- I found my missing Stonewall Jackson Cemetery pics!

Anne Gillespie Mitchell wrote 10 months ago: I could not remember where I had stashed these.  Eureka they have been found! These are the tombston … more →

Tags: genealogy, tombstone Tuesday, eva dold gillespie, harriet ann gillespie, jeremiah gillespie, laura cecile donald, Lexington, mary elizabeth gillespie, minnie maude gillespie

Amanuensis Monday -- Estate Settlement of James Calvin Donald

Anne Gillespie Mitchell wrote 10 months ago: I posted James C Donald’s obituary yesterday.    This is the settlement of his estate. James C … more →

Tags: Amanuensis Monday, genealogy, Elizabeth Wallace, estate records, james calvin donald, laura cecile donald, Lexington, rockbridge, Virginia

Sorting Saturday -- My Documents Are a Complete and Utter Mess or Yes, Elizabeth Shown Mills is Always Right — 4 comments

Anne Gillespie Mitchell wrote 10 months ago: In my post Sorting Saturday: Starting a Narrative Lineage, I stated that my grandfather was the desc … more →

Tags: genealogy, Inspiration, Sorting Saturday, Civil War, elizabeth jane wallace, gilbert mcclung gillespie, james calvin donald, laura cecile donald, Lexington

Treasure Chest Thursday -- A Summer Day in 1944 at 108 Houston Street

Anne Gillespie Mitchell wrote 10 months ago: This picture was found in some of my dad’s things: Eva Gillespie and grandchildren of Wyatt and Laur … more →

Tags: FAMILY STORIES, photos, Treasure Chest Thursday, 108 Houston Street, 1944, eva dold gillespie, gil gillespie, laura cecile donald, Lexington

"Wisdom Wednesday: It is what it is, it aint what it aint — 6 comments

Anne Gillespie Mitchell wrote 10 months ago: As I dig into my family history I’ve run into things that have made me uncomfortable. I have a … more →

Tags: genealogy, Narrative Lineage, Wisdom Wednesday, 108 Houston Street, gilbert mcclung gillespie, Jim Crow South, laura cecile donald, Lexington, Prohibition

Amanuensis Monday -- The House on 108 Houston Street — 4 comments

Anne Gillespie Mitchell wrote 10 months ago: In 1907, my Great Grandfather, Wyatt Paul Gillespie,  bought what I thought was a house at 108 Houst … more →

Tags: Amanuensis Monday, FAMILY STORIES, genealogy, 108 Houston Street, City Directories, Deeds, Lexington, rockbridge, Virginia

Sorting Saturday: Starting a Narrative Lineage — 6 comments

Anne Gillespie Mitchell wrote 10 months ago: I am prepping for my first CG attempt, which I hope to start sometime this year.  One of the require … more →

Tags: genealogy, Narrative Lineage, Sorting Saturday, family stories, gilbert mcclung gillespie, ann irene feazell, Lexington, Virginia, laura cecile donald

Sunday's Obituary: Maiden Aunts and Bachelor Uncles -- Minnie Maude Gillespie — 5 comments

Anne Gillespie Mitchell wrote 10 months ago: Every generation has their own maiden aunts and bachelor uncles who leave behind no children and oft … more →

Tags: genealogy, FAMILY STORIES, Sunday Obituaries, family stories, Lexington, Virginia, laura cecile donald, Obituaries, rockbridge

Returned not used: How I Almost Wasn't — 4 comments

Anne Gillespie Mitchell wrote 11 months ago: Wyatt Paul GILLESPIE was born at the end of the Civil War; his wife to be, Laura Cecile DONALD was b … more →

Tags: genealogy, FAMILY STORIES, family stories, gilbert mcclung gillespie, ann irene feazell, Lexington, Virginia, Marriage, laura cecile donald


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