This is week 4 of the 52 Ancestor Challenge. My grandfather, Owen Elmer McKamey, was a student at Carson-Newman College in Jefferson City, Tennessee, Class of 1927. Here he is in his sophomore picture (1925). I love this picture! He never graduated because his father, John Edward “Mac” McKamey, who owned Mac’s Grocery Store, neededContinue reading “Learning In And Out Of The Classroom”
I’m having a great time writing this blog and I’m learning a lot by delving into the stories of my ancestors. But what happens when you’re not sure who to write about next? My science and math brain leads me to something systematic. Organizing your genealogy research is essential to staying sane while you findContinue reading “One Way To Organize Your Genealogy Research”
We’re now in week 3 of the 52 Ancestor Challenge with the theme “Out Of Place.” Patrick Marion Churchman is my 2x great-uncle on my mom’s side. He was born on Christmas Day in 1836 in Grainger County, Tennessee. He and his two brothers later journeyed to Oregon and settled in the Sheridan area. ButContinue reading “What Happens When You’re In The Wrong Time, Wrong Place”
