Photographs and memories...
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dee_burris
Burris clan in Russellville, Pope Co., AR, circa 1920/1921
There's a wall of photographs over my bed. I call it my dead relatives gallery, and I'm not really joking, although some of my family and friends laugh nervously when I say it.
I'm using this journal to share information I have acquired over the past several years for surnames in my family tree. The journal is "tag intensive" to make it easier to locate information and photos about specific surnames. (Tags list is in the left sidebar of the journal.)
They say you can choose your friends, but not your family. Personally, I find my family fascinating, and even more so the older I get. Sure, we have our share of archetypes - shrill, bossy women...strong "silent type" men...and the requisite number of "crazies." But hey, this is the deep South, and as Julia Sugarbaker said in Designing Women:
"...we're proud of our crazy people. We don't hide them up in the attic. We bring 'em right down to the living room and show 'em off. ...no one in the South ever asks if you have crazy people in your family. They just ask what side they're on." Like Julia, mine are on both sides.
Primary surnames researched include Ashmore, Balding, Burris, Callaway, Chapin, Darter, Duvall, Grooms, Harkey, Hayslip, Herrington, Hill, Holder, McBrayer, Meek, Parrish, Pettit, Shinn, Wharton, Williams.
All comments are welcome, including anonymous comments. You do not have to be a Dreamwidth member to comment, and may use Open ID, i.e., Google, WordPress, etc., to comment.
ETA: Most of the photos you will find in this journal were taken over 100 years ago. Regardless of their age, these photos were falling out of albums, or lying loose among family papers and I have scanned them to preserve them for posterity. Photos of gravestones appearing in this journal were taken by me.
I said all that to say this - if any of these photos are of your family members, just right click and save them to your computer. No one associated with this journal is going to chase you down to try and prosecute you for copyright infringement, as long as you don't claim you took the photo.
© Dee Burris Blakley, 2010-2023. All rights reserved. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this blog’s author and/or owner is strictly prohibited. Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to Dee Burris Blakley with appropriate and specific direction to the original content.
Email me at sharpchick13 at hotmail dot com.
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Date: 2010-11-02 05:48 am (UTC)(no subject)
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Date: 2010-11-07 02:58 am (UTC)Nancy from My Ancestors and Me at http://nancysfamilyhistoryblog.blogspot.com
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Date: 2010-11-27 01:59 pm (UTC)Claudia
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Date: 2010-12-09 03:09 am (UTC)I love this photo...group shots always amaze me...how did they get the kiddos to sit still?
You know Julia Sugarbaker was dead on about us southerners, we've got plenty of crazy folks!
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From:Arkansas
Date: 2010-12-13 07:15 pm (UTC)How did you get the edge on your photo? - Please don't say Photoshop. The photo is so fabulous!
I can't figure out how to have the post with my ID so I will just include it in the post. . . . Margel
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Date: 2011-03-15 02:04 am (UTC)Barbara
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Date: 2011-03-15 10:58 pm (UTC)I tried to leave a message showing my ID but there isn't a Blogger ID to click. I found you through Sepia Saturday.
My blog is www.mymagpiecollection.blogspot.com
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Date: 2011-03-20 12:27 pm (UTC)Thanks for sharing your image on Sepia Saturday. I suppose we all have our Dead Relatives Gallery : and although they are often long dead, their fascination lives on.
Your blog
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Date: 2011-03-27 11:16 pm (UTC)Enjoy, and congrats!
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Date: 2011-03-28 03:58 pm (UTC)Have a great week, and thank you so much for stopping by to visit.
Kathy @ Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy
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