ANCESTRY- CUMBERLAND ISLAND AND ITS HIGH SOCIETY We recently visited Cumberland Island National Seashore and learned about the Carnegie family’s extensive involvement there. Thomas Morrison Carnegie was Andrew Carnegie's brother, who is best known as the founder of Carnegie Steel, Carnegie Hall, and the many Carnegie Libraries. Thomas was also an astute...
GENEALOGIST- CHEROKEE BILL'S BROTHER AND THE CONTINUED VIOLENCE We covered the bad deeds, apprehension, trial, and hanging of Crawford Goldsby, aka Cherokee Bill, on March 17, 1896, in the last couple of editions. His brother Clarence Goldsby sought revenge for his brother's death. He killed Ike Rogers, who had captured Cherokee Bill,...
ANCESTORS- CHEROKEE BILL'S BAD DEEDS AND TRIALS As a kid, my grandfather (his Inola Philosopher above) had us ride to the top of nearby Belle Starr hill, near Inola, OK. I suspect every town with a hill had one of her alleged hideouts; Oklahoma’s version of Washington slept here. In a...
GENEALOGY- BREAKING NEWS- HEAR US! You can now listen as well as read the Dancestors Genealogy Newsletter. The QR code links you to a podcast-style sharing of the newsletter to enrich your commute or listening material while puttering around the house. Or, click the play button below. [buzzsprout episode='18486242' player='true'] GENEALOGY- IKE ROGERS...
GENEALOGY- BREAKING NEWS- HEAR US! You can now listen as well as read the Dancestors Genealogy Newsletter. Just click the play button below. [buzzsprout episode='18484496' player='true'] ANCESTRY- IN OTHER NEWS FROM THE GRAND CANYON In the last edition, I wrote about a 2011 backpack trip in the Grand Canyon. GRAND CANYON Here was one other...
GENEALOGIST- BALLING IN THE GRAND CANYON In 2011, we backpacked west of Grand Canyon National Park, into the Havasupai Indian Reservation. At the end of the trail lies the village of Supai on the valley floor of the Grand Canyon. It’s a short hike to the beautiful Havasu Falls, and you...
ANCESTORS- MY MAYFLOWER ANCESTOR My 11th Great Grandfather, Stephen Hopkins (fl. 1579 – d. 1644), is my only Mayflower ancestor. Here are some interesting items about him: • He was one of 41 signatories of the Mayflower Compact • He was an assistant to the governor of Plymouth Colony through 1636. • He was first a...
GENEALOGY- A PLAY SURFACES AND IS PRODUCED 100 YEARS LATER I wrote in the February 2025 newsletter about Zola Neale Hurston and the work we did gathering all their family information for their foundation meeting. I was excited to read an article about one of her “lost for 100 years” plays...
ANCESTRY- CHRISTIAN LAND STEWARDSHIP One of our clients was recently honored by the Texas Department of Agriculture. In addition to her family history, we documented in a book the challenging path she took to restore her family's lands and then proceeded to donate land for a Texas State Veterans Cemetery. NEW BRAUNFELS,...
GENEALOGIST- THE MORMON ASSASSIN My niece’s husband’s ancestor, William Adams "Wild Bill" Hickman (1815 – 1883), married his first wife, Bernetta Burchartt, in 1832, at 17. While living in Missouri, Hickman encountered members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints traveling from Kirtland, Ohio, to their new gathering place...
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