SOUTHERN HERITAGE GENEALOGY

Mark Blasingame is a fellow volunteer "graver" with Find-A-Grave. His blog, A Grave Affair, is filled with unique photos and details about little-known cemeteries in Mississippi. It is well-worth reading and highly recommended. After working with Mark on a recent project in Yazoo County, Mississippi, I am guest-hosting his blog entry about the day: Back to Bradshaw Cemetery by Mark Blasingame Last weekend, I received an email from Southern Heritage Genealogy. The message conc

Many passed-down family legends and stories contain enough information to confirm or deny their truths. Here's how one family story was brought home after more than sixty years of not knowing the fate of a beloved uncle. The Legend Alice told the story to her family as she knew it: Her Uncle Hubert was born about 1922 and was raised in Mississippi. He began working at Western Union in junior high or high school delivering messages to the community on his bicycle, and when he

Many individuals can spout off the origin of their last name or share their ancestry back to their grandparents and great-grandparents. But what about all of the in between? Kim Richardson, an Oxford resident pursuing her certification in genealogy, aims to provide these answers for the generations and cultures that shaped many current families and modern societies. “I think most people want to know where they came from,” said Richardson. “I think it gives them a foundation a