by Sharon Hall | Aug 15, 2015 | Surname Saturday
I haven’t done a Surname Saturday in awhile and today seemed a good day to highlight this particular surname after stumbling across an interesting story this week – and possibly a link to my own family history. The name I actually ran across while working on an...
by Sharon Hall | Aug 10, 2015 | Tombstone Tuesday
I don’t recall exactly how I came across this most unusual name, but knew there must be a story (and I was right!). There may not be many records which document her life, but I located an article written by her great-granddaughter Dr. Theresa Greene Reed and included...
by Sharon Hall | Aug 5, 2015 | Ghost Town Wednesday
Ranchers were first attracted to this area of Hale County, Texas because of an abundance of water. The J.N. Morrison ranch was established in 1881 and many settlers who came to the area worked there. Ranch operations continued to grow as other cattleman joined the...
by Sharon Hall | Aug 4, 2015 | Tombstone Tuesday
According to her gravestone, Abigail Fritter Grigsby died on August 5, 1860 at the age of 102 years, 8 months and 11 days. The picture I found at Find-A-Grave appears to be of the original gravestone. That would mean she was born on November 25, 1757 if this...
by Sharon Hall | Jul 30, 2015 | Time Capsule Thursday
This week in July 1952 was filled with headlines about the strange phenomenon of so-called “flying saucers” or UFOs (unusual or unidentified flying objects). The term had been around since the summer of 1947 when hundreds of incidences of unexplained objects in the...
