Georgia Backroads: “A Man of Most Simple and Attractive Manners” [Out Now!]
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I’m very pleased to announce my latest essay, titled “A Man of Most Simple and Attractive Manners.” It’s out now in the Autumn 2017 issue of Georgia Backroads. This piece, my fifth for the magazine, has been a long time in the making. I started the research back when I was writing the Jordan’s Journey […]
Georgia Backroads: “Polishing the Gilt Easel” [Out Now!]
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If you’re a Georgia Backroads reader, you already know that I have another new article in the current issue of the magazine. This is my fourth piece with the magazine in as many years. You can learn about my previous Georgia Backroads articles here: “The Scoggins Family and Subligna Go Way Back” (Winter 2012) “We […]
Georgia Backroads: “The Language of History” [Out Now!]
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I have a new article out in the current issue (Summer 2014) of Georgia Backroads. The article is titled “The Language of History” and it is an expanded and slightly re-worked version of the post “The Language of Genealogy” that previously appeared here on Jordan’s Journey. I really like the new version of this article […]
The Language of Genealogy
Learning about family history teaches you a lot about history in general. The obvious areas are things like the Civil War and even World War II. When you connect your family to the collective stories of history, suddenly those grand narratives seem a bit more personal. As a New Yorker I can’t help but wonder […]
The Rambo Family Tree by Beverly Nelson Rambo
Genealogists spend hours of research digging through old books and wrinkled papers. There are so many sources out there, from library books, courthouse records, to the box of papers stuffed away in your aunt’s attic. Your range of research material can be as varied as the family tree is sprawling. Because of that it helps […]
Uncovering the Past through Art: Sacred Harp and Forgotten Family Memories
Way back before Jordan’s Journey came out I was doing all kinds of work not only writing, photographing, and designing the book but also figuring out how this website was going to work, what I wanted to do for the book trailer, and of course the research itself. As an artist, most everything I do […]
The Art of Genealogy
The response to Jordan’s Journey has been extremely positive (just check out some of the recent press and see for yourself). Furthermore I’ve been contacted by a handful of people who have found me because of the press, this blog, or my social media updates. The connections are fascinating! For this synergy I am grateful. […]
Research and Process
Some of you may be interested in the research methods I used during the writing of Jordan’s Journey. There was no one approach that I used to write the book, bringing together many different ways of accessing information. If you are interested in specific topics, or have specific questions, please let me know so I […]