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Sentimental Sunday: Maxwell House Baseball Team 25 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm

My paternal grandfather, Willie Taylor, loved, loved, LOVED, baseball!  But what I didn’t know was —  he was the head coach of the all black Maxwell House Company Baseball Team during the... [[ This ...

Those Places Thursdays: Maxwell House Coffee – Good to the last drop! 22 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm

Familiar with the old Maxwell House Coffee slogan  – Good to the last drop!? I’m sure you are! Well that slogan and the Maxwell House Coffee brand has been a major part of my paternal... [[ This is a...

Road Trip: The Galveston and Texas History Center (GTHC) 12 Aug 2013 | 02:32 am

Its been a while since I’ve been on a genealogy road trip and it seems the only facility near Houston that has Galveston City Directories (from 1856 – to current) for me to continue my... [[ This is ...

Wordless Wednesday: Willie Taylor 7 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm

Well, almost wordless . . . I recently received a care-package from a family member and inside were these FABULOUS photos of my paternal grandfather, Willie Taylor! I have never seen pictures of my......

Mystery Monday: Using Houston City Directories in search of Lewis Chappel 22 Jul 2013 | 05:00 pm

sing Houston city directories to reconstruct the lives of my great-grandparents in search of Lewis Chappel was an ideal resource for me to use at this stage of my research. I found the U.S. City... [...

Follow Friday: DNAeXPlained, Your Genetic Genealogist, and Haplogroup 19 Jul 2013 | 05:00 pm

It’s Follow Friday at geneabloggers.com and today I recommend three of my favorite “go-to”bloggers for understanding genetic genealogy. Check them out! DNAeXplained: Discovering Your... [[ This is a ...

My Family’s First Round of Y-DNA Testing is Back 14 Jul 2013 | 10:50 pm

This summer is definitely sizzling hot for me as I make some substantial breaks in my research about my maternal great-grandfather Lewis Chappel, and getting my family’s first round of Y-DNA... [[ Th...

Saturday Night Genealogy Fun – The Date My Father Was Born 14 Jul 2013 | 07:42 am

It’s Saturday Night Genealogy Fun with genealogy extraordinaire, Randy Seaver, and tonight’s mission, should I decide to accept it, is determining  what happened in history on the date my father was.....

Minted has some of the Freshest Family Tree Art on Paper 7 Jul 2013 | 05:00 pm

y recent discovery of Minted (thanks to Texas Women Bloggers) has inspired me to add some quality family tree art to my home decor this year! One of my first picks from their website is ”Me... [[ Thi...

Press Release: TLC Reveals Full List of Contributors for New Season of “Who Do You Think You Are?” 29 Jun 2013 | 10:33 pm

It seems my favorite genealogy show is about to make a comeback, July 23, 2013 in fact! So check out the Network TV Press Release below and your local TV listings for more information! —–... [[ This ...

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