Category: Identification

You heard it hear first. Three of my Aunts are planning to road trip from Ohio to Maryland this week. They’re leaving Ohio on Wednesday, so hopefully all goes well and they get here Wednesday too. We have plans to show them around town a little better this time, since it’s not July 4th “Crazy” around here. I don’t like to go around our town on Thursdays, let alone on a holiday weekend. It’s better to just stay indoors and hide under the sofa… Okay, I’m exaggerating again.

I’m very excited though, and hopefully I can update some of their grandchildren’s information while they’re here. I’m not above grilling them! It’s always fun when I see my Aunts. This time is already showing great promise. My Aunt Melinda is going to help me with a quilt or two. I’m going to make a birthday cake for my Aunt Cindy since her birthday is on Thursday. I’m even going to tone down the powdered sugar in my icing so she can really enjoy it. My icing is usually a little too sweet for her. It should be great fun! My Aunt Molly is coming this time too, and it’s been so long since I’ve seen her. I can’t wait to catch up.

Now I just need to think of some things I can ask them in conversation about genealogy. They usually talk a lot about when they were growing up anyway. I just need to write down some of the things I’m fuzzy on so I can ask about them. Like where in Kentucky did their parents get married? I have conflicting reports. Who lived around them that were treated like family members? Maybe they were!

I have two posts coming up this week because I’ve actually been much more organized. I have them planned already, just got to write them up and illustrate with pictures now! One will be an update to my Yearly Goals. How am I coming along? I’m a little shamed and surprised at the results of that one. The other will be a breakthrough I had on my Webb line that I tweeted about late last night. Technically I shouldn’t have made that one yet because I haven’t gotten to the Webbs yet, but as a twitter friend said, “A breakthrough is a breakthrough!”

Before the crazy fun starts though, I’m going to scan in these tintypes and get them sent out in email. I only wish I knew who they were. Since most of my photos are Thorward photos, is it them? Or is it rare photos of the Moore family? I can see further analysis is needed on my part!

Wow guys! This Sunday will be my 1 year anniversary of doing this blog. I really am proud of myself for sticking with it and having fun! To be quite honest with you, those first month blogs are still my favorite ones. I’m trying to find my writing niche and I think those were closer to it then I ever thought they were. Reminiscing about the Beginning is a particular favorite of mine. Back when I was still posting about my Mom’s side of the family! ha. I also can’t forget From Grandma’s Kitchen and the story about the infamous Fudge recipe. To this day when Mom starts talking about her mother’s awesome roll recipe, I can’t help but wonder if she’s tried Pillsbury. Then there was the one that started my favorite feature, my very first Google Earth Adventure! In fact, I need to do another one, just as soon as I figure out where I’m “going”.

I’ll leave you with this random picture. I have no idea who she is, but if you have any clue. Shoot me an email: leeny.moore [@] gmail.com (Remove the brackets and spaces!)

What I know about this photo:

• It was in Llewellyn’s collection of documents/photos.

What I want to know about this photo:

• Obviously, I’d like to know who it is.
• Time period would be nice, along with the place it was taken!

Unlike most of my cabinet cards, this one doesn’t have any photographer logo or brand on it. So maybe it wasn’t a cabinet card at all. I will definitely have to put my detective hat on sometime this week and start the process of learning more about the history of photography!