Tammy E. posted an article on Genealogy Simple & Fun - Feb 7, 2012, 11:54 pm
While I was organizing and scanning my Evans folder I decided to check findagrave and see if anyone had put online information about Arnold and Mae Evans, my husbands great grandparents and William Evans, husbands great-great grandfather. I hit pay dirt! Here's pictures of them both: Sarah is Willi...
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Tammy E. posted an article on Genealogy Simple & Fun - Feb 5, 2012, 11:19 pm
If you would like to read what happened to us and see pictures click here: evansfamilypics
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Tammy E. posted an article on American Civil War Stories - Feb 5, 2012, 11:18 pm
If you would like to read what happened to us and see pictures click here: evansfamilypics
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Tammy E. posted an article on Genealogy Simple & Fun - Feb 1, 2012, 4:06 pm
Well I have to put both of my blogs on hold at least for a little while. Life has been very busy and then we got hit by the tornado that hit Birmingham/Centerpoint/ Clay, Alabama last Monday at 4:00am. We have house and property damage but thankfully the house is still livable and we lost personal p...
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Tammy E. posted an article on American Civil War Stories - Feb 1, 2012, 4:04 pm
Well I have to put both of my blogs on hold at least for a little while. Life has been very busy and then we got hit by the tornado that hit Birmingham/Centerpoint/ Clay, Alabama last Monday at 4:00am. We have house and property damage but thankfully the house is still livable and we lost personal p...
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Tammy E. posted an article on American Civil War Stories - Jan 19, 2012, 3:02 pm
Today is the 205th anniversary of the birth of Robert E. Lee
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Tammy E. posted an article on American Civil War Stories - Jan 10, 2012, 4:31 pm
Firing on both sides was so inaccurate that soldiers estimated it took a man's weight in lead to kill a single enemy in battle. A Federal expert said that each Confederate who was shot required 240 pounds of powder and 900 pounds of lead.
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Tammy E. posted an article on Genealogy Simple & Fun - Jan 10, 2012, 4:10 pm
I have found an old newspaper clipping that I have transcribed: The Lefthand Corner Mrs. Tempel Mills, Lake City, has received a reply from a Pratt Tribune clipping she sent to the White House. The clipping was a Left Hand Corner item about Mrs. Mills’ great-granddaughter, Tammy Kay Warren, being ...
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Tammy E. posted an article on American Civil War Stories - Jan 10, 2012, 3:44 pm
Hello All, It’s a brand new year. I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas. My family and I sure did. Our oldest son was able to come home. It’s always great when the whole family can come together for the holiday. I have been reading a lot of post of New Year’s resolutions. Years...
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Tammy E. posted an article on Genealogy Simple & Fun - Jan 10, 2012, 3:32 pm
Hello All, It’s a brand new year. I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas. My family and I sure did. Our oldest son was able to come home. It’s always great when the whole family can come together for the holiday. I have been reading a lot of post of New Year’s resolutions. Years ago I used ...
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Tammy E. posted an article on Genealogy Simple & Fun - Dec 23, 2011, 6:50 pm
I want to personally wish everyone a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. See you all in the new year!
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Tammy E. posted an article on American Civil War Stories - Dec 23, 2011, 6:48 pm
I want to personally wish everyone a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. See you all in the new year!
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Tammy E. posted an article on American Civil War Stories - Dec 7, 2011, 9:34 pm
I have put together a Christmas Wish List of Civil War books that I think any history buff would love to have on their bookshelf. I have most of them myself so I recommend them. Enjoy and Merry Christmas! Die Like Men by Tim Kent I am currently reading this book when I can. Between Christmas ...
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Tammy E. posted an article on American Civil War Stories - Nov 30, 2011, 3:20 pm
I thought this was interesting only because of Amazon. I personally don't like e-book readers. Nothing could ever replace a book in my hand. MILFORD – Bookstores don’t like it when folks try to ban books, but independent stores wouldn’t mind banning a particular e-book reader. The ...
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Tammy E. posted an article on Genealogy Simple & Fun - Nov 30, 2011, 3:17 pm
I thought this was interesting only because of Amazon. I personally do not like any of these readers. Nothing could ever replace a book in my hand. MILFORD – Bookstores don’t like it when folks try to ban books, but independent stores wouldn’t mind banning a particular e-book reader. The Toads...
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Tammy E. posted an article on Genealogy Simple & Fun - Nov 30, 2011, 3:13 pm
Well I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving. We sure did, eat way too much but that’s part of Thanksgiving. I have no idea why but our Thanksgiving went very smooth. We had set 4:00 for our meal, which is our normal time and I’m always rushing around to get everything done and ready to eat. Th...
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Tammy E. posted an article on American Civil War Stories - Nov 30, 2011, 2:56 pm
Well I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving. We sure did, eat way too much but that’s part of Thanksgiving. I have no idea why but our Thanksgiving went very smooth. We had set 4:00 for our meal, which is our normal time and I’m always rushing around to get everything done and ready to eat. Th...
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Tammy E. posted an article on Genealogy Simple & Fun - Nov 23, 2011, 6:03 pm
Wishing everyone a Happy and Safe Thanksgiving! Want to know where the real first Thanksgiving was? click here
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Tammy E. posted an article on American Civil War Stories - Nov 23, 2011, 6:02 pm
Wishing everyone a Happy and Safe Thanksgiving! Want to know where the real first Thanksgiving was? click here
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Tammy E. posted an article on American Civil War Stories - Nov 17, 2011, 9:35 pm
I'm reading Tim Kent's new book "Die Like Men" You can grab your own book and catch Tim at either one of these book signings: December 2, 2011 at Jasper, Alabama at the Jasper public library 11:30-3:00 p.m. December 3, 2011 at K's Cove Bookstore in Rogersville, Alabama 1:00-3:00 ...
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Tammy E. posted an article on Genealogy Simple & Fun - Nov 17, 2011, 9:13 pm
Well, I can only say "This is a bunch of Crap!" Megan Smolenyak has just undated us on the Social Security Administration Applications. You have to read this or you'll be throwing your money away. Go here to see what they told her.
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Tammy E. posted an article on Genealogy Simple & Fun - Nov 15, 2011, 11:48 am
If you still haven't got your Family Tree Maker 2012 you still have time to get in on the free shipping. It runs until November 21st. Get it here
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Tammy E. posted an article on American Civil War Stories - Nov 13, 2011, 7:39 pm
A new author Gretchen Elhassani has just published her very first book titled: “The Lincoln Letter.” It is in the historical/fiction category. It is set in the present time but takes you back to the Civil War era of the Battle of Gettysburg. Michelle along with her son, Aidan and her...
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Tammy E. posted an article on American Civil War Stories - Nov 11, 2011, 4:21 pm

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Tammy E. posted an article on Genealogy Simple & Fun - Nov 10, 2011, 1:32 pm
In honor of Veterans Day I would like to Thank all active duty and veterans of this great country. If it wasn’t for them I wouldn’t be here and able to do what I love. I would specially like to honor my family. Here is a list of the ones I know were in the military and for the ones I will still ...
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Tammy E. posted an article on Genealogy Simple & Fun - Nov 1, 2011, 5:58 pm
This would be very interesting to read the record. A bucket brigade of public officials has transferred Mary Todd Lincoln’s insanity hearing record from court vaults to the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library in Springfield. Next will come a public re-examination of her hearing to see if she shou...
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Tammy E. posted an article on Genealogy Simple & Fun - Nov 1, 2011, 5:53 pm
This makes me soooooo mad! Campaigners fighting to save war memorials from scrap metal thieves say only a handful have ever been brought to justice. Tragically, the War Memorials Trust also revealed that only one in ten of the stolen plaques and statues are ever recovered. Frances Moreton, director ...
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Tammy E. posted an article on Genealogy Simple & Fun - Oct 26, 2011, 2:40 pm
Just read that the Tennessee State Library and Archives have an agreement with Ancestry.com to publish millions of historical records. They will be sharing death records starting in 1908 through 1959. That’s 1.2 million images and 3.4 million names. If you don’t have an subscription to Ancestry ...
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Tammy E. posted an article on American Civil War Stories - Oct 26, 2011, 2:22 pm
With the sesquicentennial of the American Civil War the Library of Congress has just released their new book; “The Library of Congress Illustrated TimeLine of the Civil War” by Margaret E. Wagner and introduction by Gary W. Gallagher. It’s a chronological narrative, 1861 to 1865, of the blood...
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Tammy E. posted an article on American Civil War Stories - Oct 26, 2011, 11:36 am
Over one hundred and fifty years have passed since General Robert E. Lee surrendered to General Ulysses S. Grant. The two Generals had met privately before the official surrender was signed but no one knows what was said between them. History will never tell or will it? A fascinating discovery...
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Tammy E. posted an article on American Civil War Stories - Oct 25, 2011, 3:18 pm
If anyone sent me an email this morning could you please resend. I lost a couple, one was for a book review offer for the book "Midnight Rising" and another was something to do with burial sites. I remember one head stone was Benedict Arnold, the boot. I starred these emails and have a feeling...
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Tammy E. posted an article on American Civil War Stories - Oct 25, 2011, 2:34 pm
Bloomberg is doing a 5 part series from Tony Horwitz's new book Midnight Rising. In the first of five excerpts from his new book, “Midnight Rising: John Brown and the Raid That Sparked the Civil War,” author Tony Horwitz tells of the abolitionist’s early years as a striver on the Americ...
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Tammy E. posted an article on American Civil War Stories - Oct 23, 2011, 10:14 pm
Sorry everyone, If you tried to view my blog and got a warning from Google about a virus, you're safe. The virus was from another civil war site. I can't post the name of the site or Google will flag my site again. I have removed the bad site link and I'm back in business. Google gave my site a clea...
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Tammy E. posted an article on Genealogy Simple & Fun - Oct 21, 2011, 3:04 pm
DeKalb Co., Illinois is setting up a genealogical website that will launch early to mid November. So anyone researching DeKalb needs to keep their eyes out. This is going to be wonderful since I have researched this county in the past. You can read the news here.
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Tammy E. posted an article on Genealogy Simple & Fun - Oct 21, 2011, 2:59 pm
I have just added my Frambers and Wheeler Family Lines to the "Surnames I am Researching" page. If you have any Frambers or Wheeler in your family would you please take a look. I have hit brick walls with them both. You can either scroll down the page or use the search box. Thanks
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Tammy E. posted an article on American Civil War Stories - Oct 20, 2011, 3:25 pm
WOW! I have just been awarded the Military History Blog Award from VeteransBenefitsGIBill.com. American Civil War Stories is in the list of top 50 Military History Blogs. I would like to thank them for this honor. I do appreciate the recognition. History is so important to everyone, even the ones th...
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Tammy E. posted an article on Genealogy Simple & Fun - Oct 19, 2011, 4:25 pm
Still working on going through all my family lines and entering information into the computer. It's a slow process but well worth it. I have been able to throw out so many papers, not documents but papers I have collected, printed off even scraps I jotted down notes on. It really has been a wonderfu...
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Tammy E. posted an article on Genealogy Simple & Fun - Oct 6, 2011, 2:49 pm
Family Tree Magazine and Family Tree University are celebrating Family History Month by giving away great genealogy supplies all month long! Enter every day of October for a chance to win a different download, book, CD or other product from ShopFamilyTree.com. Each day, one winner will be chosen at ...
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Tammy E. posted an article on Genealogy Simple & Fun - Oct 6, 2011, 2:47 pm
Family Tree Magazine is offering free 60-minute webinar Start Writing Your Life Stories with Sunny Jane Morton, author of the book My Life & Times: A Guided Journal For Collecting Your Stories, takes place Thursday, Oct. 13 at 1 pm Eastern Time (noon CT, 11 am MT, 10 am PT). and free webinar, Be ...
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Tammy E. posted an article on Genealogy Simple & Fun - Oct 5, 2011, 3:57 pm
I have just posted my Axtell Family Line. If you would like to take a look see just click here, then scroll down and you will see it.
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Tammy E. posted an article on American Civil War Stories - Oct 5, 2011, 2:44 pm
Creating national cemeteries became a necessity during the American Civil War in order for the United States military to respectfully bury the dead. These National Cemeteries have become national shrines, honoring the sacrifice and valor of the men and women who have served this country throughout ...
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Tammy E. posted an article on Genealogy Simple & Fun - Oct 5, 2011, 2:31 pm
Attention beginning family historians (and anyone who knows one): So we’re seeking a genealogy newbie to blog about his or her research experience on the Family Tree Firsts blog. We're looking for someone who enjoys writing and is interested in his or her family history, but is just starting—or ...
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Tammy E. posted an article on American Civil War Stories - Oct 5, 2011, 2:24 pm
After a 20-year effort, the National Park Service has finally acquired a former golf course where a series of bloody clashes took place on the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg. The 95-acre parcel of land will now become part of the Gettysburg National Military Park. You can read the rest ...
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Tammy E. posted an article on American Civil War Stories - Oct 4, 2011, 10:10 pm
This past weekend, residents of the Bloomington-Normal community got the unique opportunity to take a peak into the past of McLean County by experiencing history through theatrics during the 17th annual Evergreen Cemetery Discovery Walk. According to Mary Anne Schierman, director of volunteer...
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Tammy E. posted an article on Genealogy Simple & Fun - Oct 4, 2011, 4:12 pm
The Southern California Genealogical Society is holding their annual family history writing competition between November 1 and December 31, 2011. You do not have to be a member of SCGS to enter, nor does your submission have to relate to California. Entries must be family or local history articles,...
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Tammy E. posted an article on Genealogy Simple & Fun - Oct 4, 2011, 4:05 pm
... and ancestry. Was $22.50 Now $11.50 The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Volume 40: Somers (1734-1850), Southbury (1787-1830), Southington (1779-1857), and South Windsor (1845- ... -17th and mid-19th centuries. Volume 40 covers the Connecticut towns of Somers, Southbur...
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Tammy E. posted an article on Genealogy Simple & Fun - Oct 4, 2011, 3:45 pm
... free databases and a sweepstakes giveaway with prizes everyday! The Sweepstakes Grand Prize will be a chance to go behind the scenes of an episode of Who Do You Think You Are, meet Executive Producer Lisa Kudrow, the celebrity guest, and see how the show is made.
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Tammy E. posted an article on Genealogy Simple & Fun - Sep 30, 2011, 3:32 pm
Just a couple of notices I wanted to get out: Family Tree Maker 2012 is now out for purchase This one is for Mac And Snapfish of offering 1 cent picture developing until October 5. I used them to get all of our Boston and Philly trip pictures developed, which I had over 1000 pictures. So this saved ...
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Tammy E. posted an article on Genealogy Simple & Fun - Sep 30, 2011, 3:14 pm
Well, my family and I are back from Medicine Lodge, Kansas. Had a great time at the Peace Treaty Pageant. I visited with family and lots of people that knew me but I didn't remember them cause I was to young. My siblings and I grew up in Wichita so we would visit Medicine a lot while I was growing u...
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Tammy E. posted an article on American Civil War Stories - Sep 30, 2011, 2:05 pm
Daniel Mowles preparing roasted rabbits for a tasting of Civil War-era food at the Roger Smith Hotel on Monday. The chef, it turned out, was from southwest Virginia and grew up in a household that, he said, had inherited some of Robert E. Lee’s silverware. Those were just coincidences at a t...
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