Genealogy Roundup, January 17

What Happens When a Baby Is Born on a Plane? – I know I was wondering.

Thicker Than Water: A Brief History of Family Violence in Appalachian Kentucky – I hate how common events like this were, but it still gets my attention. “The daughter of Mary Jane was my great grandmother, Susan Bishop, who was given in marriage at age fourteen to seventy-four-year-old Henry Hazelwood in exchange for an apple orchard.”

Manatee specialist marks over 40 years of research, genealogical records – A different kind of genealogy.

The Merry Cemetery – Yeah, I’d be that woman who wanted a picture of herself walking through the cemetery.

Captured in Time: The Immigrant Lillicrap Family upon Arrival in America in 1890 – In April 2022, I wrote an article (link in first comment) about a photo of an immigrant family (seen colorized here) who arrived in NY in 1890 and tracing their family to learn what happened to them (tragic tale) and find their descendants. Well, the daughter/granddaughter I found – 83 years old at the time – and I have become pen pals of a sort! I see I’m getting another letter from her today! 😊

For those who saw my post about my accidental pen pal, I’m happy to tell you that Mary Louise has given me permission to share this story from her local MS newspaper about the dramatic rescue of her cat, Fluffy. It was literally front page news, but everyone’s safe now.