Mam-ma's Southern Family

I'm planning a road trip to Arkansas, specifically Faulkner County and Little Rock, to do some genealogy research on my grandmother's Loveless line. Places I plan to visit: Ouachita Baptist University, Special Collections, in the Riley-Hickingbotham Library . Here I hope to learn more about my great-great-grandfather, Ebenezer Loveless, who was a Baptist minister. They're open 8 to 5 and an archivist will be there to help me. University of Central Arkansas where the Faulkner County Historical Society has their holdings. Not only did the Loveless family move to Arkansas from Georgia, but so did the Rodgers and Nixon families. Hendrix College has a genealogy library and the Faulkner County Library has a genealogy section. T he Faulkner County Museum will also be a great place to stop to learn about local history. This museum is open Monday through Thursday from 9 to 4. I contacted the director of the museum and she plans to be there the day I arrive to help m...

Randy Seaver of Genea-Musing blog, has challenged us again. For this week's mission, we were challenged to: What day of the week was your Grandmother born (either one)? Tell us how you found out. What event was a headline in the newspapers on that date?  Tell us how you found out. What has happened in recorded history on your Grandmother's birth date (day and month)? Tell us how you found out, and list five events. What famous people have been born on your Grandmother's birth date?  Tell us how you found out, and list five of them. My maternal grandmother, the namesake of this blog, Pansy Louise Lancaster, was born 19 November 1913. According to the website, What Day of the Week , November 13 was a Wednesday. I went to Chronicling America website for newspapers published on that day. Headlines in the Washington Herald included  “Garranza Makes Demand of Hale for Credentials,” and  “Barnes Says Teddy Would Be President.”   Beca...