Category Archives: What’s My Niche, Anyway?

Posts here will be concerned with my personal genealogical research into the families which gave rise to me and my wife.

Busy Busy busy

Posted on February 26, 2024 by greg

Well, it has been a busy time for me. Lots going on, mostly non-genealogical. But I’m hoping to get back into the game. I have been working on my mother’s Burns family from Lincoln/Burke/Catawba County, North Carolina. It has been … Continue reading →

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Many, many projects!

Posted on March 4, 2014 by greg

One of the things about being unemployed/retired (or whatever you want to call it) that has always surprised me to hear people say is that they are much busier than when they had a day job.  That is beginning to … Continue reading →

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TGIFriday

Posted on February 7, 2014 by greg

It is Friday, a chilly and sunny morning here in the SC Lowcountry.   And, glory be, all the new floors are down and the furniture is being moved back in as I type this message.  Boxes that were packed up … Continue reading →

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Awaiting the storm

Posted on January 28, 2014 by greg

Good morning! I’m sharing a cuppa coffee [_]7 with you this morning as I await the arrival of the ice/snow that is forecast for later today in the SC Lowcountry.  It’s chilly outside, and the temp is dropping.  The weatherpeople … Continue reading →

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Fighting Technology

Posted on January 22, 2014 by greg

Well, it has been one of those mornings. My Seagate external drive that was being used to back up all our computers has now malfunctioned.  I have an extra one, thank heavens, but now I have to re-do the settings … Continue reading →

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Monday Morning… Genealogy Society Meetings Are Good

Posted on January 20, 2014 by greg

Good morning, all! Hope everyone is doing well on this MLK Birthday celebration day.  If you’re off work for  the holiday, congratulations.  If you still have to work, my sympathies go out to you  🙂 I attended the monthly meeting … Continue reading →

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South Carolina Dower Laws

Posted on January 16, 2014 by greg

Today I continue to transcribe some land transactions from Lancaster County (formerly a part of now-defunct Craven County), South Carolina dated in the 1770s and 1780s.  They involve the “lease and release” of a parcel of land originally granted to … Continue reading →

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Veterans’ Day 2013 (11 November 2013)

Posted on January 15, 2014 by greg

Join me in remembering the veterans we all have in our family tree on this day which is set aside for doing that very thing.  As imperfect as we think our country might be, our ancestors fought for the freedoms … Continue reading →

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A new beginning

Posted on January 15, 2014 by greg

Well, today is the day.  My last day as a medical researcher at the Medical University of South Carolina.  Tomorrow I start full-time into genealogical research.  Here’s hoping I have new and interesting stories to discover for clients.  I’m looking … Continue reading →

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First publication??? (14 Sep 2012)

Posted on January 5, 2014 by greg

Well, folks, I’m not sure if it qualifies as me being “published”, but I just got my latest issue (Vol XL, Number 3, August 2012) of the “Bulletin of the Genealogical Society of Old Tryon County” today.  On the last … Continue reading →

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