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June 2010 Blog Posts (65)

Biography of Captain Thomas Hemphill

Several years ago, I had the opportunity to attend a ceremony commemorating the service of Captain Thomas Hemphill in the American Revolution. This biography, written by Mrs. Margaret Hemphill Anthony, was included in the program for the service, which was held at Old Siloam Cemetery, near Old Fort, NC, June 13, 1998.

“Thomas Hemphill, a son of…

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Added by Tonia Kendrick on June 5, 2010 at 6:57am — No Comments

A gold mine in Special Collections

After our adventure in finding Kerlin's Well, I took advantage of the

fact that we were already in Northern Arizona to go to the Northern

Arizona University, Cline Library, Special Collections and Archives

Department. The book with the faded picture of Kerlin's Well was written

by my Great-uncle, George Shepherd Tanner. See Tanner, George S. Henry

Martin Tanner; Joseph City, Arizona Pioneer, Born June 11, 1852, San

Bernardino, California, Died March 21, 1935,… Continue

Added by James Tanner on June 4, 2010 at 8:50am — 1 Comment

Last two posts are on Kerlin's Well

In the last post, I told about our trip to Kerlin's Well where my

Great-grandfather carved his name in the rock back in 1877. In the first

picture above you can see the rock and the names. The volcanic rock has

a dark weathered coating over the lighter rock making a perfect surface

for writing names. There are quite few names on the rocks and

surprisingly few modern ones. If you were walking on the plateau above

the canyon, you would not be able to see any portion… Continue

Added by James Tanner on June 3, 2010 at 10:37pm — No Comments

Pro Gen Study Group and APG

The Pro Gen Study group will meet at Jamboree. There will also be a Southern California APG meeting at Jamboree. Jamboree is only one week away. I can hardly wait! I will be meeting up with some of my friends from the San Diego Genealogical Society who plan to take the train. We took the train two years ago and it was a relaxing ride and the hotel for Jamboree was across the street. We could not all fit on the shuttle so some of us walked to the hotel. They were doing construction at the hotel… Continue

Added by Gwynn Socolich on June 3, 2010 at 11:53am — No Comments