Read Part 3 of the Chevis Boys and the Murder at Coulee Croche…You’ll learn about the points of view of some of the main actors in this incident, based on reports featured in local newspapers.
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The CHEVIS BOYS and the MURDER at COULEE CROCHE! Using Newspapers and Genealogy to Investigate a Family Story
PART TWO: EXTRA, EXTRA! In my last post, I started telling you about my Aunt Olivia’s story about her two uncles who were accused of a murder occurring in Coulee Croche community of St. Landry Parish, Louisiana – Jean Baptiste Chevis (born circa 1866) and William Chevis (born circa 1879). Remember, I’m investigating this storyContinueContinue reading “The CHEVIS BOYS and the MURDER at COULEE CROCHE! Using Newspapers and Genealogy to Investigate a Family Story”
The CHEVIS BOYS and the MURDER at COULEE CROCHE! Using Newspapers and Genealogy to Investigate a Family Story
PART ONE: MURDER The weekly editions of the St. Landry Clarion and Opelousas Courier were preparing to go to press when the news broke of the up and coming physician’s impending death. The publishers really didn’t have a whole lot of time or information, which is why the story appeared on page three, some of theContinueContinue reading “The CHEVIS BOYS and the MURDER at COULEE CROCHE! Using Newspapers and Genealogy to Investigate a Family Story”
EXTRA, EXTRA! Read all about Newspapers and Genealogy
Newspapers are a valuable resource to genealogists and family historians. I definitely didn’t understand their benefit in my early research on my ancestors, and, even when I did, I didn’t mine them as effectively as I do now (and there is still room for improvement!). At first, I used newspapers primarily to find deaths, funerals,ContinueContinue reading “EXTRA, EXTRA! Read all about Newspapers and Genealogy”
A Few Benefits of Researching Your Family History
The old adage says that the fruit doesn’t fall far from the tree. How true that is when it comes to genealogy research! You probably look more like your grandmother than you thought now that you’ve seen that photo from her debutante ball. That red hair you have? Oh, that’s courtesy of that great-grandpa youContinueContinue reading “A Few Benefits of Researching Your Family History”
Anatomy of a Funeral Program
Death happens to all of us, and it reveals that life is ephemeral. It provides an opportunity to recognize the ephemeral nature of life and be inspired to make the time we have on earth more meaningful. As normal, expected, orderly, and even productive it is for human beings to die, it still can beContinueContinue reading “Anatomy of a Funeral Program”
Old Food is Soul Food
For years, I have been preoccupied with my health and the food and exercise decisions I make to support the changes I’m trying to make (e.g., losing weight). When I think about the grandmother who raised me, I don’t remember her talking about any of that stuff. She was a stout woman with strong legsContinueContinue reading “Old Food is Soul Food”
A Matter of Life and Death Certificates: What You Can Learn from Mortality Records
People die every day, and most of the ones who don’t die, fear dying. Sometimes someone else’s health scare or funeral can cause us to explore our own sense of mortality and even start so-called end of life planning. In the last year, three of my relatives within four degrees of separation have died, andContinueContinue reading “A Matter of Life and Death Certificates: What You Can Learn from Mortality Records”
7 Reflections and Tips on Preparing to Publish your Family History
As I mentioned before, I have written a book about a man named George Wheaton. He was my paternal grandmother’s great-grandfather. I want to share what I’ve learned in the process of documenting his life and attempting to publish it in a book format. I started around the beginning of 2021, and I finished aContinueContinue reading “7 Reflections and Tips on Preparing to Publish your Family History”
Publish before Perish: Explaining My Blogging Hiatus
I have been on a long break from this blog for the last couple of years (my last post before Juneteenth was March 21, 2021!!!). Besides homeschooling my children and counseling folks, I’ve been working on my very first book about my ancestor named George Wheaton. Long story short, Wheaton was a freedman in postbellumContinueContinue reading “Publish before Perish: Explaining My Blogging Hiatus”
The Genealogy Griot 