Nearly everyone has heard about Camp LeJeune, but you probably have know very little, if anything, about Montford Point and the Marines who trained there.
Learn now about Montford Point and my grandfather Herbert Joel Susberry’s contributions to World War II in my new post.
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The CHEVIS BOYS and the MURDER at COULEE CROCHE! Using Newspapers and Genealogy to Investigate a Family Story
In case you’re wondering what is the outcome of Chevis brothers’ indictment for the murder of D.T. Courtney, here are the particulars of the trial and the other legal strategies used to get them out being hanged.
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”
BookTalk: They Were Her Property, Chapters 5 and 6…Wet Nurses and Selling Slaves
*All book quotes are taken from Chapter 5: “Wet Nurse for Sale or Hire” and Chapter 6: “That ‘Oman Took Delight in Selling Slaves” of They Were Her Property.1 It’s been a loooooong time since I’ve summarized a chapter in this book, but let’s get back into it! In Chapter 5 of They Were HerContinueContinue reading “BookTalk: They Were Her Property, Chapters 5 and 6…Wet Nurses and Selling Slaves”
BookTalk: They Were Her Property, Chapters 3 and 4…Bossing and Better Markets
Chapter 3. Missus Done Her Own BossingChapter 4. She Thought She Could Find a Better Market I’m winding down, and I have just a few more chapters before I finish the book I’ve been summarizing, They were her property (Jones-Rogers, 2019). I’m really excited about reading and reflecting on Chapter 5 about wetnursing, but IContinueContinue reading “BookTalk: They Were Her Property, Chapters 3 and 4…Bossing and Better Markets”
BookTalk Introduction…They Were Her Property: White Women as Slave Owners in the American South
I used to really love reading as a child – mysteries, growing up stories, horror novels. After high school, though, the academic readings required for my college classes seemed to zap away my interest in books. Now that I reflect on it a bit more, I think a bigger part of my disenchantment with readingContinueContinue reading “BookTalk Introduction…They Were Her Property: White Women as Slave Owners in the American South”
The Genealogy Griot 