Saturday, February 9, 2013
Facebook Family History Group Pages
So I did an inventory of the number of family members I was connected to on Facebook and decided that the Johnstone family line needed a family history group page. We are at 11 members to date and a New-To-Me relative was added by my cousin. Bonus. I've been adding old family photos, scans of documents and family history information so everyone can see the research that's been done. I'll be posting questions to the elder family members in hopes of solving a few history mysteries too. Here's hoping they step up and share what they know.
Thursday, January 31, 2013
What the What?
Email from Uncle Johnny,
"Hi Judy & Jennie & Jimmy, Here is the info on the lady that called
seeking info on the brothel that Grandpa Gus was supposed to have next
to the blacksmith shop.
Get busy Jennie , we need FACTS !!!!! A group is doing a history on
the brothel's on the lower south side and this is what they have
learned so far.
Grandpa had owned the house next to the shop and had an ice cream
parlor on the ground floor and black girls upstairs. Most ot the
customer's were black porter;s from the rail road.
He started it because he saw how much money the place across the
street was making in there " house " !
Johnny ,"
Of course the search was on. City directories show that Gust and family lived at 303 3rd Av S. from around 1906 (no record for 1905) until 1913. By 1914 they were living at 709 2nd Ave. South. The blacksmith shop was at 301 3rd Av S., which would have been right next door.
This sketch was found on pintrest. It was pinned by the researcher, ReAnn, in Johnny's email. I've sent an email to ReAnn, requesting any info she's willing/able to share and also her sources for this information. At first glance it looks like the info was provided by J. Wiseman. He is probably a generation or two removed from the actual source and that brings his story into question. The next logical step is to do a title search on the property to see if Gust retained ownership of it for all those years. I also want to search tax rolls for those years. Hopefully will get to the bottom of this mystery soon.
"Hi Judy & Jennie & Jimmy, Here is the info on the lady that called
seeking info on the brothel that Grandpa Gus was supposed to have next
to the blacksmith shop.
Get busy Jennie , we need FACTS !!!!! A group is doing a history on
the brothel's on the lower south side and this is what they have
learned so far.
Grandpa had owned the house next to the shop and had an ice cream
parlor on the ground floor and black girls upstairs. Most ot the
customer's were black porter;s from the rail road.
He started it because he saw how much money the place across the
street was making in there " house " !
Johnny ,"
Of course the search was on. City directories show that Gust and family lived at 303 3rd Av S. from around 1906 (no record for 1905) until 1913. By 1914 they were living at 709 2nd Ave. South. The blacksmith shop was at 301 3rd Av S., which would have been right next door.
This sketch was found on pintrest. It was pinned by the researcher, ReAnn, in Johnny's email. I've sent an email to ReAnn, requesting any info she's willing/able to share and also her sources for this information. At first glance it looks like the info was provided by J. Wiseman. He is probably a generation or two removed from the actual source and that brings his story into question. The next logical step is to do a title search on the property to see if Gust retained ownership of it for all those years. I also want to search tax rolls for those years. Hopefully will get to the bottom of this mystery soon.
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Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Starting the year off with a bang
I was so happy to sign into Ancestry.com and find an offer for a 6-month subscription for $49. Heck yes and happy upcoming birthday to me. I've been busy attaching records from there. I've also been busy looking at obituaries at Familysearch.org. The content on Family Search continues to impress me. It all feels very good after a big dry spell. Happy New Year everyone.
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