tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31764495Fri, 20 Apr 2018 21:44:12 +0000genealogybookswritingQuakersN.C.booksellerENGLISHIrelandGuilford CountyMANESSSouth Carolina18th-century America19th-century AmericaColonial Americananowrimo17th-century IrelandEnglandFood and cultureCross-countryCivil War AmericaDNARandolph County18th-century IrelandCLIBBORNWPAFamilysocial networking20th-centuryAuthorpreneurMendenhallNew YorkVirginiaHOGGATTclothingColoradoHOLMESMexicoMoore CountyStar TrekWHITEeditinggoalsold photographsFloridaKINDLEYMarylandPennsylvaniamoviesAfricaBRILESCOPPLELASSITERLouisianaScotlandWALLdisaster reliefPARRISHPARVINROUTHSAUNDERSVegaspackratBAKERBEAVERBRYANTCARRELLCHESWORTHFLIN/FLYNNHUNTMissouriNorth CarolinaNorthern IrelandROBINSONRestoration EnglandSMITHWESTONWILKINSONYOUNGkickass womenTravels with BooksAdventures in the search for ancestors, history and bookshttp://elizabethsaunders.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Elizabeth Saunders)Blogger355125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31764495.post-7784859930105507492Fri, 20 Apr 2018 21:44:00 +00002018-04-20T17:44:12.417-04:00booksbooksellerVirginiaVirginia Antiquarian Book FairI attended <a href="http://elizabethsaunders.blogspot.com/2015/06/colorado-antiquarian-book-seminar.html">Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar </a>(CABS)&nbsp;in 2014, thanks to a scholarship from the <a href="http://www.ioba.org/pages/" target="_blank">Independent Online Booksellers Association</a>. It was a stepping-stone dream come true for a bookseller with just three years in the business. I'd just closed <a href="http://elizabethsaunders.blogspot.com/2017/06/evolution-of-bookshop.html">my open shop</a> and planned to make it as an online business. &nbsp;But our instructors, successful booksellers with a wide variety of experience and specialties, touted multiple options including book fairs and catalogs.<br /><br />Although I haven't yet made it to Book Week in New York City, I attended the&nbsp;<a href="http://elizabethsaunders.blogspot.com/2014/08/rocky-mountain-book-and-paper-fair.html">Rocky Mountain Book &amp; Paper Fair</a>&nbsp;in Denver. When I came home from CABS, I didn't feel like I had the inventory to support a real antiquarian book fair. And there aren't any in North Carolina.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4OizBeyR94g/WtoJAAx_7bI/AAAAAAAAGgo/ULCA_yXazcEg7o7HHPNz-KDgnhcl9SkmQCLcBGAs/s1600/0406181338.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4OizBeyR94g/WtoJAAx_7bI/AAAAAAAAGgo/ULCA_yXazcEg7o7HHPNz-KDgnhcl9SkmQCLcBGAs/s400/0406181338.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />As my antique books inventory grew over the past couple of years, I started looking around for a venue in nearby states and found the <a href="http://www.virginiabooksellers.org/" target="_blank">Virginia Antiquarian Book Fair </a>in Richmond. Alas, they were already booked up months in advance. Bummer.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-vVKyYK8qKMQ/WtoI9ZcPg_I/AAAAAAAAGgg/VBV1w72A1xwzudPyfrsnhc-2-zUfv7YGwCLcBGAs/s1600/0405181921.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="961" height="320" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-vVKyYK8qKMQ/WtoI9ZcPg_I/AAAAAAAAGgg/VBV1w72A1xwzudPyfrsnhc-2-zUfv7YGwCLcBGAs/s320/0405181921.jpg" width="192" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Then, on March 5, I received a message saying a booth had opened up and was I still interested? Wow! I decided to take the opportunity and mailed in a check. Scary and exciting — my first antiquarian book fair, and only a month to get ready!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-zJP2N5Fg6i8/WtoI_cRtvzI/AAAAAAAAGgk/ueVPAh6rkrQ7yIgfuM91imrZIQqYsqfjgCLcBGAs/s1600/0405182058.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="961" height="320" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-zJP2N5Fg6i8/WtoI_cRtvzI/AAAAAAAAGgk/ueVPAh6rkrQ7yIgfuM91imrZIQqYsqfjgCLcBGAs/s320/0405182058.jpg" width="192" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-nsu7ZUm85W8/WtoI9BYYcLI/AAAAAAAAGgc/G3I0G3uyUTEc93jYiv0Yki3N-6FtfnnEgCLcBGAs/s1600/0406181104.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-nsu7ZUm85W8/WtoI9BYYcLI/AAAAAAAAGgc/G3I0G3uyUTEc93jYiv0Yki3N-6FtfnnEgCLcBGAs/s400/0406181104.jpg" width="400" /></a>I bought another portable shelf and worked really hard getting a "new" collection of American Revolution, Civil War and other books ready to go. I even brought a couple to finish up in the hotel room the night before the fair, handwriting the last few descriptions.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The Virginia fair was very organized and easy to set up. Here's my booth after I sold quite a few books — before the doors opened!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-C50pKk1idR0/WtoJBupckcI/AAAAAAAAGgs/EhwHHj01liEEiPUM2sqfoAHkElfohynOACLcBGAs/s1600/0406181941a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-C50pKk1idR0/WtoJBupckcI/AAAAAAAAGgs/EhwHHj01liEEiPUM2sqfoAHkElfohynOACLcBGAs/s400/0406181941a.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />Nick Cooke of <a href="https://www.blackswanbooks.com/" target="_blank">Black Swan Books</a> was one of the VABA organizers. Very welcoming and friendly, he invited all of us to his shop in the historic district Friday night. What a fun bookshop! I'd describe it as one and a half stories, with little nooks where you can sit and visit or browse.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Bw-b4S4A0H4/WtoZ7suXbcI/AAAAAAAAGhE/z_J2dyjjl3YysF8Zmi6cL56TdeJKaZsLACLcBGAs/s1600/0407181057a%2BLorne%2Bcropt.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1500" height="320" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Bw-b4S4A0H4/WtoZ7suXbcI/AAAAAAAAGhE/z_J2dyjjl3YysF8Zmi6cL56TdeJKaZsLACLcBGAs/s320/0407181057a%2BLorne%2Bcropt.jpg" width="299" /></a><br /><br />It was a nice opportunity to relax a little and meet other booksellers, including people with familiar names that I'd never met in person.<br /><br />I was happy to see <a href="https://www.lornebair.com/" target="_blank">Lorne Bair</a>&nbsp;at the fair, the instructor from CABS who told me I should attend a book fair in the first place!<br /><br />Overall, it was a great, exciting, exhausting experience. I hope to do it again next year!http://elizabethsaunders.blogspot.com/2018/04/virginia-antiquarian-book-fair.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Elizabeth Saunders)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31764495.post-6542390775661532127Fri, 13 Apr 2018 21:53:00 +00002018-04-17T07:22:46.043-04:00Civil War AmericaN.C.Randolph CountyReliving the end of the Civil War in North CarolinaEvery year in April, a group of re-enactors converges on the small, rural town of Trinity, North Carolina. Trinity is historically known for Trinity College, which started as Union Institute and eventually moved and became Duke University.<br />(UPDATE: The April 21, 2018 event has been cancelled and Friends of Trinity has taken the event page down.)<br /><br /><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gfSb9yDqTJ4/WtEh2zDjXeI/AAAAAAAAGeg/9s4xrmDA2Zk5X5Cg0VckrgdX-2gHK04BgCLcBGAs/s1600/102_5375.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gfSb9yDqTJ4/WtEh2zDjXeI/AAAAAAAAGeg/9s4xrmDA2Zk5X5Cg0VckrgdX-2gHK04BgCLcBGAs/s320/102_5375.JPG" width="320" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />I finally got the chance to go last year. Here are scenes from one of the battles. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zKT0T6NmrTk/WtEh4FWKLjI/AAAAAAAAGek/rcsmjM7cldUOyPgLpIy27eSwXHabsclKgCLcBGAs/s1600/102B5400.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zKT0T6NmrTk/WtEh4FWKLjI/AAAAAAAAGek/rcsmjM7cldUOyPgLpIy27eSwXHabsclKgCLcBGAs/s320/102B5400.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NOeiWDxPWk4/WtEh4-Dx5YI/AAAAAAAAGeo/Im5vqWALp7kAJDvtlpfjRkzWQDRwdratQCLcBGAs/s1600/102B5380.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NOeiWDxPWk4/WtEh4-Dx5YI/AAAAAAAAGeo/Im5vqWALp7kAJDvtlpfjRkzWQDRwdratQCLcBGAs/s320/102B5380.JPG" width="320" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-jJwXpDLf8yg/WtEi2afoKLI/AAAAAAAAGe8/lbmg2L3uL_cnEqEUbmemVjB5z2lxczZuACLcBGAs/s1600/102_5424.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-jJwXpDLf8yg/WtEi2afoKLI/AAAAAAAAGe8/lbmg2L3uL_cnEqEUbmemVjB5z2lxczZuACLcBGAs/s400/102_5424.JPG" width="400" /></a><br /><br /><br />This particular re-enactment, based around General Hardee's retreating battles with General Sherman, culminates in General Johnston's surrender of Confederate forces in the southeast, April 26, 1865.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-bwaohJ4rLtQ/WtEi20OVNYI/AAAAAAAAGfA/ceo7yaKjvAUvLe-An1LBuKLEDO2VRQ2zgCLcBGAs/s1600/102_5423.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-bwaohJ4rLtQ/WtEi20OVNYI/AAAAAAAAGfA/ceo7yaKjvAUvLe-An1LBuKLEDO2VRQ2zgCLcBGAs/s400/102_5423.JPG" width="400" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />In this scenario, the Confederate army waits by the historic Albertson house, which was actually built in 1865.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_ZibIKGNDBM/WtEjMvu9lFI/AAAAAAAAGfI/OnuseEY1zG8pQsBUz3jSa6sujkbZILwIQCLcBGAs/s1600/102_5371.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_ZibIKGNDBM/WtEjMvu9lFI/AAAAAAAAGfI/OnuseEY1zG8pQsBUz3jSa6sujkbZILwIQCLcBGAs/s400/102_5371.JPG" width="300" /></a>The great thing about re-enactments is that everybody gets to go home, and soldiers on both sides are buddies after the battles are over.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wDHP8-tbCVA/WtEjMpNMlmI/AAAAAAAAGfE/pJovAVlxbdUcEa5Z7kdAH80X6NHMasE5ACLcBGAs/s1600/102_5428.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wDHP8-tbCVA/WtEjMpNMlmI/AAAAAAAAGfE/pJovAVlxbdUcEa5Z7kdAH80X6NHMasE5ACLcBGAs/s320/102_5428.JPG" width="320" /></a>Some folks camp out 19th-century style all weekend. The 4th Virginia Regiment, Company F, hosted the Medical Department tent.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ATUILc4WaYc/WtEjXZvEloI/AAAAAAAAGfs/sIFvaQNGjUsnPiAc0X9pAXVapfJ6hSBjgCEwYBhgL/s1600/102_5431.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ATUILc4WaYc/WtEjXZvEloI/AAAAAAAAGfs/sIFvaQNGjUsnPiAc0X9pAXVapfJ6hSBjgCEwYBhgL/s400/102_5431.JPG" width="300" /></a></div>http://elizabethsaunders.blogspot.com/2018/04/reliving-end-of-civil-war-in-north.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Elizabeth Saunders)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31764495.post-1161606759796791234Wed, 04 Apr 2018 01:11:00 +00002018-04-03T21:11:56.510-04:00Civil War AmericagenealogyMANESSVirginiaTombstone Tuesday – Blandford Church Cemetery in Petersburg, VirginiaI won't have time for research when I visit Richmond for the <a href="http://www.virginiabooksellers.org/annual-book-fair.html" target="_blank">Virginia Antiquarian Book Fair</a> in a few days. However, I had lovely weather for a visit last fall to Richmond and Petersburg. My goal was to find the general area where my ancestor's brother, Shadrach Maness, was buried.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-v0J_SO8u0yg/WsNcufwjkVI/AAAAAAAAGX0/IGuogz7jjeU8gotVGHpWkrqH4AZAVSNDQCLcBGAs/s1600/102_6264.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1203" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-v0J_SO8u0yg/WsNcufwjkVI/AAAAAAAAGX0/IGuogz7jjeU8gotVGHpWkrqH4AZAVSNDQCLcBGAs/s320/102_6264.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Shadrach fell early in the siege of Petersburg, killed 23 June 1864. His Civil War record gives no details, but histories of the long battle of Petersburg provide two likely causes of death that correspond to that date. Snipers were picking off soldiers from a distance during that time. There was also a skirmish that day in gullies or trenches outside the Confederate line, a successful attempt to prevent Federal forces from taking the Weldon Railroad.<br /><br />Oral history says that Shadrach was buried in an unmarked grave near Blandford Church, even though he has <a href="http://elizabethsaunders.blogspot.com/2015/05/tombstone-tuesday-memorial-day-2015.html">a marker in Moore County, N.C.</a> I thought, even if it's unmarked, perhaps there would be a mass grave or some commemorative marker that I could visit.<br /><br />I had no idea — <a href="https://www.petersburgarea.org/attractions/blandford-church-and-cemetery" target="_blank">Blandford Church</a> cemetery is enormous! Stones near the church date back to colonial days and the American Revolution. I caught a caretaker as he was closing for the day and asked him where burials might be for early in the battle. He handed me a rough map, complete with street names, and waved off toward the roads behind the church. "You might try Cemetery Hill," he said. "There's 32,000 of them buried there."<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-YFaWwUDYaM0/WsNfXsHCG8I/AAAAAAAAGYE/qDtoDLCelwE3owHXWOJprGfJofdI2EbnQCLcBGAs/s1600/102_6225.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1203" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-YFaWwUDYaM0/WsNfXsHCG8I/AAAAAAAAGYE/qDtoDLCelwE3owHXWOJprGfJofdI2EbnQCLcBGAs/s320/102_6225.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>As I walked down the nearest lane, I was surprised by the variety of markers. I've visited large memorial sites, like Gettysburg and Arlington with their small, uniform tombstones. And smaller, old cemeteries with elaborate stones, sometimes with lengthy epitaphs on full-size grave coverings like in Europe. Blandford has both the numbers and uniqueness.<br /><br />Some of the markers were draped: urns with a draping, or these tall monuments with drapings, but all carved in stone.<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-YhMpE_dPqJI/WsNfWLezRmI/AAAAAAAAGYA/zwnJ8835WfsqG91nfFLopn02SWiiCSwLwCLcBGAs/s1600/102_6232.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1203" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-YhMpE_dPqJI/WsNfWLezRmI/AAAAAAAAGYA/zwnJ8835WfsqG91nfFLopn02SWiiCSwLwCLcBGAs/s320/102_6232.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />These floral headstones had matching footstones.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RZtnjnPvP_A/WsNgXv8FhwI/AAAAAAAAGYo/cLbSC5_UyqYInHkoIIn30DK-lK1RWs4SQCLcBGAs/s1600/102_6255.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1203" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RZtnjnPvP_A/WsNgXv8FhwI/AAAAAAAAGYo/cLbSC5_UyqYInHkoIIn30DK-lK1RWs4SQCLcBGAs/s320/102_6255.JPG" width="320" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />One grave had its own hobbit-like hill.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-EOTfGGlCstY/WsNfXu0JbhI/AAAAAAAAGYI/e_nJb7YR2nEKVfAOdRsP0D7p-RIfnF9UwCLcBGAs/s1600/102_6227.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1203" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-EOTfGGlCstY/WsNfXu0JbhI/AAAAAAAAGYI/e_nJb7YR2nEKVfAOdRsP0D7p-RIfnF9UwCLcBGAs/s320/102_6227.JPG" width="320" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />There were statues and monuments and mini-parks, including this large arch memorial to "Our Confederate Heroes."<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xMiSu-PewKI/WsNf6kSk68I/AAAAAAAAGYQ/kyJ3ZT5AuRsTjwomjhARNnvmxVq3eBjDACLcBGAs/s1600/102_6233.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1203" height="320" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xMiSu-PewKI/WsNf6kSk68I/AAAAAAAAGYQ/kyJ3ZT5AuRsTjwomjhARNnvmxVq3eBjDACLcBGAs/s320/102_6233.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br />This monument has "Unknown" and the names of states, including North Carolina, carved on its base. Would this be as close as I could get to Shadrach's final resting place?<br /><br />When I visited last fall, our country was in an uproar about Confederate monuments. This one was built in 1890. I sat in a peaceful gazebo nearby and looked off towards graves that covered the hills in front of me. Why wouldn't people want to pay tribute to thousands and thousands of young men who never got to return home? Shadrach, who volunteered as a substitute for his dear friend Quimby Wallace when the draft was in full force, was only 17 when he died.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-cNw3bvbAmf4/WsNf9p4RfGI/AAAAAAAAGYY/rP652btgalA47R4n3oa1dc0J7ou-GSZ1QCLcBGAs/s1600/102_6241.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1203" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-cNw3bvbAmf4/WsNf9p4RfGI/AAAAAAAAGYY/rP652btgalA47R4n3oa1dc0J7ou-GSZ1QCLcBGAs/s320/102_6241.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Overwhelmed.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SaQtzd8Nek8/WsNgAqx10kI/AAAAAAAAGYc/sTYRgUgrVis0OobaO1JAgVVgq5477LPqwCLcBGAs/s1600/102_6244.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1203" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SaQtzd8Nek8/WsNgAqx10kI/AAAAAAAAGYc/sTYRgUgrVis0OobaO1JAgVVgq5477LPqwCLcBGAs/s400/102_6244.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-78DZ2MBcnGY/WsNgWJXu5aI/AAAAAAAAGYk/rlxTMAD-0rIOLMA6_T3nXOXV7X3q7f3LgCLcBGAs/s1600/102_6254.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1203" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-78DZ2MBcnGY/WsNgWJXu5aI/AAAAAAAAGYk/rlxTMAD-0rIOLMA6_T3nXOXV7X3q7f3LgCLcBGAs/s320/102_6254.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>I was glad to see a place where various Confederate flags (most with the white background) were still allowed. A cemetery as well as a battlefield, what more appropriate place?<br /><br />I was equally glad to see the American flag, like these at a marker for World War II and Vietnam veterans. At the end of the War Between the States, "rebels" were given full pardon and the nation was united again. Not always on the same page, as we well know in the 21st century, but our young men and women continue to fight as one under the American flag.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4UwEg_gEGaI/WsNgdhqgKKI/AAAAAAAAGYs/Si3ZB6W4dzguX6ZQWgimRWRSWUzTSPFWACLcBGAs/s1600/102_6258.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1203" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4UwEg_gEGaI/WsNgdhqgKKI/AAAAAAAAGYs/Si3ZB6W4dzguX6ZQWgimRWRSWUzTSPFWACLcBGAs/s320/102_6258.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br />Over near the church, here are some of the early graves with full stones. Some were decorated with Masons marks, some with swords, some with angels.<br /><br />Different art. Different eras. At Blandford it's as if every individual has freedom to express themselves, yet all end up together in this quiet, peaceful place.http://elizabethsaunders.blogspot.com/2018/04/tombstone-tuesday-blandford-church.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Elizabeth Saunders)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31764495.post-4617826420955633274Sun, 01 Apr 2018 01:52:00 +00002018-03-31T21:58:45.190-04:00genealogySMITHSearching for an old friend – Howard W. SmithWhen our mother passed away in 2005, my sister and I found boxes of things in the attic that had belonged to our father, Austin Saunders, who died in 1971. Since we'd moved soon after his death, the boxes were like a time capsule of Daddy's life. I found a cache of letters from a friend of his, Howard, who'd gone into the Air Force and moved across the country to Washington and Alaska in the 1950s. He called Austin "Leftie." The last letter was a card from Florida.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Y6BRH9sAYFs/WsA3W1G-VCI/AAAAAAAAGXA/qN2ZB0iPH_Mtk1aMp3TfJ96k1rIFJqH-QCLcBGAs/s1600/102_7120.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Y6BRH9sAYFs/WsA3W1G-VCI/AAAAAAAAGXA/qN2ZB0iPH_Mtk1aMp3TfJ96k1rIFJqH-QCLcBGAs/s400/102_7120.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>The one-sided conversation, both humorous and personal, made me wonder what happened to the other letters, the ones Daddy wrote. Could they still exist? I only remember snippets of my father, and would love to read his own words, as fiancé and newlywed, starting out his young life. And wouldn't Howard's children or grandchildren enjoy reading his letters from before they were born?<br /><br />This month I decided to put my genealogical skills to the test and find out more about Daddy's friend, Howard W. Smith. But – SMITH, mind you! I hoped the middle initial might help. I checked Daddy's alma mater, High Point High School in Guilford County, but found no Howard Smiths within a few years. There were a couple of potential boys in Ancestry about the same age: one growing up in Davidson County and one in Forsyth County. I wonder how they met?<br /><br />Since publicly available censuses stop at 1940 and online death certificates have different availabilities in different states, finding modern people can sometimes be harder than finding ancestors. Without a newspaper search account that includes other states (even accounts vary about how much they include), I struck out looking for an obituary. I did find one lead, however. Ancestry led me to Find A Grave, with a veteran's gravesite in Michigan. A <a href="https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/153076228/howard-w.-smith" target="_blank">Howard W. Smith</a>, who served in the Air Force during the Korean era, died in 2005. The stone includes his wife's name, with no death date. She must still be alive.<br /><br />A few years back, I&nbsp;<a href="http://elizabethsaunders.blogspot.com/2011/10/looking-for-dead-and-living-and-dead.html">used Spokeo to find a living relative</a>. I signed up for a free trial and tried possible names for Howard's family. Many of them led to the same address – data and landline phones which could be out of date. I jotted down names (children?) and possible phone numbers. I checked Michigan's GIS for that county and found out the house is still owned by Howard and his wife, more than a decade after his death. Details about the house made me think his wife is alive, but perhaps not in good health.<br /><br />Nervously, on a Sunday afternoon, I dialed the phone numbers. When I asked for potential children's names, the first man said, "Wrong number" and hung up on me. I didn't get the chance to mention the wife's name. Another number turned out wrong, though more polite. For the last two, I left messages on generic machines, hope dwindling that I'd ever get a response.<br /><br />What next? I should send a snail-mail letter to that old homeplace address, though I don't really expect a reply. What would you do?<br /><br /><br />http://elizabethsaunders.blogspot.com/2018/03/searching-for-old-friend-howard-w-smith.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Elizabeth Saunders)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31764495.post-7114368579814389602Wed, 28 Feb 2018 19:15:00 +00002018-03-31T15:09:35.492-04:00booksBooks of 2017I like to track my reading in Goodreads, though I don't have very ambitious plans when it comes to their annual reading challenge. I read for pleasure, curiosity and self-improvement, and average just over a book a month. Here's a <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/user/year_in_books/2017?rto=x_gr_e_nf_yyib&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=yyib&amp;utm_campaign=2017&amp;utm_content=spotlight1&amp;ref_=pe_3496280_264441320" target="_blank">fun infogram</a> from GoodReads. The blank image is <i>The Mysterious Affair at Styles</i> by Agatha Christie. The unpopularity of the charming, vintage children's book <i>Biff, The Fire Dog</i> is because it wasn't in GR's database until I added it.<br /><br />I did finish some lengthy books in 2017, finally finishing Giovanni Belzoni's 1820 narrative of early discoveries in Egypt (inspired by the miniseries <i>Egypt</i> on Netflix). I'm most pleased about starting and finishing <i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1414314086/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=tanner06-20&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=1414314086&amp;linkId=d422de1b8d5acfdfb7e09181c70d3fcd" target="_blank">The One-Year Chronological Bible</a></i>. I never would have chosen the New Living Translation, except I started reading my uncle's copy and loved it. It's as easy to read as a novel, yet has enough translation notes to make me feel comfortable (imo, much better than NIV!).<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gPU1zRJemJg/Wr_TgmxZHfI/AAAAAAAAGWw/racN1ANxCrEN3K-SVOZCq4-j7J4htxargCLcBGAs/s1600/2017%2BBooks.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="544" data-original-width="639" height="340" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gPU1zRJemJg/Wr_TgmxZHfI/AAAAAAAAGWw/racN1ANxCrEN3K-SVOZCq4-j7J4htxargCLcBGAs/s400/2017%2BBooks.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Nonfiction dominated my reading last year. <i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0316017930/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=tanner06-20&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=0316017930&amp;linkId=865e11b398a51517e42a276173734779" target="_blank">Outliers</a></i> was fascinating, my first Malcolm Gladwell. <i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1589795474/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=tanner06-20&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=1589795474&amp;linkId=9d29acc7c2ac517083b83ffb4aac3903" target="_blank">The Millionaire Next Door</a> </i>and <i>Rich Dad, Poor Dad</i> continued my self-prescribed financial education. The latter had good, new-to-me concepts, but needs to be read with several grains of salt. I read (and recommend) an older edition, which included his CPA co-author before they had a falling out. I skimmed a newer version in a bookstore, and it did not strike me as having any useful updates, only annoying format changes.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'd seen <i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1451621388/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=tanner06-20&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=1451621388&amp;linkId=7c8eb208db2575c75633c91234951e2d" target="_blank">Brain on Fire</a></i> in the stores, and checked it out from the library after witnessing an acquaintance experience an unusual seizure. Not only was the book interesting, it also intrigued me as a writer. How do you write a memoir with memory loss? The author used her investigative journalism experience – including doctor's reports, videos, and interviews – to recreate her own story.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The true crime page-turner&nbsp;<i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0452298032/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=tanner06-20&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=0452298032&amp;linkId=c606da86a5ec6fb6e096c993d65a5fc3" target="_blank">The Man in the Rockefeller Suit</a></i> led me to find and watch a movie (entertaining but the book was better). A TV movie led me to find one of the many biographies on the Bronte sisters (the movie was excellent). <i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0520072553/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=tanner06-20&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=0520072553&amp;linkId=29cd74c3b6c096f39de135ac45a311ba" target="_blank">The Vanished Library</a></i> was a bit disappointing. It started off with a fascinating, scholarly history of the ancient library of Alexandria. But later chapters twisted and digressed in such convoluted ways that, when I'd finished the last page, I wasn't sure how it ended.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After a <a href="http://elizabethsaunders.blogspot.com/2017/01/books-of-2016-and-giveaway.html">2016 of books</a> heavy in science fiction, I only read a couple of mysteries this time, returning to my favourite Elizabeth Peters series and delving into my first Agatha Christie.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">May you enjoy fun and enlightening books in 2018!</div><br />This post contains affiliate links.http://elizabethsaunders.blogspot.com/2018/02/books-of-2017.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Elizabeth Saunders)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31764495.post-7543879697706019856Wed, 15 Nov 2017 17:32:00 +00002017-11-15T12:32:45.074-05:00genealogyMANESSMeeting a Maness cousinIf you've read this blog you know I've been working off-and-on on a book about my great-great-grandfather, Thomas Maness. (Click on the keyword <i>Maness</i> below if you'd like to catch up.) I never did meet <a href="http://elizabethsaunders.blogspot.com/2012/08/its-him-dna-genealogy-success.html" target="_blank">Ms. Lessie</a>, a descendant of Thomas' fifth wife who helped solve his identity through DNA. I suspected I might never meet her since she had severe health problems and complicated family, but I'd still like to meet her son and maybe other members of the family. We put these things off, and then it's too late. I read Ms. Lessie's obituary online last spring.<br /><br />But soon after that, I received an e-mail from Gail, a descendant of Thomas' first wife! I'd seen a photograph she shared on Ancestry of Thomas' second son, Robert "Bob" Maynor (he changed his last name sometime in adulthood). He was a tall man, standing next to his diminutive little wife, Lula. I'd commented that my grandfather, Frank V. Maness, was also tall, and married a 5-foot tall woman.<br /><br />Gail and I e-mailed a few times and then talked on the phone. We arranged to meet at a public library in the middle of the state (a little bit of caution, there, when meeting strangers).<br /><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4zaQ3f6RbTo/Wgx4LpMuunI/AAAAAAAAFR4/0gxnSxbJ8zA2SUvjNjWyCk3PM1_UbkTnwCLcBGAs/s1600/050617%2BGail%2Band%2BBeth%2Bcropt.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="745" data-original-width="1117" height="213" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4zaQ3f6RbTo/Wgx4LpMuunI/AAAAAAAAFR4/0gxnSxbJ8zA2SUvjNjWyCk3PM1_UbkTnwCLcBGAs/s320/050617%2BGail%2Band%2BBeth%2Bcropt.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Maness" cousins, Gail and Beth</td></tr></tbody></table>We had a wonderful visit, sharing documents and talking about our relatives. Gail didn't know about Thomas, but she told stories about Bob and Lula's children. Lula lived to be 102. Her obituary lists 38 grandchildren, 85 great-grandchildren and 88 great-great-grandchildren — all descendants of Thomas Maness!<br /><br />I've been busy all summer with multiple jobs, including some genealogy freelance work, but we hope to get together again, soon. Gail has offered to show me around the cemeteries where her side of the family is buried. We are both the lone genealogy buffs in our families, so it's extra nice to make that connection. <br /><br />By the way, I look like a crazy person in the photo because I'm so used to being <i>behind</i> the camera, encouraging <i>other</i> people to smile. Maybe I'll figure out this selfie thing someday.<br /><br />http://elizabethsaunders.blogspot.com/2017/11/meeting-maness-cousin.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Elizabeth Saunders)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31764495.post-2869639265872693879Wed, 12 Jul 2017 10:49:00 +00002017-07-17T06:14:41.609-04:00booksellergenealogyGuilford CountyMendenhallN.C.QuakersMendenhall Village Fair 2016<a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BaeV9-rgb98/WVuDHGfK-2I/AAAAAAAAEd0/DMKo-lLMAi0IZ9CUIhpe_PvUJ4_RgpQDQCKgBGAs/s1600/0716161523.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BaeV9-rgb98/WVuDHGfK-2I/AAAAAAAAEd0/DMKo-lLMAi0IZ9CUIhpe_PvUJ4_RgpQDQCKgBGAs/s400/0716161523.jpg" width="400" /></a>In just a few more days, the annual Village Fair will return to <a href="http://www.mendenhallhomeplace.com/index.html" target="_blank">Mendenhall Homeplace</a> in Jamestown, N.C.<br /><br />Tannery Books will have a pop-up shop on the porch of the Dr. Madison Lindsay house. The century-old home (built by 1817) also served as a medical school.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-REYFbz9gTZc/WVuDHJsJn7I/AAAAAAAAEd0/mPpzg8o9nZYVnIINY1lswPKqzgANPQo-gCKgBGAs/s1600/0716160957.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-REYFbz9gTZc/WVuDHJsJn7I/AAAAAAAAEd0/mPpzg8o9nZYVnIINY1lswPKqzgANPQo-gCKgBGAs/s400/0716160957.jpg" width="400" /></a>The Village Fair will be Saturday, July 15, from 10 am to 4 pm. Admission is free, including self-tours of the historical buildings.<br /><br />A carriage sits outside the Pennsylvania-style barn at the 2016 Village Fair. Inside the barn is one of two false-bottom wagons in the country that were used to smuggle slaves along the Underground Railroad.<br /><br /><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yNGgBb2rFEA/WVuDHIMKiDI/AAAAAAAAEd0/lr7sJrWccj873_z2RAFXW7HIC1THwSSgQCKgBGAs/s1600/0716161426.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yNGgBb2rFEA/WVuDHIMKiDI/AAAAAAAAEd0/lr7sJrWccj873_z2RAFXW7HIC1THwSSgQCKgBGAs/s400/0716161426.jpg" width="400" /></a><br /><br />A blacksmith from High Point Museum plies his trade in the shady yard.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6j-AjdFgJ2g/WVuDHEHReTI/AAAAAAAAEd0/7-2-JM4IhRoeRqqptub34fbPTJ84ol8YwCKgBGAs/s1600/0716161453.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6j-AjdFgJ2g/WVuDHEHReTI/AAAAAAAAEd0/7-2-JM4IhRoeRqqptub34fbPTJ84ol8YwCKgBGAs/s400/0716161453.jpg" width="400" /></a><br /><br /><br />The doctor is IN.<br /><br />Costumed interpreters provide a sense of life here in the 19th century.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nfXO2rNXKEY/WVuDHK6Z9SI/AAAAAAAAEd0/fPPkb40EJl4y7Q6hWQUPQWdgRhMjRD2LwCKgBGAs/s1600/0716161512.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nfXO2rNXKEY/WVuDHK6Z9SI/AAAAAAAAEd0/fPPkb40EJl4y7Q6hWQUPQWdgRhMjRD2LwCKgBGAs/s400/0716161512.jpg" width="400" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />The cast of 'Pathway to Freedom' sings soulful selections from the outdoor drama at 3 pm.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />If you're in the central part of the state,&nbsp;<a href="http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ncmcgs/" target="_blank">Moore County Genealogical Society</a>&nbsp;will have a day of seminars starting at 9 a.m. Saturday, July 15. Topics include researching around burned courthouses and lost records, DNA, and the North Carolina Archives.<br /><br />http://elizabethsaunders.blogspot.com/2017/07/mendenhall-village-fair-2016.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Elizabeth Saunders)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31764495.post-5966069734542172214Fri, 09 Jun 2017 18:06:00 +00002017-06-09T14:06:23.077-04:00booksbooksellerN.C.North CarolinaEvolution of a BookshopLocals have seen <a href="http://www.tannerybooks.com/" target="_blank">Tannery Books</a> move through different phases since I opened the doors on March 11, 2011. <a href="http://thinkcreativecollective.com/blog/how-to-know-if-you-are-ready-for-your-own-shop" target="_blank">This article on <i>Think Creative Collective</i></a> outlines the business history of the bookshop as a bricks-and-mortar shop, a small cooperative, pop-up shops, and a permanent booth in an antique mall.<br /><br />Here are a few pictures and links to go with that history.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Zaqm6Nkk1ic/WTq5Qq1Gm8I/AAAAAAAAEUc/m2RMpFgYE5cEOo5aVcdV7vBgGzS_P4ErACLcB/s1600/storefront2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1203" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Zaqm6Nkk1ic/WTq5Qq1Gm8I/AAAAAAAAEUc/m2RMpFgYE5cEOo5aVcdV7vBgGzS_P4ErACLcB/s400/storefront2.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tannery Books - May 2011</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><h3>Shopping center storefront</h3><a href="http://elizabethsaunders.blogspot.com/2011/01/following-my-dreams-part-2.html">A rented space</a>, with&nbsp;<a href="http://elizabethsaunders.blogspot.com/2011/01/my-future-bookshop-has-measles-dont.html">a lot of work to do</a>.&nbsp;More about getting ready <a href="http://elizabethsaunders.blogspot.com/2011/01/building-bookshop-waiting-by-phone.html">here </a>and <a href="http://elizabethsaunders.blogspot.com/2011/01/building-bookshop-driving-all-over-town.html">here</a>, but without pictures.<br /><a href="http://elizabethsaunders.blogspot.com/2011/02/building-bookshop-from-floor-up.html">Paint and carpet and getting ready</a><br /><a href="http://elizabethsaunders.blogspot.com/2011/03/wee-opening-at-tannery-books.html">Opening Day</a> - Boy, does the shop look empty!<br />My temporary assistant, "<a href="http://elizabethsaunders.blogspot.com/2012/01/little-bookseller.html">the little bookseller</a>" (He's grown quite a bit since this picture!)<br /><a href="http://elizabethsaunders.blogspot.com/2012/05/wordless-wednesday-tannery-books-at-one.html">Tannery Books at one year</a>&nbsp;(still a little sparse looking)<br /><br />Book signings<br /><a href="http://elizabethsaunders.blogspot.com/2011/10/murder-at-bookshop.html">Karen McCollough</a> and my "Mystery" window dressing<br /><a href="http://elizabethsaunders.blogspot.com/2012/02/book-signing-at-tannery-books-death.html">Dale Crotts</a> with thrillers<br /><a href="http://elizabethsaunders.blogspot.com/2012/05/quaker-fiction-and-local-history.html">Jennifer Hudson Taylor</a> with Quaker fiction<br /><br /><h3>Partnership or mini-co-op</h3>In 2013, Kathy Carter of <a href="https://www.catscradlebks.net/" target="_blank">Cat's Cradle Books</a>&nbsp;and I teamed up to share the bookshop space with our two separate businesses. Not only did we split the bills, but shared the workload (we both had small part-time jobs), and the inventory of books doubled. Although the small-town bottom line forced us to close later that year, it was a wonderful experiment. A successful online seller, Kathy got to try out a physical shop without long-term leases and such, and I learned a lot from her experience.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hUlW-rg5LKI/WTq6ff5n4JI/AAAAAAAAEUs/jVuPLoDoSX4TWoUuPkqR2Th_5Ccy0eRMwCLcB/s1600/shop1%2BFeb4.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1203" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hUlW-rg5LKI/WTq6ff5n4JI/AAAAAAAAEUs/jVuPLoDoSX4TWoUuPkqR2Th_5Ccy0eRMwCLcB/s400/shop1%2BFeb4.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Combining shops - February 2013</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><h3>Pop-up shops</h3><a href="http://elizabethsaunders.blogspot.com/2012/06/genfest-2012.html">GenFest</a>&nbsp;in 2012<br /><a href="http://elizabethsaunders.blogspot.com/2012/07/village-fair-at-mendenhall-plantation.html">Village Fair</a> in 2012<br /><a href="http://elizabethsaunders.blogspot.com/2013/03/stellarcon-37.html">StellarCon</a>&nbsp;in 2013<br /><a href="http://elizabethsaunders.blogspot.com/2013/08/mendenhall-plantation-village-fair-2013.html">Mendenhall Village Fair</a> in 2013<br /><br /><h3>Antique mall or co-op</h3><a href="http://elizabethsaunders.blogspot.com/2015/02/its-start.html">My first half-booth</a>, 2015<br />Full-size booth:&nbsp;Tannery Books' <a href="http://elizabethsaunders.blogspot.com/2016/03/bookshop-birthday-5-years.html">fifth anniversary</a>&nbsp;and <a href="http://elizabethsaunders.blogspot.com/2016/07/vintage-star-trek-visits-bookshop_22.html">Star Trek premiere</a>, both in 2016.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4Ay5CnfYxWU/WTq57z5ooHI/AAAAAAAAEUk/-vklVYyi6T4OCr7zoQrpEzeXKYxJT-GKgCLcB/s1600/Bookshop%2B0414171006b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4Ay5CnfYxWU/WTq57z5ooHI/AAAAAAAAEUk/-vklVYyi6T4OCr7zoQrpEzeXKYxJT-GKgCLcB/s400/Bookshop%2B0414171006b.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tannery Books booth at Bush Hill Trading Post - April 2017</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Who knows what the future holds? Today's world of bookselling requires constant adaptation. If you'd like to follow along, go to <a href="http://www.tannerybooks.com/" target="_blank">Tannery Books website</a>, scroll down and sign up for monthly e-mails.<br /><br /><br />http://elizabethsaunders.blogspot.com/2017/06/evolution-of-bookshop.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Elizabeth Saunders)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31764495.post-3004905034113965193Thu, 20 Apr 2017 15:31:00 +00002017-04-20T11:40:24.804-04:00booksStar TrekHappy Birthday, George Takei!Happy Birthday to George Takei, born 80 years ago (April 20) in Los Angeles, California.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kXgkvxCteg0/V83Z7HJg2EI/AAAAAAAACeY/EqDizNVhT-My5Ggcm2ndzoglssItUQqKgCLcB/s1600/102_3332.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" height="400" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kXgkvxCteg0/V83Z7HJg2EI/AAAAAAAACeY/EqDizNVhT-My5Ggcm2ndzoglssItUQqKgCLcB/s400/102_3332.JPG" title="George Takei Sulu" width="300" /></a></div>I can't believe it's been a year since I saw him speak at the <a href="http://www.guilford.edu/bryan-series/index.aspx" target="_blank">Bryan Series</a> in Greensboro, North Carolina. Famous for his role as helmsman Lt. Sulu (later Captain Sulu) in <i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B013Q1BVIE/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=tanner06-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=B013Q1BVIE&amp;linkId=cfc615b2dd6b2a175b7becfae8f1ad1f" target="_blank">Star Trek</a></i>, Takei spoke about Gene Roddenberry's groundbreaking vision that went into the series.<br /><br />Roddenberry envisioned the starship <i>U.S.S. Enterprise</i> as a miniature version of planet Earth. The international crewmembers represented the people and nations of Earth: Captain Kirk was North America, Scotty was Britain or Europe, Sulu was Asia, and Chekhov was Russia. &nbsp;Lt. Uhura represented not only Africa, but also American Indians. In reality, several of the actors were Canadian. And, at the height of the Cold War, Walter Koenig (Checkhov) was from Chicago, not Russia.<br /><br />As a lifetime fan of <i>Star Trek</i>, I read George Takei's autobiography, <i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0671890085/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=tanner06-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=0671890085&amp;linkId=6947f633adf031fcfd074bcc5273e572" target="_blank">To the Stars</a></i>, around 1995-1996. Only a few chapters in this long and interesting life story are about the T.V. show and spin-off movies. I was astonished to learn that American-born Takei and his family were imprisoned during World War II as part of the Japanese-American internment policy, wherein thousands of people were uprooted from their homes and sent to prison camps. I had never learned that dark piece of American history.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cAt2ZcjFKzc/WPfUMVcecJI/AAAAAAAAECg/jYm3KWK6asQq_MliObuzvxQNnIRTd5jrQCLcB/s1600/102_4541.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cAt2ZcjFKzc/WPfUMVcecJI/AAAAAAAAECg/jYm3KWK6asQq_MliObuzvxQNnIRTd5jrQCLcB/s320/102_4541.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>My reading of the book coincided with a couple of business trips to California. Influenced by Takei's California stories, I tried sushi for the first time (and loved it ever since) and stuck my fist in John Wayne's fist print at Mann's Chinese Theatre.<br /><br />When <i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B013Q1BVIE/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=tanner06-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=B013Q1BVIE&amp;linkId=cfc615b2dd6b2a175b7becfae8f1ad1f" target="_blank">Star Trek's</a></i> original series cast got their own square in the Theatre's Hollywood Walk of Fame, they were supposed to only write their names so all seven could fit. But Takei, who had grown up in L.A., wasn't about to be shortchanged in this dream-come-true moment. When it came his turn, he signed his name, then placed his hand firmly in the cement. The rest of the cast came back and added their handprints – Leonard Nimoy's in the "Live long and prosper" Vulcan salute.<br /><br />http://elizabethsaunders.blogspot.com/2017/04/happy-birthday-george-takei.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Elizabeth Saunders)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31764495.post-7677305168841124202Mon, 27 Mar 2017 12:02:00 +00002017-03-27T08:02:44.671-04:0019th-century America20th-centuryCivil War AmericaQuakersSouth CarolinawritingQUIP 2017 - a writing retreat in South Carolina<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-W7an2G7u0pM/WNj2xJGmsmI/AAAAAAAAClQ/VdUrFYrO9pEYD0ZcYYRTHCKmJKV8NdCmwCLcB/s1600/102_5284.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-W7an2G7u0pM/WNj2xJGmsmI/AAAAAAAAClQ/VdUrFYrO9pEYD0ZcYYRTHCKmJKV8NdCmwCLcB/s400/102_5284.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />I went to the <a href="http://www.quakerquip.com/" target="_blank">Quakers Uniting in Publications</a> annual conference this month at Penn Center on St. Helena Island, South Carolina, a place draped in Spanish moss and historical buildings. It's the site of an early school for freed slaves, started early in the American Civil War.<br /><br /><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dnl77HQCrPA/WNj3T73g5BI/AAAAAAAAClY/HQPyjby26eEl9BikprIi9UW25aVcKwJSwCLcB/s1600/102_5306.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dnl77HQCrPA/WNj3T73g5BI/AAAAAAAAClY/HQPyjby26eEl9BikprIi9UW25aVcKwJSwCLcB/s400/102_5306.JPG" width="300" /></a><br /><br />We stayed in Benezet House, a century-old dorm that housed female students and teachers and hosted classes and co-ed chapel services.<br /><br /><br />It was nice staying together in one building, grabbing coffee or tea in the morning or settling into couches with our laptops in the shared living room.<br /><br /><br />QUIP planned more down-time, this year, between guest speakers and business sessions, so there was a little time to walk down to the water and around the historical buildings, or to think and write.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3Kwa3-CEtK0/WNj3Uj5KkRI/AAAAAAAAClc/u4V_ZzOvaoQjEF8VBmMO5Q7Plgo_TreTQCLcB/s1600/102_5326.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3Kwa3-CEtK0/WNj3Uj5KkRI/AAAAAAAAClc/u4V_ZzOvaoQjEF8VBmMO5Q7Plgo_TreTQCLcB/s400/102_5326.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><br />Last year's storms had closed the public (ocean) beach. After a tumble that left me bruised and a little wobbly, I kept my explorations to the inside of the old house.<br /><br /><br />I'd noticed chimneys and cupola vents from the outside and wondered if the attic might be accessible. There were, indeed, easy stairs up, but the access was partially covered by a large, precarious piece of scrap wood. I peeked through the opening and decided not to try to wrestle the covering.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-odL8VheSU7Q/WNj5FPsN4zI/AAAAAAAAClw/ylVFO15t36cYSOhgoQaGcSDu9EJYiQybACLcB/s1600/102_5328.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-odL8VheSU7Q/WNj5FPsN4zI/AAAAAAAAClw/ylVFO15t36cYSOhgoQaGcSDu9EJYiQybACLcB/s200/102_5328.JPG" width="150" /></a><br />Most of the attic was filled with modern HVAC ductwork and blown-in insulation. One curious thing was a small wooden room, built up to the roof. What was it used for - storage? Was it used to hide something?<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fqb0L8xKOU4/WNj30qugjXI/AAAAAAAAClk/JpXZ6rQ5X0MKt3equol6mJ4czawcOw-TQCLcB/s1600/102_5331.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fqb0L8xKOU4/WNj30qugjXI/AAAAAAAAClk/JpXZ6rQ5X0MKt3equol6mJ4czawcOw-TQCLcB/s400/102_5331.JPG" width="300" /></a><br /><br /><br />Covered circles in the chimneys and the wide hallway upstairs indicated that wood stoves were used for heat. A beautiful, built-in armoire in the hallway must have been shared. We looked into the room behind it and discovered the space inside is now used for closets, but the facade of doors and drawers has been preserved!<br /><br /><br />The small museum across the street was loaded with information about the school and the Gullah people who lived on the islands (no photography allowed).<br /><br /><br />You can read more about Penn Center in&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0820351415/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0820351415&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=tanner06-20&amp;linkId=467acc832268bd65c25b0afcb41d6769" target="_blank">Penn Center: A History Preserved</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="//ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=tanner06-20&amp;l=am2&amp;o=1&amp;a=0820351415" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" />.<br /><br /><br />Here are posts about QUIP <a href="http://elizabethsaunders.blogspot.com/2012/05/friends-historical-library-at.html">2012</a>, <a href="http://elizabethsaunders.blogspot.com/2011/04/inspiration.html">2011</a>&nbsp;(and <a href="http://elizabethsaunders.blogspot.com/2011/04/reboot-retry-retreat-repeat.html">here</a>),http://elizabethsaunders.blogspot.com/2017/03/quip-2017-writing-retreat-in-south.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Elizabeth Saunders)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31764495.post-3632746556252503773Sat, 11 Feb 2017 15:23:00 +00002017-02-11T10:31:38.588-05:00Civil War AmericagenealogyMANESSI found my ancestor – Not There!For the past year or so, I've been poring through texts about the American Civil War, especially the Battle of Gettysburg, as research for a book about my ancestor Thomas Maness. Modern books about the Twenty-Sixth North Carolina Regiment, antique books from the library published by old veterans at the dawn of the 20th century, archived maps and narratives.<br /><br />I hate it.<br /><br />Technology and terrain brought "enfilading fire" from cannon down upon the troops, while tactics that hadn't changed much since the Revolutionary War kept men marching toward the enemy in all-important line. My great-great-grandfather's regiment, the 26th North Carolina Infantry, lost the highest number (and percentage) of men of any regiment in any battle in the War (Underwood, p. 58). His company, Company H, reported only six men on the duty roster who hadn't been killed, wounded, or captured.<br /><br />Since Thomas Maness didn't die in the war, and wasn't captured until the following year, I set out to prove that he was one of those six men.<br /><br />I'd been using Civil War service cards for Thomas: individual records that were transcribed years ago from old rosters (found in Fold3, from microfilm at the National Archives). Besides dates of service and <a href="http://elizabethsaunders.blogspot.com/2015/05/tombstone-tuesday-memorial-day-2015.html">POW time</a>, the cards contain rich details like height and eye color, and the fact that Thomas couldn't read or write (he made his mark). I created a timeline, putting the information in order, and realized there was a huge gap in Thomas' records through much of 1863. That was frustrating, since the Battle of Gettysburg occurred 1-3 July 1863.<br /><br />I almost went to D.C. last year, but fortunately found out that the information on Fold3 was all the National Archives had as far as service records. I finally found out the original muster rolls were closer to home, in the North Carolina State Archives, and planned a trip to Raleigh.<br /><br /><a href="http://elizabethsaunders.blogspot.com/2011/09/day-in-archives.html" target="_blank">The archives where I work</a> contains many old ledger books of church records, and that's what I expected for the muster rolls. To my surprise, the librarians brought out huge sheets the size of unfolded road maps. Each sheet detailed one payday and muster (attendance) for Company H, with names and details listed down both sides.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DGg19fZeD1o/WJ8n9U9XdeI/AAAAAAAACjc/ybHrmDU2l20LeLZuReJndRGrwZUHHaJ6ACLcB/s1600/61%2BBlog%2BCompany%2BH%2B30Jun1863.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DGg19fZeD1o/WJ8n9U9XdeI/AAAAAAAACjc/ybHrmDU2l20LeLZuReJndRGrwZUHHaJ6ACLcB/s400/61%2BBlog%2BCompany%2BH%2B30Jun1863.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Company H muster roll for 30 June 1863</td></tr></tbody></table><br />I went straight to the critical date of 30 June 1863. Ignorant of the large Union force in the nearby town of Gettysburg, but wonderfully timed for future historians, the Confederate army mustered and paid their soldiers the night before the battle. That muster has been used to cite who was in the Battle, although usually by numbers rather than individuals.<br /><br /><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-q_8r_Qbk1HA/WJ8ouZEW3PI/AAAAAAAACjk/a02J6OVbsT8YBoKYuhgERMPLLo7mfQOJACLcB/s1600/62%2BThomas%2B30Jun63%2Bcropt.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="174" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-q_8r_Qbk1HA/WJ8ouZEW3PI/AAAAAAAACjk/a02J6OVbsT8YBoKYuhgERMPLLo7mfQOJACLcB/s320/62%2BThomas%2B30Jun63%2Bcropt.jpg" width="320" /></a>The ink or pencil on this particular sheet had faded so much I strained to read it. Finally I found T. S. Maness at the very bottom on the front. I leaned over and followed the line across the page to faint writing in the "Remarks" column: "C[ont] in hospital at Petersburg, V. A." Thomas wasn't paid that day, although his cousin on the line below, Jonas Sedberry Maness, was paid $22.00 for 2 months.<br /><br />Thomas wasn't there.<br /><br />I was shocked and pleased and probably laughed. All that research for nothing – my ancestor wasn't even in the Battle of Gettysburg! Why was it funny? Because it matched up with oral history, passed on by Thurman Maness and <a href="http://www.companyh26th.com/website-accolades.html" target="_blank">Lacy Garner</a>. The stories said that when Thomas felt a particularly awful battle coming up, he took "salts" (laxatives) and made himself sick enough to miss it.<br /><br />Thomas Maness might not have been the <a href="http://elizabethsaunders.blogspot.com/2010/07/meanest-man-in-moore-county-and-nicest.html">most honorable man</a> in the world, but he was certainly a character. His scrappy wit kept him alive — and without that, I wouldn't be here.<br /><br />http://elizabethsaunders.blogspot.com/2017/02/i-found-my-ancestor-not-there.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Elizabeth Saunders)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31764495.post-3578096230217645936Tue, 31 Jan 2017 02:45:00 +00002017-01-30T21:59:01.787-05:00AuthorpreneurbooksgenealogywritingBooks of 2016 - and a Giveaway<div class="MsoNormal"><h3>Books for Business and Life</h3></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XyGeedFULAM/WI_MM0H4VPI/AAAAAAAACi4/WUN9aw0IJvYhIH-iGFe0PSyu4dT2RLrJACLcB/s1600/Biz%2BGenealogy%2BBooks%2Bof%2B2016.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XyGeedFULAM/WI_MM0H4VPI/AAAAAAAACi4/WUN9aw0IJvYhIH-iGFe0PSyu4dT2RLrJACLcB/s320/Biz%2BGenealogy%2BBooks%2Bof%2B2016.jpg" width="284" /></a></div><i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1101903988/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=tanner06-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=1101903988&amp;linkId=0f61e78d3c20b4e488d12bc628dc49fe" target="_blank">Born for This: How to Find the Work You Were Meant To Do</a></i> - I enjoyed reading an advanced copy of&nbsp;<a href="http://chrisguillebeau.com/" target="_blank">Chris Guillebeau's</a>&nbsp;latest book, and I'm ready to read it again. You don't have to be a full-time entrepreneur to enjoy it; tips and stories include "side hustles" and improving your current job. (Read <a href="http://elizabethsaunders.blogspot.com/2016/04/born-for-this.html">my review here</a>.)<br /><br /><br /><b>Would you like to win a free copy of <i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1101903988/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=tanner06-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=1101903988&amp;linkId=0f61e78d3c20b4e488d12bc628dc49fe" target="_blank">Born For This</a></i>? Simply leave a comment on this blog post by Friday night, Feb. 3. Be sure to include a way to contact you if you win (e-mail or instagram handle).*</b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /><br />I read part of and skimmed <i>The Courage to Be Rich</i>, but it's terribly outdated. These sound principles for personal finance were written prior to 9-11 (2001), before ideas like skipping that "daily" restaurant coffee became so cliche.<br /><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0964729237/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=tanner06-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=0964729237&amp;linkId=2c88bbffcf4d209d2f37ef892d257d5e" target="_blank">The Shack: Where Tragedy Confronts Eternity</a></i> – Part thriller and part mind-blowing religious perspective. Aside from a few spots in the middle where the same idea was repeated over and over, this was one of those unique books that leaves you thinking after the final page.<br /><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/143368392X/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=tanner06-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=143368392X&amp;linkId=961f06eb5393e92e02dd8c1c31320c24" target="_blank">Autopsy of a Deceased Church: 12 Ways to Keep YoursAlive</a></i> – I highly recommend this book, especially for small church groups.<br /><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1607747308/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=tanner06-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=1607747308&amp;linkId=81ebe0c969bb4c7008e2725fc4b0b989" target="_blank">The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing</a></i> – I'm still recovering. Or, well... my loveseat is still recovering (where I stacked things). I read the whole book but only attempted the first phase of cleaning out, which resulted in me donating eight bags of clothes – <i>eight</i> <i>bags!</i> For people who want to declutter, I think we need a combination of this KonMari big-event method and&nbsp;<a href="http://www.flylady.net/" target="_blank">FlyLady's</a>&nbsp;15-minutes-a-day method. The author, Marie Kondo, seems OCD and "born organized." One good idea I took away is that things are a function of time: it's easier to let go when something has already served its purpose. But Marla Cilley, known as the FlyLady, understands those of us who are <i>not</i> constantly cleaning but have 100 things on our minds.<br /><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1534980830/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=tanner06-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=1534980830&amp;linkId=4f519378b3b6fde3c403c07f303fa26d" target="_blank">Blog Post Ideas:&nbsp;<st1:street w:st="on">21 Proven Ways</st1:street>&nbsp;to Create Compelling Content and Kiss Writer’s Block Goodbye</a> </i>– a quick read with lots of practical ideas.<br /><br /><h3>Books for Genealogy and Writing</h3><st1:city w:st="on"><i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0976716070/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=tanner06-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=0976716070&amp;linkId=9d6c4807df9183f6a6f891dbc0d2055b" target="_blank">Forensic Genealogy</a></i>&nbsp;– The author is another engineer turned genealogist! I read the entire text and enjoyed it, but would only recommend it to people who like spreadsheets and want to learn more about DNA.</st1:city><br /><st1:city w:st="on"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0806317833/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=tanner06-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=0806317833&amp;linkId=087ba00aa168df8baf795b50d1d4ebb3" target="_blank"><i>You Can Write Your Family History</i></a>&nbsp;(2003 version) – I started this book about a decade ago, but thought it dry and too heavy on nonfiction emphasis (I was drafting a novel of my 17th-century ancestors with few facts available). I read the entire book in 2016 and it seems spot on, now that I'm writing nonfiction about my 19th-century family (with enough facts for a story). I recommend it, based on where you are in your family history writing.&nbsp;</st1:city><br /><st1:city w:st="on"><br /></st1:city></div><div class="MsoNormal">I read most of <i>The 26<sup>th</sup> Regiment of N.C. Troops</i>, plowing through the battles, as research for the book I'm writing about my great-great-grandfather.<br /><br /><i><st1:city w:st="on">Petersburg</st1:city>:&nbsp;</i><st1:place w:st="on"><i><st1:city w:st="on">National Military Park</st1:city>,&nbsp;</i><st1:state w:st="on"><i>Virginia</i> – more research.</st1:state></st1:place><br /><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:state w:st="on"><br /></st1:state></st1:place></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nr49K15Q8-s/WI_MRj4Ak_I/AAAAAAAACjA/-bps09LbOn4RvWhO3bISPsUYOABuOXV6gCLcB/s1600/Books%2Bof%2B2016%2BSciFi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="226" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nr49K15Q8-s/WI_MRj4Ak_I/AAAAAAAACjA/-bps09LbOn4RvWhO3bISPsUYOABuOXV6gCLcB/s400/Books%2Bof%2B2016%2BSciFi.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><h3>Books for Fun</h3>My recreational reading was all science fiction, from the Victorian era to 5,000 years in the future. Now that I think about it, all the stories occurred no farther than Earth and Mars.<br /><br /><i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0062334514/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=tanner06-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=0062334514&amp;linkId=94d71b5bc9043600cd4d2950cbcf8227" target="_blank">Seven Eves</a></i> – At 867 pages, this book is huge! But amazing. I had to read it in spurts, because every time I picked it up I stayed up too late.&nbsp;</div><div class="MsoNormal"><i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1533166285/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=tanner06-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=1533166285&amp;linkId=87162399b7e7843554bd84292bff00b1" target="_blank"><st1:place w:st="on">Babylon</st1:place>&nbsp;20/20</a></i> – A fast read about what life in the near future could be like if things went horribly wrong. (Disclaimer: my sister wrote it! Proud sister, here!)<br /><div class="MsoNormal"><i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1435149912/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=tanner06-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=1435149912&amp;linkId=a29a8536843a7b88eec2cf3df3bc1591" target="_blank">John Carter of Mars</a></i> (<i>A Princess of Mars</i>) – I've wanted to read this classic since the movie came out. It was entertaining, but flowery.&nbsp;</div><div class="MsoNormal"><i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00KO72XPO/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=tanner06-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=B00KO72XPO&amp;linkId=9cea100de94e22f2de90bbbfb0f65221" target="_blank">The 100</a></i> – I'd watched the TV show, but the books are very different. I mean, the cover has a picture of Finn, and he's not even in the book!</div><div class="MsoNormal"><i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0316234575/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=tanner06-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=0316234575&amp;linkId=db61deb8a8bcf23ef00b674ba0d94820" target="_blank">Day 21</a></i> (The 100, book #2)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Q51rvNkK184/WI_MOOitGGI/AAAAAAAACi8/3HeRmWMnX5kDZEwuvoUQsTK7I4_9KZOVACEw/s1600/Books%2Bof%2B2016.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Q51rvNkK184/WI_MOOitGGI/AAAAAAAACi8/3HeRmWMnX5kDZEwuvoUQsTK7I4_9KZOVACEw/s320/Books%2Bof%2B2016.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div>I'm still <st1:city w:st="on">Reading</st1:city>:</div><div class="MsoNormal"><i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0316381969/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=tanner06-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=0316381969&amp;linkId=8358235ccfc25d1497f8a64ecb7b78cb" target="_blank">Homecoming</a></i> (The 100, book #3) – OK, the show and the books have diverged so much that I kinda got stuck.&nbsp;</div><div class="MsoNormal"><i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1594980268/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=tanner06-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=1594980268&amp;linkId=e1b3ae3bc6f25f61ce24d7491cf2a0bb" target="_blank">Dirt and the Good Life</a></i> – Essays by a couple of professionals who took a sabbatical to run a farm. One of those low-stress books with separate stories that you can pick up any time.&nbsp;</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />And I started, but put aside:&nbsp;</div><div class="MsoNormal"><i>Making a Literary Life</i></div><i>I Am Spock</i><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Here are the books of <a href="http://elizabethsaunders.blogspot.com/2016/01/books-of-2015.html">2015</a>, <a href="http://elizabethsaunders.blogspot.com/2015/02/books-of-2014.html">2014</a>, and <a href="http://elizabethsaunders.blogspot.com/2013/01/books-of-2012.html">2012</a>.<br /><br />Don't forget to leave a comment to enter the giveaway. If you enjoy pictures and stories about books, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bibliotraveler/" target="_blank">follow me on Instagram</a>.<br /><br />*Be sure to leave your contact information (e-mail, instagram, or twitter handle; Facebook won't work for non-"friends") along with your comment to enter the book giveaway. The Friday night deadline includes most time zones, but generally ends around midnight EST. If you win, I'll send you a message to keep your address private. Entrants from outside the continental U.S.A. agree to pay shipping.<br /><br />This blog contains affiliate links – if you use them, thanks! I received free copies of <i>Born For This</i>&nbsp;(and bought my own extra copy) and&nbsp;<i>Blog Post Ideas</i>.&nbsp;</div>http://elizabethsaunders.blogspot.com/2017/01/books-of-2016-and-giveaway.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Elizabeth Saunders)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31764495.post-4685608274496076827Tue, 08 Nov 2016 12:14:00 +00002016-11-08T07:14:06.114-05:00genealogyMANESSVirginiaTombstone Tuesday – Nancy ManessMy great-great-grandfather's third wife, <a href="http://elizabethsaunders.blogspot.com/2016/11/searching-for-wife-number-three-part-1.html" target="_blank">Nancy Pool Maness</a>,&nbsp;had&nbsp;a bit of mystery about her. Her son-in-law, the informant on her death certificate, didn't know her date of birth and she's missing in the 1900 and 1910 censuses. Despite her dramatic death — having been killed by a train — I couldn't find any mention of the accident or an obituary in the regional papers. Perhaps her tombstone would at least fill in a date.<br /><br />Nancy's death certificate clearly states that she was buried in Brown Cemetery. I found modern transcriptions online through <a href="http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&amp;CRid=167082&amp;CScn=brown&amp;CScntry=4&amp;CSst=48&amp;CScnty=2876&amp;" target="_blank">Find A Grave</a> and <a href="http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~vapulask/cemeteries/cemetery7Brown.html" target="_blank">RootsWeb</a>, but no Nancy. Although there are several hundred graves listed, I couldn't find a management office for the cemetery. So I added the cemetery to my Virginia itinerary, hoping it wouldn't be so large that I couldn't find anything.<br /><br /><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1C2DMIUQdMc/WCG7WPhweuI/AAAAAAAACiE/1Xu0uS8JP20BMa32Fo38honZ5l698vNQQCLcB/s1600/102_4734.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" height="241" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1C2DMIUQdMc/WCG7WPhweuI/AAAAAAAACiE/1Xu0uS8JP20BMa32Fo38honZ5l698vNQQCLcB/s400/102_4734.jpg" title="Brown Cemetery, Pulaski County, Virginia" width="400" /></a>Directions and GPS led me north of Radford, along a winding road in the low mountains with glimpses of a parallel railroad track.<br /><br />As I turned into a steep drive, I laughed at myself, realizing why I hadn't been able to find an "office." Brown was a family cemetery that grew into a community cemetery. On top of a hill in the countryside, the stones stand out in dramatic outline against the evening sky. The cemetery looks down on the railroad track to the east and a large pasture with cows to the west.<br /><br />The sun cast a burst of rays through the clouds as I walked, row after row, reading the names. I never found Nancy, or Fannie (who was also buried there), or Nancy's parents. A few stones were completely obscured by a black mold. Patterns in the grass told me there are many unmarked graves. Sadly, I saw a few from this century that still have temporary markers – future unmarked graves for those either too poor or too alone to afford a permanent gravestone.<br /><br />At least I saw the cemetery, in some way <a href="http://elizabethsaunders.blogspot.com/2015/05/tombstone-tuesday-memorial-day-2015.html">paying my respects</a>. Perhaps there's a book or a file somewhere that has an older list, including stones that aren't there anymore.<br /><br />After a good dinner and a night's rest in Radford, I returned to the courthouse in Pulaski to finish looking through the <a href="http://elizabethsaunders.blogspot.com/2016/11/nancy-pool-maness-part-2.html">chancery file</a>. Before heading back to North Carolina, I stopped in the old courthouse and then the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Ratcliffemuseum/about/" target="_blank">Ratcliffe Transportation Museum</a>. The latter has a scaled model of the town of Pulaski in the 1950s, as well as a museum of local history.<br /><br /><br />http://elizabethsaunders.blogspot.com/2016/11/tombstone-tuesday-nancy-maness.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Elizabeth Saunders)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31764495.post-3067323219907050079Fri, 04 Nov 2016 15:15:00 +00002016-11-08T20:41:02.281-05:00genealogyMANESSVirginiaNancy Pool Maness – part 2Since finding my great-great-grandfather's third wife, <a href="http://elizabethsaunders.blogspot.com/2016/11/searching-for-wife-number-three-part-1.html" target="_blank">Nancy Pool Maness</a>, who had a daughter (Fannie B. Maness Sifford) and later died in a tragic accident, I wanted to know more about her life. I don't find Nancy until the 1920 census, which leaves a huge gap since 1880. I've never found Thomas in any census, except 1870 with his first wife and children. Did he stick around a few years, or did his wanderlust take him away before Fannie ever knew him (like in his second marriage)?<br /><br />The 1920 census gave me a clue: Nancy owned her own home in the Dublin Magisterial District, Pulaski County, Va. Perhaps a deed or a will would mention Thomas. So I traveled to Virginia a few weeks ago for a short research vacation.<br /><br />I started looking in the Pulaski County Courthouse in the town of Pulaski. The only index reference I found listed Nancy Poole Manes [<i>sic</i>] estate as grantor.<br /><br /><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1L8MHKkwubw/WByUVc8tCsI/AAAAAAAAChg/DOQHgLmEJ-ECrUNKJzaRxFGIV4NsxLYlACLcB/s1600/102_4720.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="197" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1L8MHKkwubw/WByUVc8tCsI/AAAAAAAAChg/DOQHgLmEJ-ECrUNKJzaRxFGIV4NsxLYlACLcB/s320/102_4720.jpg" width="320" /></a>Nancy actually lived in Belspring, not the city of Dublin. The deed book mentioned property sold in a case of Mrs. Agnes Maness, plaintiff, against Charles P. Sifford. I recognized Charles as Nancy's son-in-law, Fannie's husband. There were no details.<br /><br />More information was in the <a href="http://www.virginiamemory.com/collections/chancery/faq" target="_blank">Chancery Court </a>records, those large tomes similar to deed books. Entries spanned several years in the 1920s. The court ordered Nancy's house to be sold at auction. "Infant defendants" — minors — were mentioned without names. Were they Charles' and Fannie's children, or others? Who was this Agnes Maness?<br /><br /><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4up6tMBjniA/WByUddJgEdI/AAAAAAAAChk/MoWxOS5MlBQznVjYw7ezFKpQUMQJwe0aQCLcB/s1600/102_4724.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4up6tMBjniA/WByUddJgEdI/AAAAAAAAChk/MoWxOS5MlBQznVjYw7ezFKpQUMQJwe0aQCLcB/s320/102_4724.JPG" width="240" /></a>The answers were in the Chancery Court <i>files</i>. All of the papers related to the case, from the initial complaint around 1924, were tied together and filed under the case closing date of 1932. And what treasure they contained!<br /><br />Agnes Manes had been married to Thomas Cleveland Manes (this branch of the family dropped an "s"). As the complaint states: "the said Cleveland Manes and Mrs. Nannie Sifford were the only two children of Mrs. Nancy Manes who died at Belspring, in said county, several years ago, intestate, and leaving the said Cleveland Manes and Nannie Sifford as her [sole] heirs at law." Both children died soon after their mother, and this case was between in-laws.<br /><br />After the house was sold in 1926 and the assigned commissioner and guardians agreed on distribution, each grandchild received $16 to $25 dollars, with a larger amounts of $105 going to Charles and $36 to Agnes.<br /><br />I can imagine the situation from my own experience: Charles, who still lived in the vicinity and had grown children with one boy at home, was in no hurry to clean out and sell his mother-in-law's house. Perhaps he thought one of the grandchildren would live in it, someday. Agnes, who lived in Pennsylvania and had no sentimental ties to the home, and whose coal-miner husband's death left her with six small children and no income, needed whatever she could get to survive. The case doesn't seem too contentious, as Agnes did not require anyone to be bonded and Charles signed a paper agreeing to sell the house. But I imagine these two families, living in different states, did not remain close. Both spouses eventually remarried.<br /><br />The more I find, the more questions arise. Cleveland was born in 1886, nine years after his sister. Does that mean that my Thomas Maness stayed in one place for a decade, fathering that second child? Did he wander off, but come back to Nancy later? Or did Nancy meet some other man after Thomas left? With her husband missing, she would not have been able to remarry.<br /><br />Cleveland's obituary doesn't mention his parents, and I haven't yet found a death certificate or any other record that does.<br /><br />Thomas' next known whereabouts was in 1895, when he married wife number four in Moore County, N.C.<br /><br />Next time: <a href="http://elizabethsaunders.blogspot.com/2016/11/tombstone-tuesday-nancy-maness.html">Searching for Nancy's grave</a><br /><br />http://elizabethsaunders.blogspot.com/2016/11/nancy-pool-maness-part-2.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Elizabeth Saunders)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31764495.post-7641919482416494200Tue, 01 Nov 2016 10:18:00 +00002016-11-04T11:16:44.922-04:00genealogyMANESSVirginiaSearching for wife number three – part 1In trying to fill in the life of my colorful ancestor, <a href="http://elizabethsaunders.blogspot.com/2015/05/tombstone-tuesday-memorial-day-2015.html" target="_blank">Thomas Swain Maness</a>, I found out his third marriage was in Virginia, to Nancy Pool in 1876. They married in Giles County, which is right next to Pulaski County, which seemed to confirm our family's oral history that he left home to find a job at the Bertha Zinc Mine.<br /><br />The 1880 census lists Nancy by her maiden name, living with her parents. Thinking that she might have found out about Thomas' other marriages and considered herself single, and not finding her in a later census (1890 missing), I'd stopped looking.<br /><br />Then last year I ran across Nancy's death record. Her name had been horribly mistranscribed in Ancestry as Nannie Mares, but it popped up while researching her father, Moses Pool. Like Thomas' other wives who never knew what happened to him, she considered herself a widow. It's a sad record, as the informant didn't know her birthdate or much about her, and she was "Accidentally killed by train."<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-iCoTd-FXK24/WBhpBzb67gI/AAAAAAAAChQ/8Rd5oltsVhE_uKY4OmfrN-R_Sp5YvflNwCLcB/s1600/Maness%2BNancy%2Bdeath%2Bcropt.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="348" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-iCoTd-FXK24/WBhpBzb67gI/AAAAAAAAChQ/8Rd5oltsVhE_uKY4OmfrN-R_Sp5YvflNwCLcB/s400/Maness%2BNancy%2Bdeath%2Bcropt.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br />Not only did Nancy keep her married name, but the informant's name led me to a child. Fannie B. Maness, daughter of Nancy and Thomas Maness, married railroad engineer Charles P. Sifford. I have more cousins in Virginia!<br /><br />Next time: <a href="http://elizabethsaunders.blogspot.com/2016/11/nancy-pool-maness-part-2.html" target="_blank">Finding a surprise in the Virginia court records!</a><br /><br />http://elizabethsaunders.blogspot.com/2016/11/searching-for-wife-number-three-part-1.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Elizabeth Saunders)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31764495.post-8005036477879953055Wed, 28 Sep 2016 21:34:00 +00002016-11-01T05:36:57.543-04:0019th-century AmericabooksCivil War AmericaCivil War illustrations from Harper's WeeklySeveral single-page illustrations from Harper's Weekly have arrived in the bookshop. These pages, over 150 years old, depict events just a few weeks after they happened.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XPLkYIF4aNw/V-wyw2kE3YI/AAAAAAAACgQ/nnxXS3X9q1QrDlJLQQbJVoW5Hl1q9uA4gCLcB/s1600/3315.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XPLkYIF4aNw/V-wyw2kE3YI/AAAAAAAACgQ/nnxXS3X9q1QrDlJLQQbJVoW5Hl1q9uA4gCLcB/s400/3315.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br />From the June 7, 1862 issue: General McClellan's Army on the March Through the Woods from Williamsburg Toward Richmond - Sketched by Mr. F. Meyer.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wC1Z49Wkqis/V-wz8Fh6AJI/AAAAAAAACgY/EwZlbBToxiEKmQhXIF-K6on0xYZ32ZO_wCLcB/s1600/3317.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wC1Z49Wkqis/V-wz8Fh6AJI/AAAAAAAACgY/EwZlbBToxiEKmQhXIF-K6on0xYZ32ZO_wCLcB/s400/3317.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br />July 19, 1862:&nbsp;The Army of the Potomac—Captain De Hart's Battery Shelling the Rebel Advance at the Battle of Gaines's Mills<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8mfdSd9vZTs/V-w0rh4GfTI/AAAAAAAACgg/F0R6reRrnzUkmvTL8TnYOHONYB7SfvLZACLcB/s1600/3318_2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8mfdSd9vZTs/V-w0rh4GfTI/AAAAAAAACgg/F0R6reRrnzUkmvTL8TnYOHONYB7SfvLZACLcB/s400/3318_2.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><br />August 6, 1864: General Sherman's Advance. This illustration shows the "View of Atlanta from the Signal Station," sketched by Theodore R. Davis.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />These and more are at the bookshop in Archdale, but you can e-mail me if you live elsewhere. My favorite is in the online shop: a two-page spread of the Civil War (northern) ironclad navy from&nbsp;September 13, 1862. You can see more detail <a href="http://www.biblio.com/book/harpers-weekly-september-13-1862-civil/d/912045598?aid=BSCB1203388" target="_blank">here</a>.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-kNeP9v-GIU8/V-w1gKYRw0I/AAAAAAAACgk/bdJSHXG1Jvwyr_U3C11uwviRtHTbAfiiwCLcB/s1600/3316_1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="290" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-kNeP9v-GIU8/V-w1gKYRw0I/AAAAAAAACgk/bdJSHXG1Jvwyr_U3C11uwviRtHTbAfiiwCLcB/s400/3316_1.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />http://elizabethsaunders.blogspot.com/2016/09/civil-war-illustrations-from-harpers.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Elizabeth Saunders)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31764495.post-5011915812203614030Thu, 08 Sep 2016 23:32:00 +00002016-09-08T19:32:42.022-04:00Star TrekHappy 50 Years of Star Trek!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9YPlVmXHI7w/V9Hx5Nav2GI/AAAAAAAACes/YX_7kE-ijqEavFmpoQSU0UD36BzKh6ZRQCLcB/s1600/ST%2Bcalendar%2Bcollage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" height="290" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9YPlVmXHI7w/V9Hx5Nav2GI/AAAAAAAACes/YX_7kE-ijqEavFmpoQSU0UD36BzKh6ZRQCLcB/s400/ST%2Bcalendar%2Bcollage.jpg" title="Star Trek 50th Anniversary" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">50 Years of Star Trek</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Today (Sept. 8) is the 50th anniversary of the first episode of Star Trek: "The Man Trap." The sixth episode filmed (including two pilots), the story of the salt-hungry shape-shifter was the first one aired as a "sneak preview" of the new series in 1966.<br /><br />I was too young to remember the first season, but I vaguely remember watching the series on our small black-and-white TV in the kitchen. My imagination merged with those early viewings until it took me years to accept that the Orion slave girl wasn't blue (oh, green is easy for you&nbsp;<i>NOW</i>).<br /><br />Growing up with Star Trek (especially in syndication), with its co-ed, multicultural cast of characters, plus the early space shuttle program, influenced my love of space and aviation. I studied aerospace engineering in college and worked in that field for nearly two decades.<br /><div><br /></div><div>Looking back at the series, now, the pilots and first season evolved characters and props so quickly — like Spock's deeply slashed eyebrows and velour uniforms, Sulu changing from science officer to helmsman, Majel Barrett changing from "Number One" to Nurse Chapel. To see the changes, I was trying to decide whether to watch it in production order or as-aired.<br /><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Abbkw4cHjak/V9Hx81lR2SI/AAAAAAAACew/YTbU140_NXIXjHl0CEi92Px7qD02r8OuACLcB/s1600/ST%2BMan%2BTrap%2BMcCoy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" height="320" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Abbkw4cHjak/V9Hx81lR2SI/AAAAAAAACew/YTbU140_NXIXjHl0CEi92Px7qD02r8OuACLcB/s320/ST%2BMan%2BTrap%2BMcCoy.jpg" title="Star Trek : The Man Trap - Dr. McCoy" width="277" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The salt-eating creature impersonates Dr. McCoy.</td></tr></tbody></table>Netflix made the decision for me: they sequence episodes in the order in which they aired.<br /><br />I'm going to enjoy watching how the now-famous characters grow in these early episodes. In "The Man Trap," Lt. Uhura starts out at the helm or nav station, and later tries to flirt with Spock as he mans the captain's chair. The first casualty is...a blue shirt! Then another blue, and a gold (no red shirts!). Missing from this episode: there's no sign of James Doohan or Majel Barrett.<br /><br />Will you celebrate Star Trek's anniversary by watching episodes, watching movies, reading fan fiction, or any other way?<br /><br />Source: Allan Asherman, <i>The Star Trek Compendium</i>, Pocket Books, 1993.<br /><br /></div>http://elizabethsaunders.blogspot.com/2016/09/happy-50-years-of-star-trek.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Elizabeth Saunders)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31764495.post-4224926469257547194Sat, 03 Sep 2016 22:07:00 +00002017-02-03T16:47:35.604-05:00bookskickass womenShirley Deane — entertainer, world traveler, world changer<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IjF5NTcZspA/V7uS0kihwWI/AAAAAAAACdw/LC0NwQ2cAJYSzbtsQzjPZ9pAdCzcRZBVwCK4B/s1600/9781935708117_p0_v1_s192x300.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IjF5NTcZspA/V7uS0kihwWI/AAAAAAAACdw/LC0NwQ2cAJYSzbtsQzjPZ9pAdCzcRZBVwCK4B/s320/9781935708117_p0_v1_s192x300.jpg" title="Shirley Deane" width="212" /></a>I got to meet Shirley Deane!<br /><br />Who is Shirley Deane? — you ask. I didn't know until a couple of years ago. Her book,&nbsp;<i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1935708112/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=tanner06-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=1935708112&amp;linkId=b6f0e69b548cb5b1cb6c3b8483b8b231" target="_blank">An Unreasonable Woman</a>: In Search of Meaning Around the Globe</i>,&nbsp;sat on a shelf in my bookshop for at least a year. The title was intriguing, but the cover illustration just didn't grab me. I kept moving it from place to place, until one day I read the blurb, flipped through a few pages, and I was hooked.<br /><br />Amidst a successful career in music and entertainment, Shirley dropped all that and drove half-way around the world in a Land Rover, by herself except where forced to travel with armed guards.<br /><br />After a stormy romance in the Middle East, she gave up all her worldy possessions as part of a spiritual journey in India.<br /><br />Her adventures continued as she edited and published a book on Black South Africans, despite break-ins and death threats from an Apartheid regime.<br /><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AQDnI71zgKs/V8tGZJ_fp_I/AAAAAAAACeI/lYEauDHsQpQ-EpEZo5URDqmR8ZUD7i2hACLcB/s1600/Shirley%2BDeane.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AQDnI71zgKs/V8tGZJ_fp_I/AAAAAAAACeI/lYEauDHsQpQ-EpEZo5URDqmR8ZUD7i2hACLcB/s400/Shirley%2BDeane.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shirley Deane and Elizabeth Saunders</td></tr></tbody></table>Shirley writes her story in simple, quick-moving prose. It's rare to find a nonfiction book that races along like a novel. I devoured the book, then passed it on to a friend.<br /><br />I was delighted to attend Shirley's recent booksigning at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Scuppernongbooks/?fref=ts" target="_blank">Scuppernong Books</a>.<br /><br />At "nearly 80," she exuded life and feistiness as she recounted some of her stories.<br /><br /><br />http://elizabethsaunders.blogspot.com/2016/09/shirley-deane-entertainer-world.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Elizabeth Saunders)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31764495.post-1473200176371125447Sat, 20 Aug 2016 01:19:00 +00002016-08-31T15:16:06.081-04:00Star TrekHappy Birthday, Gene Roddenberry!One of the items in the <a href="http://elizabethsaunders.blogspot.com/2016/07/vintage-star-trek-visits-bookshop_22.html">Star Trek collection</a> is an envelope of Gene Roddenberry's birth records. He would have been 95 years old today!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TeCwxmhr3FE/V7eugybUTKI/AAAAAAAACdc/7EkZGFoOUzEkfphS7lEd2gOns1C7dbfWQCLcB/s1600/Roddenberry%2B1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="307" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TeCwxmhr3FE/V7eugybUTKI/AAAAAAAACdc/7EkZGFoOUzEkfphS7lEd2gOns1C7dbfWQCLcB/s400/Roddenberry%2B1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br />These are copies printed around 2002 and signed by the county clerk of El Paso, Texas. The map shows the 1921 location of Roddenberry's house.<br /><br />After I listed the documents <a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/291850882811?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&amp;_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649" target="_blank">on eBay</a>, I looked in the envelope and found something else: a photo of a florist shop in a little shopping center, on the former site of the house.<br /><br />A modest beginning for the creator of a fantastic phenomenon!<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.kqzyfj.com/click-5699840-12670134-1471541400000"><img alt="" border="0" height="250" src="https://www.ftjcfx.com/image-5699840-12670134-1471541400000" width="300" /></a><br /><br /><br />http://elizabethsaunders.blogspot.com/2016/08/happy-birthday-gene-roddenberry.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Elizabeth Saunders)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31764495.post-3246385629866140860Fri, 22 Jul 2016 22:14:00 +00002016-07-23T16:34:59.349-04:00booksbooksellerStar TrekVintage Star Trek visits the bookshop<a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uAzT8i70OCY/V5KN4e4cTzI/AAAAAAAACcs/8OOicfglw9UMW3O1jkdLJxaiG1-wnN5QQCLcB/s1600/IMG_20160722_123352.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uAzT8i70OCY/V5KN4e4cTzI/AAAAAAAACcs/8OOicfglw9UMW3O1jkdLJxaiG1-wnN5QQCLcB/s400/IMG_20160722_123352.jpg" width="400" /></a>“I believe it’s called a bookshop, Captain.”<br /><br />“Books! Isn’t that a bit archaic?”<br /><br />“Humans have a nostalgia for old paper. Quite illogical.”<br /><br />“I like it. Our faces, our … crew … are everywhere. Not those ... young guys.”<br /><br />“Those ‘young guys’ have a new movie out today: ‘Star Trek Beyond.’”<br /><br />“I think I’ll stick around here a few days, Mr. Spock.” <br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pJrsBSGx7Lo/V5KPdPY67hI/AAAAAAAACdE/Qlxqn0bmRwc15zjyw5lpSNTPCgwXxskOACEw/s1600/0722161707.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pJrsBSGx7Lo/V5KPdPY67hI/AAAAAAAACdE/Qlxqn0bmRwc15zjyw5lpSNTPCgwXxskOACEw/s400/0722161707.jpg" width="400" /></a>We had a great time at the opening of the Star Trek<span style="font-size: xx-small;">(TM)</span> collection at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TanneryBooks/" target="_blank">Tannery Books</a>&nbsp;last night.<br /><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lrohYlK_6_g/V5KOKmZpJMI/AAAAAAAACc4/vzhg8q4hFDcXMmo0BtRqQowMxPvYHONpwCEw/s1600/0721161653.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lrohYlK_6_g/V5KOKmZpJMI/AAAAAAAACc4/vzhg8q4hFDcXMmo0BtRqQowMxPvYHONpwCEw/s400/0721161653.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />Getting ready was a ton of work; I was sitting on the floor of the shop pricing things right up 'til the opening!<br /><br />A couple of nice write-ups in the local papers encouraged some enthusiastic fans to come out to the opening.<br /><br />There are still <a href="http://elizabethsaunders.blogspot.com/2016/06/to-boldly-go-to-bookshop.html">a lot of items</a> that weren't ready, which I'll bring to the shop in the coming weeks or list on&nbsp;<a href="http://stores.ebay.com/Tannery-Books" target="_blank">eBay</a>. Join the e-mail list (on the right of this page in web mode, or go to&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tannerybooks.com/" target="_blank">tannerybooks.com</a>&nbsp;on your phone and scroll down) and you'll be first to hear when the posters are available.<br /><br />I'm wiped out, but pleased.<br /><br />You can beam me up, now.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.anrdoezrs.net/links/7999015/type/dlg/http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dvd-star-trek-50th-anniversary-tv-movie-collection/30033704?ean=0032429252647" target="_blank">Star Trek 50th Anniversary TV and Movie Collection (Blu-Ray)</a> — affiliate link<br /><br />http://elizabethsaunders.blogspot.com/2016/07/vintage-star-trek-visits-bookshop_22.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Elizabeth Saunders)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31764495.post-6503896725074983443Fri, 01 Jul 2016 19:43:00 +00002016-07-01T15:43:20.444-04:00VegasViva Las Vegas! — part 2No <a href="http://elizabethsaunders.blogspot.com/2016/04/vegas-baby-part-1.html">trip to Vegas</a> is complete without visiting "the Strip," with its mega-hotels and casinos with familiar names like Ceasar's Palace and the Luxor.<br /><br /><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-RfOhVCTJWZQ/V2H0toZD0yI/AAAAAAAACbU/2fiViTnk48A2CCWUyqJt86nHCK3RZK1HwCLcB/s1600/102_3067.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="296" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-RfOhVCTJWZQ/V2H0toZD0yI/AAAAAAAACbU/2fiViTnk48A2CCWUyqJt86nHCK3RZK1HwCLcB/s400/102_3067.jpg" width="400" /></a>I fell in love with the Paris. It was huge! like an indoor city. A half-size replica of the Eiffel tower stands with two of its feet angling dramatically through the casino.<br /><br />Hallways beyond the gambling turned into city streets with shops, restaurants, nostalgic facades, and even a blue sky painted on the ceiling.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yPmGDTr3KgA/V3bGrH6BP9I/AAAAAAAACcQ/xq3ifYVVbZk85795RQeNtUbNdvKXhhbjACLcB/s1600/102_3085.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yPmGDTr3KgA/V3bGrH6BP9I/AAAAAAAACcQ/xq3ifYVVbZk85795RQeNtUbNdvKXhhbjACLcB/s400/102_3085.JPG" width="400" /></a>When I saw&nbsp;<a href="https://www.caesars.com/paris-las-vegas/restaurants/la-creperie#.V3a4o1esH4o" target="_blank">La Creperie</a>, I was about to bust with happy nostalgia. You see, I actually went to Paris when I was 15, many years ago. My fondest memories of the trip include street vendors making and selling crepes from their carts, even at midnight on Montmartre.<br /><br />I ordered, and enjoyed a lovely lunch.<br /><br />Then I rode to the top of the tower, which is 550 feet tall. Hotels reflected the bright sunshine. I could see the Strip and the rest of the city until it stopped, giving way to desert and mountains. We had to peer through a protective fence with occasional holes for camera shots.<br /><br /><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Os8wDrllzYE/V3bDFvfHL_I/AAAAAAAACbw/bEIKJ8mNMRg9wPH8I4M5cvRJzQRxv4-TACLcB/s1600/102_3160.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Os8wDrllzYE/V3bDFvfHL_I/AAAAAAAACbw/bEIKJ8mNMRg9wPH8I4M5cvRJzQRxv4-TACLcB/s320/102_3160.JPG" width="240" /></a>I thought that would be the "height" of my day. But after dark, we went to the Stratosphere!<br /><br />Vegas at night is a different kind of beautiful from the day, with lights everywhere. At 1,149 feet high (we were on the 108th floor), the views are stunning.<br /><br />The protective fence was beneath us, with only a railing in front of us, so we had a much clearer view than I'd had earlier in the day.<br /><br />We could make out our own hotel from nearby landmarks, though I couldn't quite get my camera to focus on the distant letters.<br /><br /><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZP1LbrUaoB4/V3bD9ZwgvyI/AAAAAAAACb4/doJgDcciWdcYzOF4gzYH6JE3Ossi4kw8gCLcB/s1600/102_3190.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZP1LbrUaoB4/V3bD9ZwgvyI/AAAAAAAACb4/doJgDcciWdcYzOF4gzYH6JE3Ossi4kw8gCLcB/s400/102_3190.JPG" width="400" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />I rested on Sunday.<br /><br />After attending mass at the historic Saint Joan of Arc church, I rested from travel, rested from walking all over the city, and rested my wallet from so much spending, except for a couple of meals in the hotel complex.<br /><br />I journaled about the trip so far, read, and availed myself of free movies in the air-conditioned hotel room.<br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qNml4iVL7cU/V3bFBHDKtNI/AAAAAAAACcE/nAft1dY743cae90j9cOaif4Xk-0daarogCLcB/s1600/Sheppard%2Bwedding%2Blaugh.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qNml4iVL7cU/V3bFBHDKtNI/AAAAAAAACcE/nAft1dY743cae90j9cOaif4Xk-0daarogCLcB/s320/Sheppard%2Bwedding%2Blaugh.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo used by permission</td></tr></tbody></table>Monday morning brought the reason for our trip: my niece's wedding. We rode around (and around) in a limousine as tunes like "Going to the Chapel" played through the speakers.<br /><br />Christina and Darren were married with tears and laughter — by Elvis!<br /><br />This photo just captures it.<br /><br />Congratulations, Christina and Darren!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />http://elizabethsaunders.blogspot.com/2016/07/viva-las-vegas-part-2.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Elizabeth Saunders)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31764495.post-8730018036247732986Fri, 10 Jun 2016 15:48:00 +00002016-06-10T11:48:35.791-04:00booksellerStar TrekTo Boldly Go — to the bookshopWell, I certainly left you in suspense long enough. I started yet another part-time job in May and got sidetracked (no pun intended). I did, however, send out the bookshop newsletter to let subscribers in on the secret. (You can sign up <a href="http://www.tannerybooks.com/" target="_blank">here</a> or on the right side of this page in web mode.)<br /><br />So, what was in <a href="http://elizabethsaunders.blogspot.com/2016/05/waiting-on-train.html">all those boxes I picked up at the train station</a>?<br /><br />An entire collection of Star Trek<span style="font-size: xx-small;">(TM)</span>!<br /><br /><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-svV124z1F2E/V1rZvrHndbI/AAAAAAAACa0/bXftXz6NJbw8DY7AxhH8RCnYcmb22ny0QCLcB/s1600/102_3625.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-svV124z1F2E/V1rZvrHndbI/AAAAAAAACa0/bXftXz6NJbw8DY7AxhH8RCnYcmb22ny0QCLcB/s320/102_3625.JPG" width="320" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Books<br />Magazines<br />Software<br />Puzzles<br />Costume patterns<br />Hologram stickers ...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7GnXYBqO_YI/V1rZ1Qoxk6I/AAAAAAAACa8/1gpF0SATUzM5n6S3NxjNCN3RV9MTR1CsgCLcB/s1600/102_3626.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7GnXYBqO_YI/V1rZ1Qoxk6I/AAAAAAAACa8/1gpF0SATUzM5n6S3NxjNCN3RV9MTR1CsgCLcB/s320/102_3626.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />Bumper stickers<br />Party supplies<br />Vintage posters<br />Paper models<br />Pins<br />Photos ...<br /><br />Two stand-up cut-outs ...<br /><br />And one metal model.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Trekkie paradise.<br /><br />I purchased the collection from the estate of a long-time fan in New England. Since it was so big and heavy — 12 boxes — the seller and I decided to try rail instead of the popular shipping services.<br /><br />It was fun opening up all those boxes to see what was in each one! It's also overwhelming. Bookselling involves days of inventory, listing and photography that never end. I'll take some of the items to the shop at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Bush-Hill-Trading-Post-262520927246471/" target="_blank">Bush Hill Trading Post</a> and list others in the <a href="http://stores.ebay.com/Tannery-Books/" target="_blank">eBay store</a>. It won't happen overnight. I hope to have a lot of things processed before the movie comes out: <i><a href="http://www.startrek.com/videos/star-trek-beyond" target="_blank">Star Trek Beyond</a> </i>arrives in theatres July 22.<br /><br />Fun work, full of surprises. I wasn't excited about the box of magazines and old calendars, but in another box, an ordinary-looking book turned out to have three original Trek cast members' autographs. I enjoyed looking through the amateur photos from fan conventions. There were even a few pictures of the collector's "Trek room," with letters she received from fellow fans.<br /><br /><br />http://elizabethsaunders.blogspot.com/2016/06/to-boldly-go-to-bookshop.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Elizabeth Saunders)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31764495.post-1081598677461339323Wed, 04 May 2016 21:04:00 +00002016-05-04T17:05:53.415-04:00booksbooksellerN.C.Waiting on a train ...<a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-fQav8LI1N0E/VypeNgy5udI/AAAAAAAACZk/yXE-9U3XIGo6liu6rn4OpeF3nNOlQGydwCLcB/s1600/Norfold%2BSouthern%2Btrain.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-fQav8LI1N0E/VypeNgy5udI/AAAAAAAACZk/yXE-9U3XIGo6liu6rn4OpeF3nNOlQGydwCLcB/s400/Norfold%2BSouthern%2Btrain.jpg" width="400" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />I've been waiting for a train, but not this one.<br /><br /><br />This is a freight train, and I'm waiting for a freight shipment, but it's coming on Amtrak.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_0bugzjlUh8/VypfscbqLFI/AAAAAAAACZ0/Us7TST4VE0gOvFrgwrzJisgfx0EORCbCACLcB/s1600/Greensboro%2Bdepot.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_0bugzjlUh8/VypfscbqLFI/AAAAAAAACZ0/Us7TST4VE0gOvFrgwrzJisgfx0EORCbCACLcB/s400/Greensboro%2Bdepot.jpg" width="400" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />I finally got the call and drove to the Greensboro depot. The depot is lovely, with high ceilings and lots of woodwork.<br /><br /><br />People were rushing to catch the train, or waiting on the wooden benches.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-whGjg2T8YfY/VypgMg2IkCI/AAAAAAAACZ8/nuDWBt7SuIcCV1Bofa1jmLhAhDlFYvzzACLcB/s1600/IMG_20160503_084840.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-whGjg2T8YfY/VypgMg2IkCI/AAAAAAAACZ8/nuDWBt7SuIcCV1Bofa1jmLhAhDlFYvzzACLcB/s400/IMG_20160503_084840.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I thought this was a rare sight — then read the sign that said the phones had been removed.<br /><br /><br />Phone booths: Bring your own phone.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GKXNsPnkfTw/Vyph9xHD_mI/AAAAAAAACaM/MjKKm0qJoqUVdd6qccsliFRTvYVJKgcmQCLcB/s1600/IMG_20160503_182100.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GKXNsPnkfTw/Vyph9xHD_mI/AAAAAAAACaM/MjKKm0qJoqUVdd6qccsliFRTvYVJKgcmQCLcB/s400/IMG_20160503_182100.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />Finally. The morning train departed and the man at the ticket counter could look for my shipment. He found it way in the back, a whole pallet with my name on it!<br /><br /><br />We managed to load it all into my trusty Ford SUV.<br /><br /><br />Boxes and boxes, what could it be?<br /><br /><br />I'll give you a hint: it's for the bookstore!<br /><br />Newsletter subscribers will be the first to know. You can sign up on the right side of this page (in web mode) or go <a href="http://www.tannerybooks.com/" target="_blank">here</a> and scroll down.<br /><br />http://elizabethsaunders.blogspot.com/2016/05/waiting-on-train.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Elizabeth Saunders)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31764495.post-1705694211188417992Fri, 22 Apr 2016 13:24:00 +00002016-04-22T09:24:29.283-04:00FamilyVegasVegas, Baby! — part 1<a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9AqXCCfgfrk/VxoCg6TG7yI/AAAAAAAACY0/rOb8V2MXJWohUFrUx9CKE0jgmbJmRREwACLcB/s1600/102_3009.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9AqXCCfgfrk/VxoCg6TG7yI/AAAAAAAACY0/rOb8V2MXJWohUFrUx9CKE0jgmbJmRREwACLcB/s320/102_3009.JPG" width="320" /></a>When the weather was still cold in North Carolina, we flew to Las Vegas, Nevada for my niece's wedding.<br /><br />We stayed at the Downtown Grand, which was lovely, except that nothing in Vegas is the quoted price. They hit us with significant extra fees before allowing us into our prepaid-online rooms.<br /><br />Restaurants are expensive, with a mixed-drink around $14. We really liked the&nbsp;<a href="http://www.downtowngrand.com/eat/triple-george-grill/" target="_blank">Triple George</a>, where we ate and relaxed out on the sidewalk several nights.<br /><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LOYgXGwe8qU/VxoDHjEqf5I/AAAAAAAACY8/Qq49zJ95M0UVaYmfikxQhyE2g2PYPFrAgCLcB/s1600/102_3209.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LOYgXGwe8qU/VxoDHjEqf5I/AAAAAAAACY8/Qq49zJ95M0UVaYmfikxQhyE2g2PYPFrAgCLcB/s320/102_3209.JPG" width="320" /></a><br />Culture shock continued as we ventured beyond the casino-filled lobby and our hotel block. Apparently Vegas laws don't require clothing. At least, not on Freemont Street.<br /><br />The Downtown pedestrian area was an overwhelming sample of "Sin City," full of lights, casinos, restaurants, and ... strange folk. An overhead light show plays every night, punctuated by screaming zipliners.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-p5_csXTkEic/VxoDXfG89sI/AAAAAAAACZQ/nkwOFneAhG0FjO9A78FpEnw7jPlZHosKgCKgB/s1600/102_3024.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-p5_csXTkEic/VxoDXfG89sI/AAAAAAAACZQ/nkwOFneAhG0FjO9A78FpEnw7jPlZHosKgCKgB/s320/102_3024.JPG" width="240" /></a>Beggars abound. So do artists – both the visual arts and the musical kind – and costumed people posing for photo ops. I liked many of them, from Darth Vader to Bumble Bee (the transformer) to David Bowie.<br /><br />"Downtown" is the original heart of Vegas, whereas "the Strip" is the newer area filled with mega-hotel-casinos like the Luxor and Ceasar's Palace. We walked all around Downtown, visiting the Gold &amp; Silver Pawn Shop where the reality show&nbsp;<a href="http://www.anrdoezrs.net/links/7999018/type/dlg/http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dvd-pawn-stars-season-one/18252910?ean=0733961207514" target="_blank">Pawn Stars</a>&nbsp;is filmed.<br /><br />We took a bus tour to the Hoover Dam. Our driver told us how the mafia started Vegas. As law enforcement cracked down and things got too hot for the mob in Chicago and New York, they moved to this desert area where gambling and prostitution were legal. There's a Mob Museum Downtown, but I didn't visit it.<br /><br /><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-AIvlZuWulcU/VxoDXwySJYI/AAAAAAAACZE/c0U3M428iz4-qffc3rmEpZtfAcpdl4-bQCLcB/s1600/102_3031.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-AIvlZuWulcU/VxoDXwySJYI/AAAAAAAACZE/c0U3M428iz4-qffc3rmEpZtfAcpdl4-bQCLcB/s320/102_3031.JPG" width="320" /></a>We went down into the dam and power plant. It's amazing how power (and water) for the entire area is still supplied by state-of-the-art 1930s technology. Public areas are decorated with Art Deco carvings and signs.<br /><br />The dam and newer bridge were very similar to the one I visited last year at <a href="http://elizabethsaunders.blogspot.com/2015/10/glen-canyon-dam.html" target="_blank">Glen Canyon</a>.<br /><br />Next time: from the depths of the dam to the heights of the towers.http://elizabethsaunders.blogspot.com/2016/04/vegas-baby-part-1.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Elizabeth Saunders)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31764495.post-4351512237114421985Sun, 03 Apr 2016 01:49:00 +00002017-02-03T16:49:29.615-05:00AuthorpreneurbooksgenealogyMANESSBorn for This!<a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zksDh74QWSE/Vv8BpYZUhHI/AAAAAAAACYc/sgp-C9nMDQMyk76L8ViYlBiHmuk2iftsQ/s1600/Born%2Bfor%2Bthis%2BBeth.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zksDh74QWSE/Vv8BpYZUhHI/AAAAAAAACYc/sgp-C9nMDQMyk76L8ViYlBiHmuk2iftsQ/s320/Born%2Bfor%2Bthis%2BBeth.jpg" width="240" /></a>Only three more days 'til Chris Guillebeau's new book <i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1101903988/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=tanner06-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=1101903988&amp;linkId=a41cb2de0694e5f84f19dbf21465c0d4" target="_blank">Born for This</a></i> hits the stands!<br /><br />I signed up to be part of Chris' "street team" because I was so excited I didn't want to wait until the April 5 launch date. An advance copy arrived on my doorstep – literally – in late January.<br /><br />Similar to his previous work, like <i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/038534886X/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=tanner06-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=038534886X&amp;linkId=854077be9fda8a8b7d9a162ebd027e35" target="_blank">The Happiness of Pursuit</a></i> (which inspired me to go on <a href="http://elizabethsaunders.blogspot.com/2015/10/i-woke-up-here.html" target="_blank">my cross-country trip</a> last year), this new book is full of inspiration for the entrepreneurial lifestyle with successful examples. It's not just for online entrepreneurs; Chris offers advice and examples of "hacking one's job" or improving your current career.<br /><br />I liked that, instead of giving the popular advice of finding a niche, this book acknowledges people who have multiple interests. Sometimes the interests have a common thread, like me with genealogy, archives work, and antiquarian bookselling. One takeaway for me was the "side-hack," or creative side job that could either become a future career or just provide near-term financial support.<br /><br /><i><a href="http://www.anrdoezrs.net/links/7999018/type/dlg/http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/born-for-this-chris-guillebeau/1122292021?ean=9781101903988" target="_blank">Born for This</a></i> is great for a secular book about finding meaningful work. I'd love it if Chris could combine his energy and world-traveling insight with somebody spiritually grounded like Rick Warren into writing that provides practical steps with heavenly priorities. <br /><br />By the way, I spent half a day yesterday revisiting my draft book about <a href="http://elizabethsaunders.blogspot.com/2010/08/my-brick-wall-had-concrete-blocks.html" target="_blank">Thomas Maness</a> and researching two of his five wives. I was on such a roll I had to make myself stop to shower and eat lunch – that's how much fun I was having. As I finally tore myself away from the laptop and stretched, I thought, "Yeah, I was <i>born</i> for this!"<br /><br /><br />As mentioned, I received an advanced copy of the book, the only obligation being to buy my own copy when it's available (which I did). There are also affiliate links in this blog.<br /><br />http://elizabethsaunders.blogspot.com/2016/04/born-for-this.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Elizabeth Saunders)0
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