|
Welcome to Chasing Lydia! |
|
After years of saying someday... I finally managed to get some of the fruits of my genealogy research web-ready. No small task as I'm sure you can imagine. In my years of research I have accumulated literally thousands of headstone photos, family photos, obituaries and news articles which will slowly make their way onto this site. Within a few months, the first family line should be up thanks to a wonderful web database called The Next Generation of Genealogy Site Building by Darrin Lythgoe.
My vision for this site was that it would appeal to historians, genealogists and anyone interested in preserving the past not just people who share my family lines. As a result, you will find many articles and photographs which have purely historical interest and how-to's for preservation as well as genealogy.
So go prowl the site and have fun! Be sure to check out Fascinating Flotsam - that's where all the history articles are. Pat W.
|
|
|
Updating the Mambo Software |
|
I was so inspired by my friend Dave's almost pleasant experience updating his website software that I decided to give it a go on my site.
If you are not faint of heart continue on for the gory details.
|
|
Read more...
|
|
|
The Great 1906 San Francisco Earthquake |
|
San Franciso, California
April 18, 1906, 5:12 AM
Within hours, more were 3,000 dead and over half the population left homeless.
28,188 buildings destroyed with a monetary loss of over 400 million dollars.
It ls hard to imagine the toll that earthquake took on the people and the city of San Franciso. My grandmother, Anna Melvina Bartlett, was there in the weeks that followed that horrific disaster. Family tradition holds that she was a journalist working for a Seattle newspaper at the time and went to cover the story. She always said that she arrived in San Francisco on the first train that was able to get into the city. Whatever her reason for being there, she photographed the aftermath most likely with her trusted Brownie camera. Take a trip back in time by visitng the 1906 exhibit at the gallery. All prints were made from the original negatives. |
|
|
