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Illustration: "The Mail Coach" by John Charles Maggs, 1884. Credit: Bonhams; Wikimedia Commons.

David P. Barnes – Stage Coach Driver & Civil War Veteran

By Thomas Jay Kemp on March 21, 2019

In this article, Thomas Jay Kemp searches old newspapers to learn more about the interesting life of a member of his family tree: David P. Barnes... (Read More)

Photo: the author, Casey Gauntt, with family members; photo taken on their “roots” trip to Willits, California

The True Story of Mary Cook, Part III: Wagon Trains, Gold Rushes, Shipwrecks, Wars, Fires, Earthquakes, Love & More!

By Guest Author on January 18, 2019

Casey Gauntt tells the story of his 3rd Great Aunt, Mary Elizabeth Sawyers Swan Cook (1839-1924), one of the early pioneers and “mothers” of California... (Read More)

Illustration: "The Sinking of the Central America," by J. Childs, 1857. Credit: National Maritime Museum, London; Wikimedia Commons.

The True Story of Mary Cook, Part II: Wagon Trains, Gold Rushes, Shipwrecks, Wars, Fires, Earthquakes, Love & More!

By Guest Author on January 17, 2019

Casey Gauntt tells the story of his 3rd Great Aunt, Mary Elizabeth Sawyers Swan Cook (1839-1924), one of the early pioneers and “mothers” of California... (Read More)

Photo: Mary Sawyers Swan Cook. Credit: Casey Gauntt.

The True Story of Mary Cook, Part I: Wagon Trains, Gold Rushes, Shipwrecks, Wars, Fires, Earthquakes, Love & More!

By Guest Author on January 16, 2019

Casey Gauntt tells the story of his 3rd Great Aunt, Mary Elizabeth Sawyers Swan Cook (1839-1924), one of the early pioneers and “mothers” of California... (Read More)

Photo: pictures of some of Thomas Jay Kemp's ancestors

Cyrus Young: I Was Looking at His Picture on Our Photo Wall

By Thomas Jay Kemp on November 29, 2018

An article by Thomas Jay Kemp about his 2nd great-grandfather, Cyrus Hughes Young, and his wife Mary Garcelon... (Read More)

A montage of photos of ancestors in the Kemp family tree who were veterans

Wait, Who Is the Guy in the Civil War Uniform?

By Thomas Jay Kemp on November 27, 2018

An article by Thomas Jay Kemp about identifying his relative John T. Webb, whom he noticed in an old photo wearing a Civil War uniform... (Read More)

Illustration: "Daybreak" by Maxfield Parrish, 1922. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Artists in the Tribe: My Cousin Maxfield Parrish

By Thomas Jay Kemp on November 20, 2018

An article by Thomas Jay Kemp about his cousin Frederick “Maxfield” Parrish (1870-1966), a famous American painter and illustrator... (Read More)

Illustration: Eastman Johnson self-portrait, 1863. Credit: The Art Institute of Chicago; Wikimedia Commons.

Artists in the Tribe: My Cousin Eastman Johnson

By Thomas Jay Kemp on November 12, 2018

An article by Thomas Jay Kemp about his cousin Jonathan Eastman Johnson (1824-1906), a painter known as the “American Rembrandt in his day.”.. (Read More)

Photo: church organ. Credit: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.

I Learned More about My Cousin Edna Frances Kemp, Yale Graduate, Organist and Teacher

By Thomas Jay Kemp on October 1, 2018

An article by Thomas Jay Kemp about searching old newspapers to learn more about his cousin Edna (Kemp) Rust, an organist and music teacher... (Read More)

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