by Lisa Isbell | Mar 3, 2013 | Rider, Wills
Honzura Rider was born April 7, 1888. His birth record has him named Hans Ulrich Rider. Somehow this became Honzura but there isn’t much record to explain when he started using Honzura. I’ve just assumed it was a breakdown of pronunciation of Hans...
by Lisa Isbell | Mar 3, 2013 | Burnett, Cecil, Hanson, Rider, West Virginia Genealogy, Wills
Meet my grandfather, Virgil Floyd Rider. Virgil was born August 11, 1912 in Kanawha County, West Virginia. The birth certificate that I have was generated from an affidavit from his father when Virgil was 27 years old so it doesn’t have much more in the way of...
by Lisa Isbell | May 21, 2012 | Boynton, Gardner, Kemp, Surnames, Wardwell
The image featured above is located on USGen Web and is identified as Kemp, Z Willis As I did some exploring on this name, I found quite a lot of information and it reaffirmed the identity of the man whose name I found on the back of a cabinet photo in an album I...
by Lisa Isbell | Mar 25, 2012 | Kemp
After a long time away from my blog, my genealogy projects and my other hobbies I finally had the opportunity to work them back into my routine. I decided to do a little exploring at some area shops and spend some time with two of my favorite people, my daughter...
by Lisa Isbell | Sep 27, 2011 | ad libitum
My efforts here are largely an outlet for my own busy imagination. My husband Mark chips in for some parts of it and my children lend a hand here and there but mostly it’s just me and a houseful of pets who hang around to provide inspiration. Meet Sophie,...
by Lisa Isbell | Sep 16, 2011 | Farmhouse Decor, Shabby Chic Decor
Easy Shabby Chic Decor, 50 Simple Suggestions I found a great list of ideas and items for adding touches of nostalgia to a room for some very shabby chic decor using a wide variety of vintage household items. Most of these should be easy to find in local antique...
by Lisa Isbell | Sep 12, 2011 | Shabby Chic Decor
I found a really nice shabby chic decor style guide today. Great photography that is sure to inspire your imagination in creating the shabby chic look for one or all of your rooms. I’m into genealogy so I really like examples of how to incorporate old family...
by Lisa Isbell | Aug 8, 2011 | ad libitum
I seem to have a special talent for having a simple idea turn out to be really complicated when I try to act on it. Apparently, I’m not the only one – the cow in the picture evidently had the simple idea of exploring life on the other side of the...
by Lisa Isbell | Jul 5, 2011 | Shabby Chic Decor
A super easy, shabby chic decor accent is a vase full of flowers. Gardenias are a nice fit. The elegant simplicity of white, a nice, strong, fragrant, scent and they just seem to have an old fashioned appeal about them. The only trouble is they don’t last...
by Lisa Isbell | Jun 12, 2011 | ad libitum
Back in January I wrote about my passion for reading the “Cat Who” series of novels by Lilian Jackson Braun and puzzled over why the series trailed off in such a deflated way. I pondered with the rest of her fans about whether or not the series was...
