by Leslie Sholly | Oct 11, 2014 | Graveyards, Knoxville
It’s a great title but I’m hoping that just because Google cannot tell me much about the graveyard I visited this afternoon it doesn’t mean that my local readers won’t be able to share some of its history with me. I would never have found...
by Leslie Sholly | Jul 11, 2014 | Catholicism, Genealogy, Graveyards, Notre Dame
This cemetery post is a little different, because it’s not a Knoxville cemetery we are talking about. Teddy’s friends thought he was kidding when he told them that my favorite site on the tour he gave me when I visited him at school was the graveyard at...
by Leslie Sholly | Jul 7, 2014 | Genealogy, Graveyards, Knoxville
Since I’ve been spending so much time in South Knoxville lately, it made sense to make a stop at Island Home Baptist Church Cemetery. The church and cemetery were established in 1860, although this is not the original church building. Many South Knoxvillians...
by Leslie Sholly | Jun 29, 2014 | Genealogy, Graveyards, Knoxville
I stopped visiting graveyards, because I haven’t written about them for awhile and was getting behind. In this “round-up” post, I’ll catch you up on where I’ve been lately, so that I can go back to my explorations next weekend. Emily and...
by Leslie Sholly | May 24, 2014 | Genealogy, Graveyards, Knoxville
You’ve probably passed this little church and cemetery hundreds of times on your way to Turkey Creek. Maybe you’ve never even noticed them. At the corner (sort of–the road has been closed here) of Dutchtown and Lovell Roads stands the little...
by Leslie Sholly | May 24, 2014 | Genealogy, Graveyards, Knoxville, Uncategorized
When you start paying attention, cemeteries start popping up EVERYWHERE. Seriously, just take one day to pay attention to how many of them you drive by. You know how it is, when you see something every day you sort of stop seeing it at all. So last Saturday I...