by Leslie Sholly | Apr 30, 2014 | Genealogy, Graveyards, Knoxville, Uncategorized
My original plan for Saturday involved a graveyard I pass near frequently in my current location in Northwest Knox County. Â And I did visit it, but it just wasn’t that interesting. (Oh, I will tell you about it later–don’t worry.) But I felt...
by Leslie Sholly | Apr 14, 2014 | Graveyards, Knoxville
Oh, I’m so terrible. Â It’s so nice of everyone not to mention that I claimed I was going to blog every day during Lent. Â That didn’t last long. Â I have GOT to figure out a way to carve out the time to blog every day. Â Trust me, my silence does NOT...
by Leslie Sholly | Mar 23, 2014 | Graveyards, Knoxville
I had so much fun looking at graveyards last weekend, that I’ve decided to try to visit some every Saturday. Â Jake likes graveyards too, so I asked him to come along. Â Turns out he had one he wanted to show me! It’s often referred to as Copper Ridge...
by Leslie Sholly | Mar 15, 2014 | Deep Thoughts, Genealogy, Graveyards, Knoxville, photoblogging
I had to run an early-morning errand today, leaving the house while everyone was still sleeping. Â On the way, I passed two graveyards I’ve often meant to explore. Â With no plans scheduled until later in the day, and expecting that everyone would probably still...
by Leslie Sholly | Nov 2, 2012 | family, Genealogy, Graveyards, Spring Hill, Vacations
We took a whirlwind trip to Mobile, Alabama last weekend. Â It was our last Family Weekend at Spring Hill College–Emily will graduate in May. Â For the last four Octobers we’ve made (or some of us have, depending on who was available–I’m the only...
by Leslie Sholly | Apr 15, 2010 | Catholicism, Genealogy, Graveyards
Well, maybe he’s not. Actually, I don’t believe it at all, because I’m Catholic and our tradition denies that Jesus had any siblings. This is some of the suspicious information you run into doing internet-based genealogy. I was investigating my...