Thursday, January 26, 2012

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Family History of Hats



Revella Ephraim McDaniel born about 1878 in Union Church, Mississippi.
Courtesy of LindaRe of
Between the Gate Posts Blog


LindaRe of Between the Gate Posts Blog has s long history of hat wearing women in her family and through her assortment of photos, you can see the changes in hat styles over time. Click here to view photos.

What types of hat wearing photos do you have in your family photo collection?

Monday, January 9, 2012

The Custom of Hat Wearing

This question was posed by one of my blog readers and I've been also wondering the same thing---The wearing of hats was a custom for many generations---what made them go out of style/custom?

Sunday, January 8, 2012

Sunday Crowns Program

I am working on a program (Sunday Crowns) about church hats for next month which will be held at a local historic house. Part of the presentation will be to talk about the hat wearing women in my family and other families. I also plan to display some of my maternal grandmother's hats. As part of my research, I would like to interview hat wearing women or their descendants. Although my research focus is hat wearing by African American women, I would also like to know about hat wearing habits of women of other races and cultures.

If you are a hat wearing woman or the descendant of one, and are interested in sharing a photo or story to be used in my presentation, please email me at professordru@yahoo.com. The program will be held Saturday, February 18, 2012, 3 PM – 5 PM.

Friday, December 2, 2011

Young Niece and Nephews Enjoy Using Flip-Pal Scanner




My young niece and nephews, ages 6, 2, and 10 enjoyed using the Flip-Pal scanner during a recent visit. First I showed the 10 year old how to use scanner and afterwards, he showed the 2 and 6 year olds.



Each One Teach One!

Young Niece and Nephews Enjoy Using Flip-Pal Scanner

It was a spur of the moment descision on my part to let me young niece, age 6 and her brother, age 10 to use my new Flip-Pal scanner. I did not intend for my 2-year-old nephew to get in on the action, but after watching his older cousins use the mache, he wanted to get it on the action. With a little guidance he sucessfully scanned in a family photo.





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Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Webinar




My webinar, Let Your Voice Be Heard in the Digital Conversation, is now available for free viewing until December 5, 2011.