The untold history and legacy of Kirkwood’s ornithologist
Robert Windsor Smith
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Hope to action
Part of the ‘Hope to action’ series In my previous “It is enough” post, I discussed my own anxiety about the prospect of extinction, and ultimately tried to highlight a glimmer of hope for the future. This is not some kind of unfounded eco-fear-mongering, the situation is in fact dire. Skeptical? Spend some time looking
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Smith family history: Part 13
Civil War Part of the ‘Smith family history’ series I’m certainly not a Civil War historian, but I will try to provide some contextual information along with comments specifically relevant to the Smith family. On September 29, 1862 Robert Windsor Smith had written to his uncle William McNaught stating: The Conscription Act has concluded to
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Smith family history: Part 12
Mary Cleveland Wright Part of the ‘Smith family history’ series As we saw in the last post, Robert became engaged to a “Mary W.” around three weeks after his father’s death in late July, 1861. Robert and Mary would eventually be married in March of 1864, despite the concerns Robert’s mother Eveline expressed in a
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Smith family history: Part 11
Smith – McNaught correspondence highlights Part of the ‘Smith family history’ series As I mentioned in the last post, the Atlanta History Center has in its collection correspondence between the Smith family and William McNaught. Finding this correspondence was a true stroke of luck, and I think highlights what an invaluable resource the Kenan Research
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Smith family history: Part 10
L. Windsor Smith – Last will and estate Part of the ‘Smith family history’ series Larned Windsor Smith passed away at his property acquired from Meredith Webb Legg in Cleveland, TN on Jul 7, 1861. Bradley county records were apparently burned by Union forces so there is no record of the transaction. I was able
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Smith family history: Part 9
L. Windsor Smith – GA to TN Part of the ‘Smith family history’ series After South Carolina seceded in December 1860, six more southern states followed suit by February 1861, including Georgia. On January 19, 1861 members of the Georgia Secession Convention voted, with 208 votes in favor of secession, and 89 opposed. On February
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