Pinnedalisea williams mcCivil War Era Ancestors’ ServiceSo far, I’m aware of the Civil War service of two of my paternal ancestors — Dabney Green and Daniel W. Williams. The latter, my second…9 min read·May 31, 2022--1--1
Pinnedalisea williams mcSharp BargainersNegotiating Slavery and Its Aftermath10 min read·Apr 8, 2022----
alisea williams mcWhat’s in a Name — Analyzing Names in USCT RecordsI recently traveled to Stanford U, with a new research partner who happens to be my daughter, to speak with a group of digital humanists…9 min read·Jan 23, 2024----
alisea williams mcIt Happened in Memphis: First InstallmentAs the national holiday observing what some mark as the end of slavery in the U.S., June 19, 1865, approaches, I will offer in the coming…5 min read·May 29, 2023--3--3
alisea williams mcRiding to Freedom — African-American Agency in a Wartime ContextCircuitously, I have come to study African American history. Having two degrees in English studies and one in communication, I have a…19 min read·Feb 1, 2023----
alisea williams mcStudent Cosmologies, Digital SpheresI work for an organization that employs postdoctoral fellows, one of whom regularly invokes “student cosmologies.” From my first hearing of…6 min read·May 10, 2022----
alisea williams mcHow I Came to Genealogy and Other Sensitive PracticesThis week, I learned that my most aged relative, ninety-eight years old, had her house “cleaned out” by her stepson. When I learned the…6 min read·Apr 12, 2022----
alisea williams mcEmancipation on Memphis’s President’s IslandPerhaps the number one tool of genealogists is the Decennial Census, an official counting of the nation’s population every ten years…5 min read·Oct 14, 2021----
alisea williams mcThat ’70s SofaI don’t know who watched “That ’70s Show.” I never did, not even once. I may have glanced at the characters while pressing the remote to…7 min read·Aug 15, 2021----