Monthly Archives: January 2013

The Kanistanaux Homestead & Oral History

Posted on January 28, 2013 by Canyon Wolf

Today my post is about exploring some oral history concerning the Kanistanaux homestead in Stockton, Chautauqua Co., NY.

There is no breakthrough data here, but it is always worthwhile to explore the place where a research subject lived. It helps to understand the subject on a personal level and sometimes suggests other places to look for information.

I don’t plan to write blog posts for every single item I explore during this research project, but this one seems to lend itself well as a teaching tool. Working with oral history is a slippery slope, so I will be sharing some concerns and techniques. Continue reading →

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Lee-o-netto’s Post Card

Posted on January 4, 2013 by Canyon Wolf

I was recently contacted by a descendant of Carrie (Kanistanaux) Horton, through Carrie’s daughter Mary. This descendant shared a scan of both sides of a post card with an image of Dr. Lee-o-netto on it. It appears to be a professional calling-card or business card of some sort.

I decided to try to learn more about this post card and share what I learned.

I found several good online resources that were very helpful.

Continue reading →

Categories: Analysis, Culture, Documentation, Family-Kanistanaux, Resources-Internet | Tags: , , , , , ,

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