February 2010 Newsletter
Welcome to All Things Cherokee!
Hope your January went well. At All Things Cherokee, it was a strange and wonderful month. First, I was quoted in an issue of Parade which created an odd and amusing one-day spike in the number of people who found the site by Googling my name. Next, I worked to flesh out the Gifts & Books section a little. Now every title has its own page and the listings include added details such as author's name, page count, dimensions, on selected titles I also offer an "ATC Review" with my own thoughts about the book. Also this month, I've been communicating with a few artists to add to the Art Gallery, so watch for those new pieces to pop up this month.
Next up on my To-Do list, develop the "Travel Center" with photos and information about sites of significance to the Cherokee, as well as interactive maps to each location. I can't guarantee I will have it ready by the next newsletter, but that's my hope. *crossing fingers*
In the meantime, please explore this month's updates and features.
Featured Book
Featured Title
Plants of the Cherokee
This book is an organized, easy-to-read book on medicinal, edible, and other useful plants. Banks was one of the few ethnobotanists who used actual plant specimens when conducting interviews. Covers over 300 species of plants.
Order Plants of the Cherokee
Please visit the All Things Cherokee Art Gallery to browse award-winning Cherokee art by Sharon Irla (prints), Martha Berry (beadwork), Rebecca Wiltshire Whitwell (quilts), Tonia Hogner-Weavel (textiles), Lisa Rutherford (pottery and beadwork), Kathy Robinson (beadwork), Crystal Hanna (pottery), Andrew Rhoades (woodwork), Daniel Horsechief (prints), Victoria Mitchell (pottery), and Christina Berry (photography).
Genealogy Corner
Cherokee Roll Report
If you're searching for your Cherokee ancestors, All Things Cherokee can help. The All Things Cherokee Customized Cherokee Rolls Report includes listings for the surnames you seek on fifteen Cherokee rolls plus tons of other helpful information.
Cherokee Genealogy Research Help
Additionally, All Things Cherokee offers a service that can help try to link your ancestors to the Dawes or Baker rolls, enabling enrollment in the federally-recognized Cherokee tribes. Or, if you are looking for more in-depth research into you family tree All Things Cherokee can help there too. Learn more about our full service genealogy research.
Query Board
ATC posts over 2,000 free genealogy queries each year. Visit our Query Boards to submit your genealogy query, search the boards, or browse the latest 68 queries posted on the January 2010 Query Board.
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Sincerely,
Christina Berry
All Things Cherokee
February Featured Title - Gifts & Books
Cherokee Roots: Eastern - Volume 1
This volume indexes those Cherokee living east of the Mississippi River. If you are looking for your Cherokee ancestors on the rolls, this is a must have.
Order Cherokee Roots: Eastern - Volume 1
Cherokee Art Gallery
Family Tree Research
Cherokee Roll Search
February Featured Site - Travel Center
Kituwah Mound
Kituhwa Mound is a sacred and incredibly historic site to the Cherokee. This mound once sat at the center of the first Cherokee village -- Kituhwa, which is often referred to as the "mother town of the Cherokee." Archaeologists date the site back to nearly 10,000 years ago... (More)
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