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“Forbidden Romance” Autographed Book Giveaway

Posted: August 13, 2012 in Family
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Enter for a chance to win 1 of 3 autographed copies of Forbidden Romance.

About the Author

Clinton Getzinger spent part of his childhood in the Appalachian Mountains of Virginia. A keen interest in researching his mountain heritage led him to set many of his historical fiction short stories in southwest Virginia. He currently works as an educator for the Norfolk Public School system in Norfolk, Virginia and is a freelance writer. Forbidden Romance is his first novel.
Book Description
Mollie Williams, the youngest daughter of a widowed rural Appalachian Mountain woman, has a secret, forbidden and abusive love relationship that she cannot reveal to anyone no matter how high the cost. Not even to her own mother! Her oldest sister is the only one who suspects what is going on but refuses to betray her or confront her. In order to escape her troubled life in 1870s Virginia, Mollie travels to Kansas to begin a new life and cannot tell anyone why she must leave home. What kind of new struggle awaits her in the west? How will she survive without her lost love?
Contest Deadline
Enter now through September 29, 2012 to get your free, autographed copy of “Forbidden Romance” by Clinton W. Getzinger. Contest entries may be submitted through September 29, 2012 and officially ends at 11:59 EST on this day.

The winners will be chosen on October 5, 2012!

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Cornett Family Genealogy Books

Posted: May 14, 2012 in books, Canute, cornett, Cornutt, data, descendants, family crest, Genealogy, Google, Happy Mother's Day, historical society, Internet, surname
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As I am scouring the internet for factual data, I just decided to Google my grandmother’s name, Lucia Cornett. (Happy Mother’s Day grams!)  I came across her online obituary and I can’t believe almost two years has passed since she became one of God’s perfect angels. I am saddened by her loss but at the same time I know I will one day meet her again. For those of you who know me personally, you know that I was a small child when my parents divorced and I moved away from the Cornett side of my family. This is where I want to apologize for not staying in close contact with my family. Yes, I was only 6 years old but still feel like maybe I could have at least wrote letters to my grandma or something? Who knows what could have been if I had. But on the bright side of the situation, I have made contact with my Cornett family on Facebook! We stay in touch, communicate, share photos and our life events as they are happening or will happen in the near future. For this, I am thankful.


Sorry for rambling, so back to the internet search! Searching Google I found another name that was familiar due to past research I have done in the past. Archelus Cornutt. It’s discouraging as surnames have changed in their spellings over the centuries. Apparently there is a book out there somewhere called, Descendants of Archelus Cornutt: The Son of James Cornutt, 1743-1956 written by Hannah Alice Cornett Magee. I then “Googled” the books title and author and came across the Amazon web page- I must say I had no luck in finding the book because it is no longer in print. But doing more research on this matter, I found out that the book may be located at the Laurel County Historical Society in Kentucky. So now I am on the search for this book and hopefully I will have some luck tracking it down. I wonder if any of my Cornett relatives have a copy? It would be nice if I could even find an e-book for my Kindle regarding this particular book. By the way, I found out about this book by reading the Cornett Family Forums on Ancestry.com. I will share the link below if anyone is interested in this particular family lineage.


Links:
Laurel County, Kentucky Historical Society


Ancestry Cornett Surname Forum


Image Source: Cornett Family Crest