Well it would of been the early 80s and we started visiting different cemeteries and places in Clinton and Essex Counties. We took day trips as far south as Albany and we went to Vermont on a trip but honestly I don’t remember much of that trip. For me, the relative that had me ob...
, stood together with Miles Lassiter, the only known African-American Quaker in North Carolina at that time, and they wept over Miles being sold as a slave. Seeing the tears, no one bid for Miles, except for his wife, "a free woman of color" who bought him so he could be free (...
peace, faith, or even a longing for home and family and slowing down to enjoy cherished moments. This year’s Christmas for my husband and me will be here in California, and that means no trip to North Carolina. But we recently snuck in one last trip of the year to the western part ...
I have been interested in genealogy & the research of my own personal family history for many years. I also enjoy locating & visiting ancestral home sites & cemeteries throughout various areas of our country. Sometimes, I feel compelled to write and/or publish articles concerning our ancestors...
Cemetery Inscriptions:Charles R. Hale led a WPA project that transcribed inscriptions on headstones in 2,000 cemeteries in Connecticut. Dating from 1629 to 1934, theserecordsinclude names, dates of birth and death, and burial place. Some also mention names of spouses and children. ...
We started in 1987 when we bought our first computer. We've spent countless hours in courthouses, libraries and cemeteries searching out elusive family members. After working many years on our family genealogy, we thought we'd like to share what we've found with family members and other gene...
Spooky Cemeteries and Haunted House Tours Older kids are thrilled by Spooky Cemeteries and Haunted House Tours of New Orleans. Mississippi Delta Blues Festival Celebrating the Mississippi Delta Blues sound, this festival is the second oldest in the country. ...
This site is dedicated to the research, organization and maintence of a chronological record of our family genealogical branches, (Barker, Berger, Bolin, Brevard, Brydges, Carrol, Coffey, Davidson, Edison, Ewing, Fletcher, French, Johnson, Jones, McKay,
Since our humble beginnings in 1943, the Tetrick family commitment to compassionate, personal service has allowed us to expand into a vast network of funeral homes, cemeteries, crematories and supporting businesses. Upon adopting the name Heritage Family, we upheld the belief that with every success...
As time passed I visited relatives, churches and cemeteries - spent hours in the genealogy department at the Catawba County Library as well as browsing through Ancestry.com and Roots Web - spent additional hours researching marriage licenses at the Catawba County Courthouse - connected with other ...