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Showing posts with label Family history. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Family history. Show all posts
Monday, May 17, 2021

Horse-drawn planters and an ancestor improvises

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  Once again, I’m going to share another of my husband’s family antiques. This item on the surface doesn’t look like an antique. But his g...
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Wednesday, November 6, 2019

The Mysterious Walker Sisters of Gatlinburg, TN

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By Michelle Shocklee My husband and I recently visited the Great Smoky Mountain National Park. Considering I'm a Rocky Mountain Gi...
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Sunday, September 15, 2019

Sharecropping in the 20th Century

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When I was a kid, I was fascinated with people who just picked up everything and moved to a new town or out of state. I was in awe o...
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Saturday, July 6, 2019

After Freedom: How Slaves Searched for Family

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By Michelle Shocklee On January 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation as the nation approached its thi...
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Sunday, July 15, 2018

Treasured Family Heirlooms

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by Pam Hillman What is an heirloom? Webster’s defines an heirloom as, “Something of special value handed down from one generation to ...
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