The prompt for 52Ancestors this week is Old Homestead. There isn’t an old homestead in any of my family lines….
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An heirloom from the mountains
Week 8 of 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks is about Heirlooms. I have a great one to tell about. (Yes,…
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Who’s up for a game of Christmas Gift?
Every family has holiday traditions. In my late husband’s family, Christmas morning brings about the happy game of Christmas Gift….
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1938 CCC Camp Thanksgiving
My father, Charles Leroy HEISER (1913-2001) was in two CCC camps. One of them was Company 349 at Camp Lonesome…
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Blood on the stairs
My grandparents, Daniel and Florrie MARTIN, were tenant farmers. They farmed on several farms after they left South Carolina, mostly…
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Herbert B. Thomas: a nice man
My grandmother’s brother, Herbert Batie THOMAS, was born 11 March 1889 in South Carolina. Early life Herbert’s parents, Dan THOMAS…
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