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Charleston, South Carolina I've now been to Charleston twice to research my family's roots there. Although SO much information is available on line, when I travel to locations in my family's history I ALWAYS learn something new, or feel and experience something critically important in my journey. Charleston has a unique place in our country's history. It was the largest port of the Trans-Atlantic slave trade, with a total of between 100,000 and 200,000 people trafficked at it

Exploring my Maryland roots.

Finding Gordy history in Louisiana.

Pretty sure this is the entrance to the Samuel Greer homestead near Bloomfield, Kentucky purchased around 1784 -- no longer in the Greer family. As I research my ancestors, I feel pride and admiration for their sense of adventure, fortitude and entrepreneurial spirit. The common theme of the stories of my “first arrivers” is “immigration by choice” – for one reason or another, they chose  to move to North America. Some were escaping oppression—economic and/or religious (somet

Soon, we will strike out on another adventure -- with stops to visit ancestral locations and real live relatives . :) The impetus for...

Here is a recap of my matrilineal line. my mother: Jane Logan Carroll (1942- still living!) Jane's parents: Mary Virginia Bedichek...

Tombigbee River, Alabama A note about names. I use the women's maiden names, for simplicity and to keep everyone straight in my head (the...

We have launched another Adventure with Ancestors! On this trip, my husband, dog and I are following my matrilineal line back through...

"A time comes when silence is betrayal..." Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. It's Juneteenth, y'all, and time to own truths. My ancestor,...

I have recently gotten back into researching my family’s history. I love digging for info and I get giddy when I find digital images of...